Category Archives: Legumes

🥬 Goodness in a bowl, chickpea stew. 3/25/20

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Vegetarian or vegan, this chickpea stew is the epitome of goodness in a bowl. Healthy and filling but also quick, easy, and economical, it is the perfect shelter-in-place kind of meal. My original recipe came from Melissa Clark of the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Composed salad. 3/20/20

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Beebamom

In these harried days when no one is composed, make a composed salad out of leftovers and what you have in your fridge.  Starting with a bed of romaine, I put some egg salad, corn and diced asparagus stems, edamame, new … Continue reading →

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🥬 Afghani dal. 3/14/20

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Beebamom

This dinner wasn’t even on the menu this week but we just did not feel like going to the fuss of scallops. Since we are stuck here at home due to social distancing (which you should take very seriously!) I … Continue reading →

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🥬 Shredded tofu with mushrooms and edamame. 3/11/20

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Beebamom

New recipe! We try a new recipe by Melissa Clark that I found on the NYTimes cooking site. The firm tofu is drained and pressed and then shredded on a box grater. It gets mixed with some sautéed mushrooms, onions, garlic, ginger, … Continue reading →

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🐟 Sea bass with chickpea purée and parsley sauce. 3/5/20

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Beebamom

Let’s see…for this dinner we used a food processor, immersion blender, a pot, a pan, and a roasting tray. What a lot of equipment! It is a very wonderful thing that John likes to do the dishes! We got some … Continue reading →

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🥬 Leftovers: Spiced red lentils 3/2/20

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Beebamom

We have a lot of spiced red lentils left over from last week and a container of rice. So I pick up some more broccoli from the store and we have an almost no-work dinner. These lentils, whose major claim … Continue reading →

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🐟 A pretty, perfect, lunch (or dinner) 2/29/20

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Beebamom

This is my second go at a Nicoise Salad. It is so colorful and a delight to eat. I subbed in black beans for a green vegetables and used spinach instead of traditional salad greens. John and I ate our … Continue reading →

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🐓 White chicken chili. 2/25/20

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Beebamom

The recipe I use for white chicken chili is from Food Network. I make a few changes. Since there are only two of us I halve the ingredients. We still have plenty left over.  Instead of mashing some of the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spicy red lentils with squash (masoor dal). 2/24/20

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Beebamom

This dish is similar to the split chickpea entree I made last week. Red lentils are quicker cooking than split chickpeas which I had to soak and then cook in my Instant Pot. They both have onion, ginger, cloves, chili, … Continue reading →

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🥬 Resend of White beans in broth over toast 2/20/20

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Beebamom

Note: please excuse prior title-only post. I hit the publish key by accident. This is a great, easy vegan or vegetarian supper. For a vegan version swap in some white miso paste for the parmesan rinds. I hope everyone is … Continue reading →

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