A Foodie Fairytale Come True
Once upon a time, Jenn Segal went to culinary school and worked in fancy restaurants. One marriage and two kids later she created Once Upon a Chef, the popular cooking blog that features tested and perfected recipes with approachable ingredients and step-by-step photos. When Jenn hung up her toque, she wanted to help other families […]
A Little Bit Comfort, A Little Bit Keto
One of Stacie Vaughan’s earliest memories centers on her love of cooking. “I remember reading my mom’s cookbooks for fun as a child and bookmarking the recipes I wanted to make,” she recalls. With a head start like that, it’s not surprising that her food blog, Simply Stacie, has taken off. “I love to cook […]
1 Bag, 3 Recipes: Blogger Merry Graham Shares Her Secrets
Merry Graham came to blogging entirely by chance. “I started a food blog because I read about a cooking contest that required a cooking blog!” she says. “I love culinary challenges, so I set up a blog.” Luckily for us, Merry has kept up her food blog, A Merry Recipe, ever since. She focuses on […]
Black Eye Beans with Mushrooms
When the weather transitions from the hot dry summer to a cool damp autumn I pull out my sweaters and bring out the dutch oven for soups, stews, and other recipes like black-eyed beans with mushrooms. Black-eyed beans (sometimes referred to as black-eyed peas) are sometimes forgotten about. These beans are typically eaten in Hoppin’ […]
Meet our Featured Food Blogger, Holly!
Type in the word “beans” on Holly Nilsson’s website, Spend With Pennies, and you will find pages of recipes using all varieties of beans! Holly is a mother of four almost-grown children, a wife, blogger, recipe creator, photographer and force behind the website. Browse through Spend With Pennies and you’ll quickly conclude cooking is her […]
Meet Lindsay, Our Featured Dietitian!
Lindsay Livingston is a full-time mom and a registered dietitian from Columbus, Ohio. She believes healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive — and beans fit perfectly with her philosophy. Lindsay’s website, The Lean Green Bean, has delicious, easy recipes for your whole family to enjoy. She has found that beans aren’t just […]
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 […]
October is National Chili Month!
Yes, there is a month set aside to celebrate chili, the food not the country! Here at California Beans, we like our chili to include beans, lots, and lots of beans! There is something about the crisp autumn air and comfort foods such as chili that go together. Whether you are tailgating, enjoying a chili […]
Blackeyed Peas are Good Luck and Good for You!
This New Year found me seeking out tried-and-true recipes from the circa-1990 Cooking with California Dry Beans Cookbook. Eating blackeyed peas is a Southern New Year’s Day tradition that is supposed to grant you prosperity during the coming year. The Jewish New Year doesn’t start until October, but blackeyes are eaten at Rosh Hashana for […]