Shrimp and Red Beans Creole
Cooking with California Dry Beans is an oldie but goodie cookbook. Unfortunately, it is no longer in print, but I have made it my mission to cook and share the recipes from this unique little book. It was first published sometime in the 1990’s, and packed with “some tried-and-true,” old fashioned bean recipes as well […]
Soups On…Bean Soup That Is!
The New Year has hit most of the country with weather that has us longing for some comfort food. Soup has always been a comfort food for me, whether it’s chicken soup when you have a cold or a hearty bean soup to warm you up, it’s always a good time for soup! In the […]
Featured Chef: Jesus Alcelay
Meet Chef Jesus Alcelay of the Cottonwood Grille in Boise, Idaho! Chef Jesus Alcelay is passionate about food and cooking — and he gives all the credit for his incredible skills to his mother, Felisa. At 9, he began learning traditional Basque dishes at her side in her kitchen in their hometown of Oñati, […]
The Better Bean Company
A fresh alternative Wouldn’t you like the convenience of having fresh refried beans without having to cook them? Now you can with the Better Bean Co. uncanny refried black beans. Keith Kullberg had a thirty-year old family recipe for refried beans he had perfected and a passion to start a new business that would offer […]