Colcannon made with California Baby Limas
Traditional Irish dish colcannon made with potatoes, cabbage and baby lima beans.
February is for your heart health and beans!
When I think of February, I always think of hearts. Valentine’s Day is a big part of that, of course, but I also think of heart disease awareness and the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Heart disease isn’t just a man’s disease. Did you know that 1 in 3 women die from […]
Healthier New You in the New Year
Did you make a new years resolution to eat healthier? After enjoying all the cookies and candies over the Christmas holidays did the scale inch up a few pounds? Mine sure did. I’m at the age were the extra pounds don’t come off as easy as they used to. With the help of pre-made healthy […]
It’s a Beaniful Christmas!
It’s a Beaniful Christmas! It doesn’t feel like Christmas until the music coming from my iPod is Bing Crosby’s White Christmas and every space on my kitchen counters are full of baking ingredients. When I was growing up my mother made a cake, pie or batch of cookies from scratch everyday. I learned to bake […]
We are thankful for beans!
Happy Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving! It’s a holiday centered around food and family, my two favorite things. When I was a child, the only time we ever had turkey for dinner was on this holiday — and it was always special. Our family would gather at our house or one of my aunt’s houses. The […]
How To Make A Lima Bean Wreath
Step by step instructions on how to make a lima bean wreath.
Brown Bagging it with Beans!
Brown Bag Lunch with Beans
The Better Bean Company
A fresh alternative Wouldn’t you like the convenience of having fresh refried beans without having to cook them? Now you can with the Better Bean Co. uncanny refried black beans. Keith Kullberg had a thirty-year old family recipe for refried beans he had perfected and a passion to start a new business that would offer […]
Barbeque and Beans
Barbeque and Beans My dad loved to barbeque. His specialty was lamb, although he would sometimes cook chicken. He never was in the kitchen to cook except to make his marinade. He would take out his cutting board and cleaver and make fast work mincing garlic, parsley and rosemary as the base for his marinade. […]
Mother’s Day Gift from the Heart (and Lima Beans)
I love crafting! Craft, hardware and office supply stores are my favorite places to shop. When my children were young I always had plenty of supplies for them to draw, paint and glue to their hearts content. Crafting is a wonderful way for children to develop fine motor skills and to let their imagination run […]