A comforting bean soup with spicy sausage and leafy kale. Easy to put together and delicious on a cold winter’s day. You can substitute other sausage, onion instead of shallots, and other greens for the kale, and it will still be tasty!
Boneless, skinless chicken meat is combined with pinto, black, kidney and ranch-style beans in this soup with hominy which calls for packets of taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix.
Boneless, skinless chicken meat is combined with pinto, black, kidney and ranch-style beans in this soup with hominy which calls for packets of taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix.
This is NOT your usual plain green bean casserole. This is a recipe that started with my great-aunt and has been passed around our family for years. People tasting it for the first time ALWAYS want the recipe!
This is NOT your usual plain green bean casserole. This is a recipe that started with my great-aunt and has been passed around our family for years. People tasting it for the first time ALWAYS want the recipe!
This salad is a kaleidoscope of color and taste – black beans, yellow corn, green peppers, and red, red tomatoes. Lime juice, garlic and jalapeno give it some punch.
This salad is a kaleidoscope of color and taste – black beans, yellow corn, green peppers, and red, red tomatoes. Lime juice, garlic and jalapeno give it some punch.
Five cans of beans are mixed with bell pepper, onion, and celery and tossed in a simple dressing for a delicious marinated bean salad.
Five cans of beans are mixed with bell pepper, onion, and celery and tossed in a simple dressing for a delicious marinated bean salad.
A bulgur wheat and parsley salad (tabbouleh) gets extra color and flavor from tomato, yellow bell pepper and white beans.
A bulgur wheat and parsley salad (tabbouleh) gets extra color and flavor from tomato, yellow bell pepper and white beans.
Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.
Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.
A tasty lime dressing, with cayenne and garlic added for kick, make this salad a bit different from the one above. Avocado too. And this salad doesn’t need to sit in the frig, it can be served to four hungry people immediately.
A tasty lime dressing, with cayenne and garlic added for kick, make this salad a bit different from the one above. Avocado too. And this salad doesn’t need to sit in the frig, it can be served to four hungry people immediately.
Black beans, cheese, bell peppers, onion and spices baked between 2 pie crusts.
Black beans, cheese, bell peppers, onion and spices baked between 2 pie crusts.
Italian sausage, ham and kidney beans are the bulk of this tomato-based soup with a splash of pepper sauce and a dash of Worcestershire.
Italian sausage, ham and kidney beans are the bulk of this tomato-based soup with a splash of pepper sauce and a dash of Worcestershire.
Caitlin Acosta 
