Spaghetti e Fagioli (with some eggplant on the side)
2 Feb 2009

Spaghetti e Fagioli (with some eggplant on the side)

by | posted in: Beans, Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 8

The problem with soaking dried beans, which isn’t a probably exactly, and wouldn’t be one in the first place if you’re a little better at stomach-eye coordination as I am, is that you’re usually left with far more beans than you had bargained for. Water plumps up the beans, sometimes creating pot overflows and dried, un-soaked portions at the top. (It’s a bit like planting a magic beanstalk, with less fees, fies, foes and fums.) Ever since the Cassoulet Cook-Off, … Read More

Turkey Black Bean Chili with Okra
20 Mar 2007

Turkey Black Bean Chili with Okra

by | posted in: Beans, gluten-free, Meat & Poultry, Recipes, Soups & Stews | 10

We all know that ground turkey is the new hamburger if you’re looking to go easy on your heart. But I never found this a satisfactory replacement unless it was used in a sauce or stew of some type — in which juices from all kinds of ingredients run free and wild as piglets in a pen. A turkey burger? Not even close… but ground turkey in chili? Seconds, please. Besides, you’re bound to end up draining most of the … Read More

Red Bean Hummus with No-Knead Bread
12 Mar 2007

Red Bean Hummus with No-Knead Bread

by | posted in: Beans, gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads | 6

Since the no-knead bread-off at the Brooklyn Kitchen last week, I haven’t been able to stop making bread. Thoughts of forging a foccacia from the technique, or elegant dinner rolls have been clouding my mind as well. At least one of those urges had been released the other night, when I tried to make a French baguette from the recipe. Knowing well enough that the bread needs to cook inside a dutch oven, or other large, covered vessel able to … Read More

Pasta with Kale and Chick Peas
25 Oct 2006

Pasta with Kale and Chick Peas

by | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 8

Castellane con spinaci e fagioli is what I would have called this recipe if a)I were a real Italian person (I somehow don’t feel I have the right to name this dish in Italian since I’m not), and b) I were actually using spinach, which I would have preferred. But even though the spinach scare is officially over, and the washed, bagged leaves are back on the shelves, I’m hesitant to forgive and forget. Castellane con spinaci e coli is … Read More

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