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, […]
Homemade Bean Flour Your New Best Friend!
I have to admit I am still intimidated by bean flour. Using it is a new experience for me. Since 2016 is the International Year of the Pulse, I thought I would try my hand at experimenting with making homemade bean flour and baking with it. Do you have old dried beans in your pantry […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Heather Mason!
Heather Mason is a Registered Dietitian who holds a Masters Degree in Nutritional Science. She currently works at Sierra Vista Medical Clinic in Simi Valley, California, where she counsels adults and children with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. She has a passion for blogging and delivering her healthy eating messages in a fun and humorous […]
Giveaway with Dietitian Sharon Palmer,RDN
Plant Powered Giveaway with Sharon Palmer, RDN.
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 […]
Featured Chef Leroy Walker of Bistro 234
Chef Leroy Walker of Bistro 234 in Turlock, California, signed up for a home economics cooking class as a way to get an easy grade in 8th grade. After noticing he was the only boy in a class of 26, he inevitably took home economics again his freshman year at Turlock High School. But something […]