Meet our Featured Food Blogger Jaclyn Bell!
If you’re looking for recipes to inspire your breakfasts, dinners, and beyond, you must bookmark the Cooking Classy site! Jaclyn Bell is a young wife and mother who started her blog to share her love of good food and to perfect her photography and writing skills. This self-taught cook and photographer loves comfort food such […]
So many delicious bean recipes!
Have you ever thought of adding beans and chorizo to macaroni? How about hummus with a Greek twist, or using butternut squash and beans on a tostada? Our April featured food bloggers Allie and Dan of Love and Risotto are always posting delicious dishes on their website. We are delighted that they offered to share […]
Kidney Beans: Three Versatile and Delicious Recipes
Native to Central America and Mexico, these little kidney-shaped beans are a wonderful source of protein and fiber. Several beans are a rich maroon color and have a meaty flavor, which makes them perfect for salads and soups. This popular variety is found almost exclusively in cans. Light red kidney beans are similar in size […]
Shrimp and Red Beans Creole
Cooking with California Dry Beans is an oldie but goodie cookbook. Unfortunately, it is no longer in print, but I have made it my mission to cook and share the recipes from this unique little book. It was first published sometime in the 1990’s, and packed with “some tried-and-true,” old fashioned bean recipes as well […]
To Soak or Not to Soak…That is the Question.
Dry beans…do you soak them and if so, a hot soak or a cold soak? People often ask whether beans can be cooked without soaking first. I’ve been reading a few articles on the subject and thought I would put the theory to the test. I decided to test three different varieties of dry beans: […]
Meet our Featured Food Bloggers Melissa & Marcus King of My Whole Food Life!
Melissa and Marcus King are the cooking and creative duo behind My Whole Food Life website. Melissa is the creator, photographer and primary writer for the website and Marcus creates a lot of the savory dishes for My Whole Food Life and manages the site. Their passion is creating homemade healthy versions of unhealthy food […]
Meet our Featured Chef and Dietitian Abbie Gellman!
Abbie Gellman loves beans so much that she even incorporates them at least twice a week in the breakfasts she prepares for her family! After having spent time on Wall Street where she worked in hospitality, food and beverage consulting and equity research, she decided to pursue her passion and return to school for a […]
Meet our Featured Chef J Jackson!
Chef J Jackson, a private chef based in Washington, D.C., started experimenting in the kitchen at a young age. But it took a successful — but unfulfilling — career in finance for him to ditch the suit and tie for the kitchen. In 2008 he created his catering and event planning firm, Entrée Metropolitan, which […]
Meet our Featured Chef George Ennis!
To Chef George Ennis, cooking is like making a movie — and beans are part of his cast. Sometimes they take center stage. Sometimes they’re in a background role. But they’re always part of the ensemble because they’re versatile and hearty. In the grilled fish dish below, Chef George uses orca beans. (Get it?) You […]
Meet our Featured Chef Brian L. Lichorowic!
Chef Brian uses beans in a variety of dishes such as soups, salads and main dishes, including one he calls “Breaking Wind Brownies” made with black beans and granola! Dry beans are a favorite of his because of their quality, flexibility, cost and better consistency for recipes, plus he says they taste better. Chef Brian […]