Beans, legumes & grains

Beans, legumes & grains, Recipes

Legume Lady

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Beans, legumes & grains, Recipes, Soups, Stews, Etc

Three-Bean Chili

Happy New Year, babes! Hopefully 2021 isn’t the trash-fire that 2020 was for, oh, roughly the majority of humanity. I for one am determined to make the best of it, and to do everything I can to ensure my own health, wellness and success. That means working hard, eating plenty of whole, healthy plants, and […]

Beans, legumes & grains

Probiotic Chickpea Salad

Hey babes! So, I’m on a persistent mission to improve my health through what I eat, while also actually liking the food (wild, huh). These last few weeks, I have been free-falling deeper into the gut health research that is a cornerstone of why I’m constantly singing the praises of eating more fiber. On top […]

Beans, legumes & grains, Breakfast

An Ode to Oatmeal

It seems to me that whenever people (and by people, I mean people that eat the standard American diet, or rather SAD) talk about eating breakfast on a whole food plant-based diet, or even a vegan diet, they always end up talking about oatmeal. Somehow this devolves into disparaging oatmeal for being bland or boring […]

Beans, legumes & grains

Masaman Hummus (Oil-Free!)

Hello world, and all of the beautiful people in it. Here’s a fun fact for you: I F-ing LOVE curry. Thai, Indian, mild, insanely spicy, authentic, Americanized, you name it. I love the depth of the flavors, the soupy goodness, all of the surprising ingredients snuck in there. Just thinking about it makes me drool […]

Beans, legumes & grains

Spicy Mole-Chipotle Lentils

Ah, lentils. Tiny, cheap, delicious. Growing up, I had no experience with lentils. I think I had some vague idea that they were either the staple of hippy communes or old-world peasants, but in my small-town naivety I couldn’t be sure. Shame to my childishness. Lentils are actually considered one of humanity’s oldest food sources, […]