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Category Archives: Legumes
Hoppin’ John and collard greens. 1/1/21
Happy New Year’s Day! We are starting off this new year with a traditional southern U.S. menu meant to bring good luck and financial security. Black eyed peas are found in many cultures as a good luck harbinger and collard … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, Holidays, Legumes, Poultry, Recipes, rice, stew, Vegetables
Tagged black eyed peas, collards
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Red lentils with arugula and spinach. 12/28/20
Lentils are full of fiber and an inexpensive protein. Red lentils are actually coral colored and turn yellow when you cook them. Going with the theme from yesterday to vary colors, textures, and temperatures, this red lentil stew with its … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Healthy tips, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils, red lentils
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BFD – Breakfast For Dinner. 12/27/20
Ah, BFD, so easy but often so dull. I decided to load my plate with color tonight. They say you eat with your eyes first. When it comes to eating, I will do it any way can! Bright yellow eggs, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, mushrooms
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Shrimp stir-fry over cauliflower rice. 12/26/20
As I promised myself, I stopped eating out of control on Saturday. So while John was enjoying more lasagna I made a vegetable laden stir-fry with a few shrimp and served it over cauliflower rice. I made a lot so … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Healthy tips, Legumes, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged cauliflower rice, edamame, shrimp
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Vegetable stew with chickpeas and ditalini 12/23/20
Making this vegetable stew is a snap especially when you have all the vegetables cut up for you. John was my sous chef while I was out running errands and cut everything up. When it came to the cooking basically … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, Vegetables
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Lunch and Breakfast for Dinner. December 19-20, 2020
I am catching up from the weekend. We had a Zoom party to go to on Saturday and I ate some junk food and I lost enthusiasm for making something more remarkable for dinner. What I did was to combine … Continue reading
Lentils, sausage, carrot, mushroom, and spinach stew. 12/16/20
We have really been into legumes this week with split chickpeas, chickpeas, and now lentils for dinner. Tonight was supposed to be shrimp scampi but we got an invitation to watch a Zoom choral concert earlier in the day and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, stew, Vegetables
Tagged lentils, Sausage, Turkey
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New! Chicken and chickpea tagine. 12/15/20
Chicken and chickpea tagine is a recipe that I found on NYtimes Cooking site. If you have a subscription you can find it here. We, of course, made some changes to lower fat and sugar and to pare down several … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, stew, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, couscous
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Vegan chickpea stew (Chana dal). 12/14/20
Of all the dishes I make in the Instant Pot, I like Chana dal the best. I think it would be totally makeable on the stove top too but it would take longer and would need some watching. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chana dal, green beans
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LFD: Everything soup. 12/5/20
Saturday’s LFD (Leftovers For Dinner) started with a base of the soup we had on Thursday. Somehow I forgot to post it. The kale, cabbage, and white bean soup with a little chopped up smoked turkey sausage was delicious. Here … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Poultry, soup, Vegetables
Tagged soup, turkey sausage
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