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High School Grad Party for 50

June 22, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

When you’re entertaining, you need to balance money, time and taste.  I just had a grad night party for my eldest and I won’t say it was the cheapest I could have done, but it was reasonable and balanced the time I had available with the money I had available. My daughter wanted a “simple” [...]

White Beans, Tuscan Style

March 15, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Cook up these easy and delicious white beans, Tuscan style, for an easy side dish. The recipes is from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food, a great resource for vegetarians and non-vegetarians looking to expand their repertoire. 1 pound small white beans (Great Northern, cannelini, navy, lima, etc.) 1 Tbs [...]

Lentils and Potato Curry

March 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I made this for my dad’s 84th birthday as a side dish for those of us eating salmon and a main dish for those of us not. It comes from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food Everyone loved it, vegetarians and meat eaters. Should have doubled the recipe I think [...]

Recipe for Ranchero Pinto Beans

March 1, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I love it when I get a fabulous recipe right off the package of the main ingredient. In this case, the recipe came off the Safeway house brand of a 1-lb bag of pinto beans. I don’t bother soaking the beans overnight. I just cook them a bit longer and they seem to come out [...]

Lentil Soup

October 6, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is so easy to fix because you don’t need to presoak anything! Yesterday I made it this way… Put a little olive oil in the stockpot and sauté: * 4 minced garlic cloves * 1 chopped onion * 1 chopped carrot * 2 chopped celery stalks Add: * 7 cups of broth, (I used [...]

Making Use of Leftover Pork

September 30, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This would be great with either leftover pork roast or pork tenderloin. I used the leftover pork tenderloin I’d barbecued a few days back but the book I got it from suggested leftover pork roast. I seem to be having an issue posting Amazon links so will forfeit the 50 cents I’d make off the [...]

Barbecued Chicken and Black Bean Burritos

April 15, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

We often make burritos as a way of repurposing leftover meat and/or beans. And they’re good. But I saw this recipe for Barbecued Chicken and Black Bean Burritos in Cheap. Fast. Good! and thought they’d be a nice change from our usual burritos. I had cooked black beans in the freezer so thawed them enough [...]

Cuban Black Beans …. and Rice of Course!

April 1, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I was making this fantastic Cuban Pork Roast for dinner tonight and wanted some Cuban Black Beans to go with it. I Googled and saw the pattern: some sugar some vinegar some alcohol (wine or rum) some sauteed onion, green pepper, and garlic added after an hour of cooking the beans in water dried herbs [...]

Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens

January 2, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This has become our New Year tradition even though we’re not from the South (at least not in recent generations). I’ve made this using a ham bone, ham hocks, and salt pork so don’t despair if you don’t have a ham bone lying around. Last night, in fact, I made it with about 4 ounces [...]

Ham and White Bean Soup

November 28, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Got some leftover ham? Here’s a great easy soup. Nothing complicated. Sometimes simple is good. 1 pound white beans (Great Northern or small white ones)water1 onion, diced2 cups ham, chopped or dicedsalt and pepper to taste Soak the beans overnight or just cook a bit longer. Or you could do the “quick soak” method, which [...]

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