Does anyone on Planet Earth have a good way to cut up a mango?? I was utterly baffled today in the kitchen. I vaguely have this distant, foggy memory of my aunt, who is Venezuelan, showing me how to do it back in like 1935. But my tiny brain remembers that her mango was cut [...]
Category Archives: Beans and Legumes
Curried Green Lentils with a Fried Egg
Hellooo 2012! I officially fell off the map for a few months, no denying it. When you’re trying to jam your big toe in the heavy, iron door of a fantastic company to land your dream job, you end up draining any reserve energy for online diatribes. But, as January rears her surprisingly warm and [...]
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Black Beans
These beans were a request. The boy-friend is trying to “bulk up” (i.e. take himself from 175 lbs. to a whopping 180 lbs.) for his team this summer, and has been eating everything in sight. This is a particularly annoying male athlete practice to observe. He eats like six eggs a day (I’m stuck with [...]
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Black Bean Dip
I was pretty shameless at the bean dip free sample display yesterday. Is it wrong to go back for thirds? Fourths? Fifths? Answer: yes. I’m pretty sure store owners do free samples so that kind, supportive shoppers will purchase the what-have-you after they’ve sampled a tastefully discrete portion. I am NOT that shopper. I will [...]
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Chili
Mid-Winter’s Chili Fest, also known as Super Bowl Sunday, is right around the corner. Do I care who wins the “Big” Game? No. Who is even playing? Unless it’s Tom Brady my interest is about as low as my singing voice (I’m a bona fide baritone). Where is Green Bay anyway? But recognizable-team-or-no-recognizable-team, I’ll be [...]
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Barbeque Beans
Barbeque, or “baked”, beans really need a new PR manager. I mean, they are delicious. Yet, somehow, they’ve fallen from American-classic-status to some embarrassing side dish that no one wants to talk about. Admitting to liking this dish is social suicide. How did this happen? I’m blaming that stupid jingle about beans being a magical [...]
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