Tag: BEANS

WHITE BEAN SOUP

WHITE BEAN SOUP

After three snow storms in one week and a very cold week ahead of us, I think nothing like a hot bowl of soup to warm up our body and to chase the chill away.  INGREDIENTS: 1½ lb. cannellini beans 1 tablespoon olive oil 5 

BEAN & KALE SOUP

BEAN & KALE SOUP

I like cooking beans. They are delicious, nutritious and full of fibers and protein. I cooked dried cannellini beans for this recipe; but you can choose your favorite beans such as Lima, Navy or Northern beans.  INGREDIENTS: SERVE 6 1½ lb. cannellini beans 5 cups 

BEST TUSCAN STYLE BEANS “FAGIOLI ALL’UCCELLETTO”

BEST TUSCAN STYLE BEANS “FAGIOLI ALL’UCCELLETTO”

While I was living in Tuscany, the first thing I noticed about the Tuscan Cuisine is how simple and poor it is but amazingly delicious at the same time. From Panzanella  and Ribollitta that are based leftover bread dishes to grains based such as Fagioli 

WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH SIXTEEN-BEAN SOUP

WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH SIXTEEN-BEAN SOUP

While walking the grain section of my local grocery store, I stopped and I grabbed a package of “16 bean mix soup”. I have never tried it before, as it is hard to cook 16 beans that are already mixed together since every bean has