Jumbo Lump "Crab-less" Cakes by Rich H

Here is a nice cruelty-free alternative to crab cakes. Serve them hot with a great sauce, some potatoes and corn and you have a nice meal.

Mixed Bean Soup with Andouille or Ham (A Gift in Jar Holiday Idea) by Salad Foodie

Make up your own dry bean and lentil variety or purchase ready-made. Aim for 8 or more legume types - navy, black, great northern, garbanzo, pinto, red, green split peas, lentils. Can be a good way to use up odds and ends of dried beans on hand. Fill…

Black-eyed Pea~Sweet Potato~Collard Green Stew by "Cheffie Cooks"

Great variety of veggies in this easy stew, cooks in no time and will also freeze well.

Reese's Peanut Butter bites by Terri Jordan

These are the best! In fact....I am going to whip up a batch for the kids and send them for Valentines Day!

17 Bean Barley Soup Flavored with Smoked Ham Hocks and Spices by Vivien

Hearty comfort food with Southern/Asian influences --17 bean and barley soup flavored with smoked ham hocks, herbs, smoked paprika, fresh ginger and Asian sauces

Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing by Elena Jimenez

Fabulously Healthy, Edamame, Spinach and Garlic Hummus For Summer Entertaining by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

We’re loving this skinny dip. It’s loaded with such good-for-you ingredients. Most hummus is made mostly of garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic and olive oil, but this one’s unconventional. Our green colored hummus has garbanzo beans, garlic and hummus,…

Beans, Greens and Sausage Soup by sf

I found a mix of baby winter greens to use with this, but you can use whatever you like from spinach and chard to baby kale.

Artichoke & Red Bean Dip with Bread Crisps by Catherine Pappas

Slow Cooked Sweet Baked Beans by "Cheffie Cooks"

Delicious beans with any BBQ, picnic fare, great with grilled meats as a side dish.

Fresh Fruit with Honey Vanilla Yogurt by Annette Vlahos

Here's a simple way to make fresh fruit a treat for breakfast. It's so easy to stir together and it lasts for a week in the refrigerator. Recipe was adapted from Barefoot Contessa Cookbood

Chickpea Brownies by Paula Nicholson

These actually turned out really great! I am doing weight watchers and saw a recipe for black bean brownies. Unfortunately, I did not have any black beans but had chickpeas and have made cookies with chickpeas before and they were great. I took a chance and these brownies actually turned out really decadent with no funky after…

Vegetarian Black Bean Burger by Chef Chuck

Great food for you veggie-heads!

Bean-Tomato Salsa by RecipeKing

Bean-Tomato Salsa-is an easy, delicious TexMex recipe which could also be used as a condiment. Perfect for game crowds and holidays. Ingredients include: Black beans, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. It is well seasoned and served with baked tortilla chips. It is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low…

Green Bean Casserole by sally