Eat Black-Eye Peas for Good Luck All Year Long!
These little one-eyed wonders are known by different names: black-eye peas, beans, or cowpeas. Whatever you call them in your neck of the woods, and however you fix them, they are delicious! Eating black-eye peas is a Southern New Year’s Day tradition that is supposed to grant you prosperity during the coming year; however, eating […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Lauren Harris-Pincus!
Lauren’s favorite nutrition advice? Think healthy, not skinny. She helps her clients get into that mindset with plenty of healthy eating tips, like adding beans to her meals for more protein and fiber. In fact, she loves using beans so much that she said she can’t pick a favorite: “It would be like choosing a […]
Are They Lima Beans or Butterbeans?
Are they Lima beans or butterbeans? In the United States, we primarily refer to the bean as a Lima or a butterbean. But it’s always up for debate! One thing is for sure, these aren’t the frozen green lima beans that you grew up with, rather they are the dry white beans with an almost […]
Oh How I love Black-Eyed Peas
Guest writer Jill Nussinow,MS, RD is The Veggie Queen and served as a guest blogger, expressing her love for black-eyed peas and her pressure cooking methods! I can’t recall exactly when I first heard about eating black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year but think that it was when I lived in South […]
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 […]
Aquafaba, the new bean trend!
Did you know that there is a name for the liquid or bean brine you usually discard from a can of beans? It’s called aquafaba and it’s becoming a favorite egg substitute for people following a vegan diet. In 2015 Goose Wohlt, a software engineer and vegan from Indiana came up with a way to […]
Try Some Beans For Breakfast!
Beans for breakfast? What a great way to start your day by making one of these delicious breakfasts. Not only are beans filling, but eating beans will help you avoid the mid-morning slump. Kids home for summer vacation? These breakfasts are easy, nutritious and will give the kiddos energy for all those summer activities! You […]
Meet Akhil Shah of Chutney Chefs
Did you know that traditional Indian food uses garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans and garbanzo bean flour in most dishes – and with all variety type of dishes? Although Akhil Shah isn’t a chef, he founded Chutney Chefs, an Indian cuisine gourmet meal delivery service based in Plainfield, New Jersey. His five talented chefs […]
Fish and Beans: A Great Combination
Have you ever tried serving beans with fish? It’s an amazing combination, and one that a lot of people don’t usually think about. I made cod and chorizo with white beans and potato puree recently. I was trying to think of a way to use the leftover bean and potato puree after making this recipe, […]
Featured Dietitian Jessica Fishman Levinson
Jessica Fishman Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN is a registered and New York State-certified dietitian nutritionist and the founder of Nutritioulicious, a New York-based nutrition communications and consulting business with a focus on culinary nutrition. Jessica has extensive experience as a recipe developer, writer, editor, and speaker. She is the co-author of We Can Cook: Introduce […]