Pink Beans With Smoked Ham Shanks & Kale by Bob Vincent

This is a hearty legume dish that is easy to make and stores well in the freezer. We generally eat some type of legume dish weekly. I like to try different combinations to offer variety knowing legumes are a great source of fiber and protein. Any kind of beans will work if you don't want or don't have access to pink beans. Soaking…

Summer fresh pinto beans by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Flavorful fresh pinto beans with vegetables is a traditional summer dish from the Northwest Croatia. Can be eaten hot or cold (even better!). Also, don't skip lovage: it gives a truly exceptional taste to the beans.

Beans with smoked pork hock by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Beans with smoked pork hock is a traditional Croatian winter dish.

Uncle Sidney's Red Beans by Amos Miller

There are two ways to go here: smoked meats (sausage, rib tips, neck bones, ham, country bacon), OR pickled meat. Either way, you'll obtain a rich flavor profile and a satisfying meal. One, warm, soft, and smokey; one tangy, slightly sharp, sort of barbeque-y, but it's always PORK and beans in the end.. My culinary mentor, whom I…

Braised Lamb with Beans by Joyce Leung

This is a delicious French country dish. Hearty and heart warming! It is also beautiful to behold and delicious to smell!

Three bean hot dish by Harlan

Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari) by John Spottiswood

Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried potatoes, and cumin seed. You can change out the other vegetables (spinach is a nice addition as it adds to the creaminess of the dish). Make sure you fry the cumin seed and potatoes over sufficiently high heat that the cumin…

Cotechino con lenticchie by Frank Fariello

No Italian New Year's celebration would be complete without this dish of a delicious pork sausage served with lentils. New Year's Eve for Italians—like so many other holidays—is marked by a large, festive meal, often an elegant seafood dinner, called the cenone di San Silvestro or cenone di Capodanno, the word 'cenone' being Italian…

Quinoa and Black bean Burgers by Monocot

This is a great hearty Vegetarian meal Burger. The same amount of protein as a normal Burger, A ton of Fiber which is a must in my books. And so Flavorful, The Carrot adds such wonderful Color I Love Mexican Flavors I made mine more mexican Fun! I used Roasted red pepper Thin Burger buns for a little extra Flavor

Potlicker BBQ Beans by Patti Fisher

Patti’s Pot Licker BBQ Beans, I will never admit that there are baked beans as good or better than mine. That said, Patti put together some BBQ beans this week that will make the strongest of us a “Pot Licker” … These are good both Hot or Cold and would be great tailgating or camping. She took some Raider Red Chile & Cheese sausage…

Pork and Hominy Chili by Nancy Miyasaki

Burrito Pie by Carolinaheartstrings

This month we are trying out our favorite “international” recipes. The Husband and I love Mexican food. I used to make a variation of this recipe all the time when we were first married. I used refried beans then and we now prefer black beans and just like my enchilada casserole recipe (check it out if you want a great enchilada…

Bean and barley stew by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

This very traditional Croatian recipe has many equally delicious variations. It is very nutritious, healthy and feeds crowds.

No Guilt Chili (Vegetarian) Crock-Pot by Evil Fairy

My daughter has become a vegetarain which has me offten cooking 2 meals in one night.So I hopped online and started looking up chili dishes none to my likeing so I just desided to make My chili without the beef or beef boulin and man did I come up with a Yummy Pot of Vegetarian chili that ALL of us loved. Try mine or add a few things…