Comfort Food Goes Boho Bold with Blogger Ally Phillips
After a 30-year career as an educational psychologist, Ally Phillips cooked up a new career as a food blogger. With nearly one million followers on social media, appearances on the Food Network, Good Morning America, and Food Network Magazine, and claiming the title on FOX Network’s “Master Chef,” we’d say she’s found her true calling! […]
Five of Our All-Time Favorite Bean Dishes
We have so many recipes in our recipe library — everything from starters to desserts — and I have made almost all of them! My husband is my best taste tester (and guinea pig), so I’ve gone back through the archives to find five recipes that wowed both of us. These recipes use a variety […]
You’ll Love These Lima Bean Recipes … Really!
Let’s face it: A lot of us grew up eating frozen green lima beans that left a lot to be desired. But once you start cooking with these dry white beans you’ll discover their natural, rich flavor — and realize why they’re also known as “butterbeans.” No matter what you call these white beans, there […]
Beans and Lamb Are a Great Combination!
Do you love eating lamb but not sure how to prepare it? I recently cleaned out my freezer and came across a leg of lamb that was a few years old. Instead of roasting it like I usually do I decided to cut it into cubes and strips for three different meals. I found two […]
We’re sending Our California Beans to Alabama for the Annual Butter Bean Festival!
Butter Beans and cornbread are a quintessential Southern tradition, so with that in mind, back in 2006 members of the Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center decided to organize the first Alabama Butter Bean Festival. The Butter Bean Festival united the Alabama communities of Pinson and Palmerdale to raise funds to make the old Palmerdale School into […]