Mediterranean Magic

Got the travel bug but can’t get away right now? Take your taste buds on a virtual adventure to Sylia Reppa’s Athens kitchen. Sylia was born and raised in Greece. After earning two master’s degrees, she took the corporate world by storm then chose to step away to away to raise her children. Two years […]
The Expert’s Expert

From Huffington Post to MuscleandFitness.com, Dr. Oz to esteemed universities, when the pros want science-backed nutrition advice and smart recipes, they turn to Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND. Toby is an award-winning nutrition expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author who believes that healthy and wholesome can also be appetizing and delicious. She […]
Comfort Food Goes Boho Bold with Blogger Ally Phillips

After a 30-year career as an educational psychologist, Ally Phillips cooked up a new career as a food blogger. With nearly one million followers on social media, appearances on the Food Network, Good Morning America, and Food Network Magazine, and claiming the title on FOX Network’s “Master Chef,” we’d say she’s found her true calling! […]
Meet Our Featured Food Blogger Christy!

Christy Denney didn’t start cooking and baking until she married her professional football player husband — and realized she had to keep him fed! Now, along with the “man who ate everything,” she has five children who enjoy the benefits of her experiments in the kitchen. Her philosophy of being a mom first keeps her […]
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. […]
You’ll Love These Lima Bean Recipes … Really!

Let’s face it: A lot of us grew up eating frozen green lima beans that left a lot to be desired. But once you start cooking with these dry white beans you’ll discover their natural, rich flavor — and realize why they’re also known as “butterbeans.” No matter what you call these white beans, there […]
Creamy Large White Lima Bean Tortilla Slow Cooker Soup from ®Healthy Grocery Girl!

California Beans is delighted to be partnered with the ®Healthy Grocery Girl, Megan Roosevelt! Megan has developed a delicious, nutritious and easy to make slow cooker soup recipe featuring California large Lima beans. Please check out the YouTube video showing step by step how to make her delicious Creamy Large White Lima Bean Slow Cooker […]
Meet our Featured Food Blogger Alyssa!

Alyssa Brantley develops delicious recipes that are easy to master. Not only is her website, Everyday Maven, filled with amazing dishes, but she has conveniently categorized them so you can find exactly what you need — beans, diet, points, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, nut free, and more! Each dish is coded with little […]
Meet our Featured Food Blogger Jaclyn Bell!

If you’re looking for recipes to inspire your breakfasts, dinners, and beyond, you must bookmark the Cooking Classy site! Jaclyn Bell is a young wife and mother who started her blog to share her love of good food and to perfect her photography and writing skills. This self-taught cook and photographer loves comfort food such […]
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 […]