Garbanzo Bean Cookie Dough Bites
You might not want to admit it, but we have all eaten cookie dough straight from the bowl. Sometimes my family and I make the dough just to eat it with no intent to actually bake the cookies. Sounds a little crazy, I know. An emerging trend is edible cookie dough that contains no eggs […]
Bean Burgers with Featured Food Blogger Stephanie McKercher
Bland veggie burgers are a thing of the past! These days, veggie burgers can be made with any number of grains and veggies—but our clear favorite is the use of beans. Featured food blogger Stephanie McKercher, also known as the GratefulGrazer, shared some invaluable tips about how to whip up your own bean burgers right […]
Meet Our Featured Food Blogger Alexis Joseph
Alexis Joseph, the flavor-loving free spirit behind Hummusapien, is a fierce believer in joy, in seeing the world, in dark chocolate, sarcasm, diversity, and also in donuts. Alexis aims to inspire others to embrace their best self—and to make being healthy a delicious option. “My goal is to help individual clients, brands, and restaurants foster […]
Meet Our Featured Dietitian Sara Haas!
Sara Haas is no stranger to the culinary arts, working as a freelance writer, recipe developer and consultant dietitian and chef. As a true jack-of-all-trades, Sara not only spends time in the kitchen but also juggles life as a mom and infertility advocate. If that wasn’t enough, she was given the opportunity to be […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Julie!
Julie Harrington is a registered dietitian and chef based in New Jersey whose blog, RDelicious Kitchen, allows her to share her passion for educating people about nutrition through food. RDelicious Kitchen features healthy recipes with creative culinary ideas to help everyone create healthy meals in their kitchens. She has learned through teaching culinary nutrition cooking […]
Garbanzos: So Much More Than a Salad Bar Staple
Whether you call them garbanzos or chickpeas or just know them as something you add to your salad at the salad bar, these little round legumes are a versatile favorite throughout the world. Garbanzo beans originated around 7,500 years ago in the Middle East and have been cultivated since 3000 B.C. in the Mediterranean area. […]
Meet our Featured Food Blogger Chelsea!
When Chelsea takes to the kitchen for her blog, Chelsea’s Messy Apron, she has three willing taste testers on hand — her husband and her two darling boys. This Utah native is the driving force behind her blog and serves as the creative recipe developer, photographer, and writer. Chelsea loves experimenting in the kitchen and […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Anne Danahy!
Anne Danahy is a registered dietitian and nutrition communications consultant from Scottsdale, Arizona, who specializes in women’s health and healthy aging. She blogs at Craving Something Healthy, where she shares (mostly) healthy recipes, nutrition tips and information to help her readers stay healthy and age well. Part of healthy eating, she says, includes adding beans […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Mary Parsons!
Mary Parsons of Flavorrd is a food enthusiast and registered dietitian. Biology was her field of choice in college, but her experiments in the kitchen led her to combine her love of science and food in a master’s degree in nutrition. This Florida native is now living in San Diego and working for Healthy Dining […]
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: […]