Recipes: Beans and Lentils

Roasted Red Pepper, Feta and Lentil Wrap

January 16th, 2013

Healthy and out-of-this-world flavor!!!

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Vegetarian Chili

January 9th, 2013

This is like the week of fast and easy (oh and delicious!!) recipes. Everything has been 30 minutes or less this week. Not because I am pulling a Rachel Ray, but because I live in this crazy little place called REAL LIFE!!! And it turns out my real life is pretty freaking busy right now, and I need good food f-a-s-t.

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gigantes

January 4th, 2013

So, um, like 2 ½ years ago (yikes! time flies…) I tried to make Gigantes (Giant Greek Beans). The problem was, I couldn’t find the beans themselves, so I had to buy cannellini beans, which, are just definitely not giant. And then my Greek mother-in-law outlined the ingredients over the phone for me, but not…

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Spicy Tomato Lentil Soup

January 1st, 2013

Haaaaappy Neeeeeew Yeeeeeear!!!!

I hope that you are all happy and healthy and snuggled up on a couch somewhere with the people that you love.

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Pulled Pork and Butternut Squash Chili

November 6th, 2012

Happy Election Day!! I hope everyone is exercising their American rights and voting today! Whatever your opinions are, it is super important to say your piece, right! In our family, this usually involves a very large and loud dinner in which everyone has plenty to say. Either my sister or I hosts a free for…

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Butternut Squash Tortilla Pie

October 31st, 2012

Happy Halloween! I realize that everyone will be ordering Pizza tonight and feasting on chocolate peanut butter cups and twix bars. Oh wait- that might just be me… But if you are motivated to make a healthy and tasty kid friendly dinner- consider this Butternut Squash Tortilla Pie! I just sort of made this name…

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Black Lentils with Wicked Shrimp

October 30th, 2012

Black Lentils with spicy wicked shrimp are the perfect Halloween feast! Plus lots more ideas for grubbing down on the spookiest night of the year!

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Beet Hummus

September 5th, 2012

This Beet Hummus is in honor of my little Pia who is off to her first day of Kindergarten today!! My goodness, where did the time go…. Pia and Mason did an impromptu photo shoot this morning so I could see how big she was getting. Mostly I noticed how big he is getting…. (these…

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Black Bean Soup

February 25th, 2012

Whether you are abstaining from meat for lent, enjoying a meatless Monday or just love black bean soup! This vegetarian variety is so delicious and so filling that you will never miss the meat.

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Pork and Beans

January 29th, 2012

I know that this sounds ridiculous! Erase all visions of camp fire cooking from your mind and try to wrap your brain around fancy pork and beans! Wait…. That sounds even more ridiculous…

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