Tag Archives: Dried Beans

The Best Homemade Wholesome Bean Burgers

Yum.  I cannot brag enough about how good this extraordinary yet simple burger recipe is. I created this burger on my quest for the best veggie bean burger recipe by  putting together the best ingredients of a few recipes and using our … Continue reading

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Veggie Bean Burgers from Scratch

Burger Season is here.  Who can resist a homemade veggie burger?  How about a veggie burger for the Barbecue?  Make plenty and have them on hand for those impromptu get-together times with friends.  These simple burgers can be made from almost … Continue reading

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Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce

Mouths are watering everywhere when B-B-Q time comes around.  Barbecue season along with Rhubarb season is the best time of the year.  This fast and easy to make sauce is great with chicken, pork and even beef.  This recipe can … Continue reading

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Bean Burritos with Homemade Tortillas

Mexican Burritos are always a hit, fun to eat and so easy to put together.  Depending on how far you want to take it, you can even make your own tortillas and soak and cook your own beans. The flavours … Continue reading

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Super Sweet Potato Curry with Wilted Spinach

Here is a nice recipe for a traditional curry with fresh baby spinach and cilantro wilted on top adding a delightful clean taste.  Chickpeas provide protein making it a complete meal for lunch or a quick evening dinner. Regular white … Continue reading

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Squash Veggie Burgers

Here’s an interesting way to get more veggies in and an equally interesting way to use squash, if you run out of ideas….  Squash, Carrots, Onions, Celery, Greens, almost anything you have on hand can go into these burgers and … Continue reading

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Chili Soup with Sour Cream and Cilantro

Make a veggie version of this hearty soup by substituting 1/2 cup of dried red lentils and 1 cup of finely chopped mushrooms for the beef.  Serves 4 to 6. This recipe is taken from Fresh, Seasonal Recipes Made With … Continue reading

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“Back to School and Reality” Veggie Wrap

Back to school, back to work, back to a regular schedule?  What ever you are back to, lunch can be so much easier if you make this wrap ahead of time, and have it on the ready for your lunch … Continue reading

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Beans Glorious Baked-Beans

Here is my favourite Baked-Bean Recipe passed to me from my parents who for years enjoyed growing, harvesting and eating their own organic baked-beans every fall.  They used to attend  local craft fairs and other market events to sell their … Continue reading

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The Student Cookbook: Great Grub for the Hungry and the Broke – Review and Giveaway

Just in time for College and University Back To School, or anyone living on their own, with very basic cooking skills, is The Student Cookbook: Great Grub for the Hungry and the Broke published by Ryland, Peters & Small, distributed … Continue reading

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Healthy Hearty Chilli – Locavore Learner’s

This recipe was made one dull Thursday night, in search of something productive to do. After consulting a cookbook, I ventured out on my own to the supermarket to buy the ingredients (adding many of my own). I started off … Continue reading

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Cranberry Beans, Horticultural Beans

Beans are the most important single garden crop. Once fully mature, they provide protein. They are Legumes, which means they can use Nitrogen from the air to make protein. Other vegetables or grains can’t do that.  A young horticultural bean … Continue reading

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