How to Cook Beans
A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...
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Crispy Lentils
Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked....
Butternut Squash and Hominy Enchiladas
Here at RIPE, I don't do food styling, I cook dinner. So, please imagine this mound of Tillamook...
Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers
It's tough to make veggie burgers at home. Lots of recipes out there make burgers that are...
Minestrone, The Seasonal Italian Soup
Minestrone The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Crispy Cauliflower and Shallots
I might start adding sliced shallots to all of my sheet pan vegetable roasts— what a great idea...
What You Learn Making “Channa Masala”
Chickpeas in spicy sauce served with rice and perhaps a dollop of cucumber raita, channa is...
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
"This is as good as a hamburger." When I hear something like that in our house, I consider...
Quinoa Black Bean Burgers
It's hard to find a decent veggie burger recipe, but Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie + Kate is...
Via’s Rice (Spanish Rice)
Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice, Arroz Rojo, Red Rice, no matter what you call it, cooking rice with a...
Black Bean Tortilla Soup
Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up! Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole...
Red Cabbage and Black Bean Slaw
Freshen up your burrito bowl or taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a...
Refried Beans
Back when I worked a lot and hired a nanny to help around the house, Via's cooking sustained me...
Dinner Ideas for Fall—Recipe Roundup from RIPE
My friend with twin babies is finally cooking again after a year of frozen meals and survival...
Roasted Kabocha Squash with Curried Chickpeas
I ripped this recipe out of my Bon Appétit magazine last month,  put it in my "try it" pile, and...
Bean Salad with Vinaigrette
Two cans of beans and a vinaigrette, that's about all there is to it.  Except, you want a...
Corn Tortillas
When I plan a hands-on cooking class, I'm on the hunt for something Fun. Â Something to get...
Chicken and Lentil Tagine
Shake up chicken dinner by using some different seasonings--fenugreek and turmeric in this...
Black Bean Chili
What did Julia Child order when she went to Cafe Beaujolais in Mendocino CA? Â This chili! Â No...
Pasta with Sausage, White Beans, and Greens
I refused a complementary Bon Appetit subscription several years back when my beloved Gourmet went...
How to Cook Beans
These giant white beans are Royal Coronas from Rancho Gordo. Â Serve them simply with olive oil and...
Lentil Soup and Parmesan Croutons
IÂ saw the original recipe for this lentil soup (and Parmesan Croutons!) in Remedy...
Chili Beans with Kabocha
I used to think beans were beans.  Then I walked up the wooden steps into Phipps Country Store in...
Winter Squash Enchiladas
Jumbled together in bins at the market, you'll find all kinds of winter squash: Â Delicata,...
Chipotle Chicken Chili
Start stocking canned beans and chipotle peppers in your pantry so you can make this spicy chicken...
Chorizo Breakfast Burritos
After my daughter returned from a summer camping trip with friends, she kept talking about the...
Crustless Quinoa Quiche
Miette, Peep and Lovie. Â Three survivors from our Spring 2013 brood, and one of our family's...
Black Bean Salad
The 70 degree sun was shining down on Bozeman yesterday and I planned for dinner outside....
Crimson Lentil & Winter Squash Curry for the Slow Cooker
Cook an onion with the spices, toss in the rest of the ingredients and go away for 3 hours....
Bean Basics: Garbanzos for Hummus
If you haven’t yet cooked beans for yourself, garbanzos are a very satisfying first experience....
Hummus with Thai Flavors
Quick and healthy lunches and snacks are at your fingertips when you have fresh hummus in your...
Yellow Lentils with Spiced Ghee (Toovar Dal + Tadka)
Harvest Gold Lentils from Timeless turn into a golden-yellow purée you can enjoy as a soup, use...
Halibut with Cannellini Beans
There's a new wine merchant in town, and can she ever cook! Â Head down to Vino per Tutti on Main...
Roasted Beet Hummus
What to do with 18 cups of freshly cooked cannellini beans? Â Well, two cups of 'em can turn into a...
Slow Cooker Chalupa
Chalupa. Â A family favorite from Sunset Magazine and the era of avocado-green kitchen appliances...
Quinoa Quiche
Serve slices of this quinoa quiche for dinner with a big salad and stash the remainder in the...
Refried Beans
Refried beans are one of those simple things that are unbelievably delicious. And when you make...
Slow Cooker Black Beans, Guatemalan Style
We hit on a winning combination the last time I served these black beans. Fresh corn masa for...
Bachelor Dinner #1: Merguez and Lentils
While many of you were chugging (figuratively...and literally...) up Hayes a couple Sundays back...
Bean Salad
 As much as I like to cook, sometimes it is fun and satisfying to open a couple cans and call it...
Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans
I was inspired to make these black beans by a Lourdes Castro recipe in a recent Food & Wine....
Duck Leg Confit with Green Lentils
I love having lentils on hand for salads and holiday comfort food like this duck confit...
Quinoa Bean Brunch Slices
These quinoa slices are terrific for a brunch or potluck -- they can be served warm or at room...
Bean Basics
How can something as basic as dry beans stump people in the kitchen? It happens. I've been there....
Dino Kale with White Beans
My 5 year old daughter, no longer one to eat every veggie I put in front of her, tasted a piece of...
Black Bean Chili
Here's a family dinner staple that I'm writing up especially for Elise, who has a hungry,...
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