Meet our Featured Chef J Jackson!
Chef J Jackson, a private chef based in Washington, D.C., started experimenting in the kitchen at a young age. But it took a successful — but unfulfilling — career in finance for him to ditch the suit and tie for the kitchen. In 2008 he created his catering and event planning firm, Entrée Metropolitan, which […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian, Jill Nussinow!
Jill Nussinow is a bean lover and loves to teach others how to cook beans that make them taste great so that they will eat them every day of the week! Jill Nussinow, aka The Veggie Queen™, is what she calls a hybrid – a Registered Dietitian and a culinary educator who has been teaching […]
Aquafaba, the new bean trend!
Did you know that there is a name for the liquid or bean brine you usually discard from a can of beans? It’s called aquafaba and it’s becoming a favorite egg substitute for people following a vegan diet. In 2015 Goose Wohlt, a software engineer and vegan from Indiana came up with a way to […]
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 […]
Giveaway with Dietitian Sharon Palmer,RDN
Plant Powered Giveaway with Sharon Palmer, RDN.
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 […]