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Beans/Legumes

Moravian Beans and Cornbread For A Rainy Night

recipe; beans and cornbread; smoked pork; Czech smoked meat; corn bread; white beans; navy beans; radish; juniper berries; marjoram; fusion beans; Czech American Beans; Moravian meat; stews; soups; rainy day meal; food April 23, 2012

*Update: 25-April, Thank you for voting this recipe into Foodbuzz Daily Top 9. Stop by to check out the 8 others.* My eyes slowly open, it’s another grey spring day. Eventually and lazily I roll out of bed. Wrapping the soft brown shawl around my shoulders as I make my way to the window. Pulling [...]

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Bean and Tortilla soup with Memories

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Some of my most vivid childhood memories are usually triggered by smells. It doesn’t make me special or unique in fact, scent is the sense most strongly tied to memory. It is also quite normal or common for these smells to trigger emotions in us. Whether the emotions are of happy or not so happy [...]

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Spicy Lentils with Cornbread

July 6, 2009

When people hear lentils the general reaction is, eeww lentils. But they don’t have to be, all they need are some simple spices and you can turn lentils into a healthy, little spicy , delicious and nutritious meal. Lentils are very good for you, they are one of the highest sources of protein, so they [...]

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Bean Burritos ~ Simple Fast and easy

July 3, 2009

Burrito means a small donkey in Spanish. They are Tex-Mex food and found in the border states of Mexico and all over the US. I’m not quite sure why they are called this, if you look it up on Wikipedia it says that it’s because they resemble either a donkey’s ear or the rolls of [...]

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Refried Beans ~ a low fat healthy version

July 1, 2009

Frijoles refritos(refried beans), are beans that are fried with oil/fat, mashed and then refried again. That’s the meaning of refrito- twice fried. Refried beans in Mexico are traditionally cooked or fried in lard. I know it’s sounds gross and fatty, but the lard does adds flavor. That said I hate lard and I don’t cook [...]

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Mexican Beans

July 1, 2009

Frijoles,Beans are an essential part of Mexican food, I remember when I was growing up my Mom always had a pot on the stove or ready made in the refrigerator for our weekly meals. If you want to make good Mexican food you should learn how to make simple beans to work with that you [...]

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