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Green Beans with Toasted Tiger Nuts + Video
Nov18

Green Beans with Toasted Tiger Nuts + Video

Green Beans with Toasted Tiger Nuts is not only a delicious side dish, it’s also a great conversation piece! Many people have never heard of tiger nuts before, let alone getting the opportunity to eat them…and are they in for a lovely surprise. Green beans with almonds is a very classic side dish, but many people are allergic to nuts, and have never been able to enjoy it. Tiger nuts aren’t nuts at all – they are little...

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How to Cook Mashed Navy Beans Video
Nov12
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How to Soak Soy Beans Overnight for Cooking Video
Oct30
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How to Cook Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Video
Oct23
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Why Do Tiger Nuts Beat Cacao Beans? Video
Apr06
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How to Cook Doctored Up Canned Refried Beans Video
Dec31
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How to Cook Purple Pole Beans + Video
Apr04

How to Cook Purple Pole Beans + Video

Purple Pole Beans are some of the most beautiful beans I have ever seen, especially when you actually see them growing on the plant as I have when I harvested them from my Summer garden. Pretty & prolific! The plant is positively loaded with these tasty beans. They yield a great harvest and you can enjoy them all summer fresh from the garden. How to Cook Purple Pole Beans: When they are cooked, they turn green but they are fat,...

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How to Cook Green Beans with Lavender Butter + Video
Apr02

How to Cook Green Beans with Lavender Butter + Video

This is a different and tasty recipe to cook Green Beans with Lavender Butter and a new way to prepare your green beans. There is nothing like lavender to add a delicious aroma to an otherwise ordinary dish. How to Cook Green Beans With Lavender Butter: This recipe would be a lovely side dish for Easter dinner. I did not get the lavender buds at my grocer. I got them online @ Qualifirst Foods. Type: Side Dish Recipe Prep Time: 10 min...

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How to Soak Beans Overnight to Boil + Video
Feb22

How to Soak Beans Overnight to Boil + Video

Don’t think beans sound exciting?! Well, let me tell you… Beans are a staple in many cuisines from around the world. They are inexpensive and easy to use, if you know how to prepare them and cook them. Instead of buying canned beans, you can make your own at a fraction of the cost and without the preservatives and chemicals they add to keep them “fresh”. Beans are full of fiber that can lower cholesterol, among...

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How to Boil Green Beans
Nov26

How to Boil Green Beans

Green beans are a staple side dish, in my humble opinion. They are super easy to prepare and cook, are tasty, healthy, and readily available most of the year in grocery stores. Green beans are also a great vegetable to grow in your home garden, cutting down on grocery costs, as they are pretty easy to grow. Enjoy these green beans alongside beef, chicken, pork and fish dishes alike, and afford them a place at your Holiday feast! Type:...

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How to Cook Green Beans with Buerre Brun Sauce on the Stove
Sep27

How to Cook Green Beans with Buerre Brun Sauce on the Stove

I love green beans! That’s a fact… I also love to eat them the same way a lot. However, I will mix it up a bit with a more brown butter sauce than the typical butter, salt & pepper. Green beans are perfect on their own just like that, but butter, salt & pepper are the best accompaniments you can find for them. Here’s my Green Beans with Buerre Brun Sauce, which just means brown butter. These are so easy to...

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How to Cook Cuban Style Rice with Black Beans

Looking for a way to kick up your rice and beans? Maybe it’s a side dish in your home or maybe you’re a vegetarian and this is your main dish. Either way, we can work it out to make it Cuban inspired. It seems that most Cuban dishes have some type of pork in them. This dish is no exception in that it uses bacon. However, if you’re a vegetarian that eats chicken or turkey, you can use chicken or turkey bacon. If...

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How to Cook Beans in a Rice Cooker + Video
Mar02

How to Cook Beans in a Rice Cooker + Video

Do you have a Rice Cooker? They’re wonderful for cooking rice, aren’t they? They save you time. They “magically” know when rice is done, irregardless of the variety, but is that all? NO WAY!  I like to cook lentils and small beans in the rice cooker as well as barley too. They are small sized grains & beans that are cook-able in your rice cooker. Just make sure what you want to cook is of similar size to...

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