Beans

If you are following us on Instagram (and I really don’t know why you wouldn’t be; we’re delightful and you’ll see lots of photos of Charlie, Penny and us too), then you know Ethan has taken up making sourdough bread since the pandemic began. This Panzanella Salad recipe came about out of desire to use up all the ends from the sourdough boules that Ethan has been making weekly. Even though we are now back at work, Ethan is still baking using the starter he made from scratch that we named Lucille. Every Sunday, Ethan makes two loaves of delicious sourdough to last us through the week. We work our way through the loaves only to be left with end pieces that are too small to use for sandwiches or breakfast toast. I made croutons with some, but even if we had salads every day, we would not get through

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Spaghetti squash is one of of those vegetables that I buy and then stare at on the counter for weeks before actually using. Recently I decided to just have some fun with it and made Spaghetti Squash with Greens and Garbanzos. I used kale as my greens, but I really like the alliteration of Spaghetti Squash with Greens and Garbanzos. It sounds better than Spaghetti Squash with Kale and Chickpeas (garbanzos and chickpeas are the same thing).

Our Spinach Artichoke Ring was inspired by our friend Dianne’s Vegetable Crescent Roll Ring. Refrigerated crescent roll dough gets filled with a creamy spinach artichoke dip and baked for an appetizer that combines the crackers and dip into one.

This easy vegetable soup is one of the quickest and easiest recipes I have ever made.

Ethan veganized his family’s Cholent with Helzel recipe and now we can enjoy one of his favorite childhood dishes anytime we want. This hearty, slow cooked stew is truly good old-fashioned Jewish comfort food.

These Barbecue Brisket Style Beans were a happy accident. What was supposed to be chili turned out to be so much better.

This recipe for Braised Yuba was my first attempt at working with it and definitely won’t be my last.

This Black Bean and Corn Salad is easy to make and great when you need a quick meal.

If you are looking for something “different” for breakfast, our Sweet Potato Black Bean Hash might be just what you want.

Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas are a great lunch or afternoon snack. They are easy to make and who doesn’t like food you can eat with your hands?