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Food Bloggers Against Hunger: Meatless Sloppy Joes #takeyourplace

April 8, 2013 by brandie 1 Comment

Today, I'm one of many food bloggers participating in a special awareness event -- Food Bloggers Against Hunger. This is a topic that is personally very important issue to me. Did you know that someone on government food assistance (SNAP) will typical receive only $3-$4 a day to purchase food for themselves? Could you imagine spending only $1 for each of your meals? I recently watched the new documentary, A Place at the Table, and it left me wondering if I could buy food to make a healthy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New, Sandwich Tagged With: A Place at the Table, beans, carrots, kidney beans, vegetarian

Roasted Red Pepper Bean Dip

December 17, 2012 by brandie 3 Comments

At Blogalicious 2012, we had the opportunity to learn about More Birthdays -- a movement started by the American Cancer Society to fight for more birthdays for everyone by staying well, getting well, finding cures, and fighting back against cancer. This is important to our family -- like it might be to yours too. For us, we lost my husband's brother in the summer of 2000. He left behind his wife and their three young sons, all under the age of 8. This is why More Birthdays is a movement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, New Tagged With: beans, Christmas, dip, great northern beans, party food, red peppers

Calico Beans

November 4, 2012 by brandie 65 Comments

Last weekend, our family headed down to Starbucks to get a drink after a day of yard work. There was a handful of people that come in saying "brrrr", rubbing their hands together (as if to warm themselves up), and bundled up in jackets, coats, and sweaters. To many of you, this might sound typical. But, to me, it's one of those strange situations that come from living in a warmer climate. Here it is the beginning of November, and to me, it''s far from cold here in Las Vegas. Our daily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dinner, New Tagged With: #SundaySupper, bacon, beans, butter beans

Lima Bean Soup

December 6, 2011 by brandie 3 Comments

I have to tell you how much we loved this Lima Bean Soup. Everything about it was delicious and I am so happy with the flavor the leeks gave it. I did double this recipe below and it made more than enough for my family of five (generous portions, plus leftovers). Oh, and we will definitely be making this again...it's a keeper! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soup Tagged With: beans, butter beans, carrots, leeks, legume, lima beans

Black Bean & Sausage Enchiladas

October 17, 2011 by brandie 7 Comments

Pin It We might be the only family who does this, but.... We celebrate new TV shows starting. I make no secrets that we have lots of favorite TV shows. We usually DVR most and then watch as our schedule allow. But there is some shows that we are so crazy about that we watch right away. On Sunday, that's exactly what happened. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: beans, black beans, cheese, enchiladas, mexican inspired

Spicy Black Bean Burgers

September 9, 2011 by brandie 2 Comments

Contest is over...I didn't win, but I would like to thank you for all of you who voted for me! You can see who did win here: Winners for the Chile Recipe Challenge VOTING IS OPEN! If you like my post, I would LOVE your vote here: Marx Foods Blogger Chile Recipe Challenge! You'll see me listed in the top half with Home Cooking Memories: Spicy Black Bean Burgers. Thank you for your support! I've mentioned before that my mom used to make lentil burgers. A lot. Well, maybe it wasn't as much as I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sandwich Tagged With: beans, black beans

Root Beer “Baked” Beans

June 2, 2011 by brandie Leave a Comment

I cook with beans A LOT. My family loves them and they are cheap, plus so good for you. In the summertime, it's very common for us to have them as a side dish - either as baked beans or as barbecue beans. I don't make them homemade every time, sometimes we just buy a can and heat them up, but I would say that the majority of the time, I try various recipes and make them from scratch (sometimes even cooking dry beans). Another favorite in our home is root beer. Beans + root beer? When I first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Side Dish Tagged With: beans, great northern beans