You are here: Home / beans Sounds like not everyone in 1994 had a food processor. From Vegetarian Fast Food: Over 200 Delicious Dishes in Minutes by Rose Elliott (1994) These are crisp on the outside, moist and spicy within, lovely with a yogurt sauce and a fresh salad – perhaps diced cucumbers and chopped scallions. You really do need a
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Coffe and brandy. What more can I say? From Adventures in Good Cooking (Famous Recipes) and the Art of Carving in the Home: A Duncan Hines Book (1939) MADELEINE NORMAND’S SPANISH BEANPOT Serves 4 to 6 2 large cans red kidney beans2 Tbsp bacon fat1 clove garlic, mincedPinch English thymePinch rosemary1 small bay leaf2 whole
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Dr. William M. Mann, Director of Washington’s National Zoo, is on speaking terms with every one of his 2,800 animal wards—even though his specialty is ants. He has penetrated some of the least-known parts of the world to learn more about ants and to collect wild game. His collections are more varied than the public
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I don’t often associate beans with cream, but this sounds good. “This flavorful vegetable dish is made from dried butter beans and an irresistible combination of onion, garlic, carrots, ham and cream. To add color, sprinkle it with fresh parsley before serving.”—The Creative Cooking Course (1982) CREATIVE COOKING BUTTER BEANS IN CREAM Makes 8 to
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“While this baked bean dish is typically served with barbecued meats, it can double as a hearty main dish meal in the fall and winter.”—Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications, One-Pan Recipes (2013) FIVE-BEAN BAKE AND SLOW COOKER VARIATION Makes 12 to 16 servings; per serving 245 calories, 3 grams fat (1 gram saturated
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From “Vegetables,” Cooking with Czech Recipes Cookbook, Texas Czech Genealogical Society (2021) “Be prepared for many requests for this recipe if you serve it to your guests. Submitted by: Sandy Matush” “Makes a lot and is a great side dish for brisket. Makes a good “leftover,” if you have any left.” SANDY’S BAKED BEANS 1
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Sounds like a good fall dish “Great side dish at a picnic or potluck. Recipe comes from my beloved sister-in-law, Wally Krasniansky.”–Posted by: Ladylibertatian, The Deplorable Gourmet by The Horde (2017) “This is a great substitute for regular beans. It also can be a main course.” AUNT WALLY’S BEAN CASSEROLE Serves 12Prep time: 1.5 hours
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From Master Chef Louis P. De Gouy, The Gold Cook Book (1947) Beans have been cultivated in the Americas since prehistoric times. Lima beans have been discovered in burial mounds in Peru, and early explorers found beans being cultivated by the Indians, from Canada to South America. In 1605, in a letter concerning the Indians
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Again with the substituting fresh if you have it. FIVE BEAN SOUP Serves 8 15 ½ oz can red kidney beans15 oz can garbanzo beans15 oz can navy beans8 ½ oz lima beans (can use canned)9 oz cut green beans (can use frozen)1 C onion, chopped4 oz diced green chilies (drained if canned)4 tsp chili
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This is not all that exciting, but it looks easy and sounds refreshing. If you have fresh beans or corn from your garden, I imagine just blanching them would be much better than using canned. Same goes for any beans you’re growing to dry. Just pick them early and blanch them fresh. COLD BEAN SALAD
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Clementine Paddleford’s classic cookbook, How America Eats (1960), begins with recipes from New England. Here, she introduces us to Mrs. Mildred M. Rutherford, “mistress” of Hyacinth House in South Woodstock, Vermont (pg. 13): If thou of fortune be bereft And in they store there be but left Two loaves–sell one, and with the dole Buy
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No photos so you’ll have to trust me, this was not only a delicious soup, but an attractive one as well. Excellent for this time of year. This is one of those all day but not time consuming recipes. During the morning, I cooked the dry (unsoaked) cannellinis in the pressure cooker for about 40
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Mr. Big Food used cannellini beans and a combination of goose stock (frozen from the Christmas goose) and chicken stock. Man. They were good. Served with Ham Hocks and Greens. GERMAN LAGER BAKED BEANS Serves 6 1 ¼ C pinto beans, soaked overnight and drained1 medium onion, chopped fine1 ham hock5 ½ C chicken stock
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I mentioned this has been an odd summer. No tomatoes due to f*&^ing deer. Very little yellow squash. Plumb forgot to plant okra. More eggplant than you can shake a stick at. Ditto zucchini. And then there are the bush beans. I have been growing bush beans for many more years than I care to
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Purdy, ain’t it? Froze beans yesterday. That would be yesterday, August 15th. You are correct in thinking that ain’t right. Details to follow.
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“Joseph Gubser’s father began growing garlic in Gilroy in the 1920s and to put it in Joe’s words, “I grew up with the industry.” This grocer/shipper and his wife, Doris, have contributed this unusual and tasty treatment for beans. It can be served as a cold vegetable dish or as an hors d’oeuvre. (Courtesy of
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It’s Recipe Tuesday! Mr. Ed’s Boiled Dinner is quite possibly the easiest dish to make this side of a microwave pot pie (not that there’s anything wrong with a microwave pot pie). Inexpensive, too! It’s also a recipe that you can vary wildly depending on what’s in your herb garden or spice cupboard. Yesterday– Marica
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The photos I emailed from my phone to my computer last evening showed up this morning. The internet isn’t what it used to be– nor are electronic devices. Used to be I could just bluetooth a batch of photos from my phone to my laptop. That was back in the crappy olden days. New phones,
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Another ‘Marica Cooks Monday recipe’! This is quite possibly the easiest dish on the planet– inexpensive, too! MR. ED’S BOILED DINNER water 1 medium yellow onion, quartered 1-2 Tbsp whole peppercorns a lot of parsley separated into two lots only one of which is chopped small fully cooked ham (or turkey ham) [see picture] potatoes, peeled
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Beans from the garden, duh. RO*TEL MEXICAN GREEN BEANS 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 10 oz. can Ro*Tel 2 tsp. basil OR oregano Juice of ½ lemon In large skillet, sauté green beans, onion, and garlic in oil until beans are
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