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 […]
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
Featured Chef: Michael Goularte of Galletto Ristorante
Meet Chef Michael Goularte of Galletto Ristorante in Modesto, California.
Roasted Garlic White Bean Dip
The cabin kids circa 1980’s Since the late 1970’s my husband and I along with 4 other couples have been going to a cabin in the Sierra’s. Built in the late 1930’s the cabin is rustic, simple and much loved by all who have enjoyed spending time there during the years. The “cabin crew” as […]
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 […]
A lifetime of promoting Lima Beans and Agriculture
Mama G is fondly known in the Westley area for her big heart, her dedication to agriculture, her community and her delicious Ellery Beans. Gloria Gordon Ellery was born in Patterson, California, the granddaughter of Swedish immigrants who moved to the Patterson Colony in 1914. In 1956 she graduated high school and promptly married […]