Word of the day: leguminous adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the pea family ( Leguminosae). They have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen. Despite the old song, I don’t believe beans are a fruit — it’s just harder [...]
Thanks to Rebecca’s Pocket for pointing to this Lentil Chili recipe by Mollie Katzen. As the description notes, the dish came out quite full-bodied and has some “depth” to its spices, although it did well with a few splashes of hot sauce. Tasty, filling, nutritious (crazy protein and fiber), and will keep me fed for [...]
This is one of those times where the ugly vegetable experiences of childhood are reborn in new, blissful awareness. Viz: chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, ceci beans, etc. How would a childhood Roberto predict that those little, chalky orbs would someday be reincarnated in such wonders as hummus? Or, more immediately, this dish from 101 [...]
Life, as they say, is an adventure. Or it can be made into one at times. As adventures go, confronting a dreaded vegetable is probably lower on the danger scale than, say, herding an ill-tempered goat. There is, however, less of a chance of spontaneous vomiting with the goat. Let us identify our enemy: broccoli. Even the [...]
My wife, Denyse, loves pickles. Whether a whole pickle at the deli or these ‘hamburger dill chips’ that she likes to line her hot dog buns with, she’s a definite pickle fiend. Me, not so much. Actually: me, no way, no how. Apart from today, I’m not sure I know of any occasion in my life that I [...]
