I needed to boost my iron supply and one of the best vegan source is kidney beans or beans in general, I suppose. Luckily I’ve got beans that had been soaked and frozen for future use. It didn’t take me long to come to a palatable recipe according to my not-so-fuzzy palate. The good thing [...]
Read more »Mixed Cannelloni and Kidney Beans Recipe
This recipe is a good winter warmer. I made it during the late winter chill when I learned how to make beans soft. I was so excited I wanted to cook beans everyday. Today is officially the first day of spring but in some places it’s still cold and it’s good to have beans once [...]
Read more »How to Make Beans Super Soft and Black Bean Recipe
I finally figured out how to make beans soft –I mean really soft, it actually melts between your tongue and palate — without using a pressure cooker by just adding a little bicarbonate of soda. Thanks to my cooking guru, Pearly, who told my cooking team that baking soda will soften the super dried dates [...]
Read more »Pre-soaking Legumes, An Essential Must
pre-soaked beans and frozen for future use What are Legumes? Legumes are carob bean, chick pea, and all other peas, kidney beans, lentils, lima bean, mung bean, broad bean, peanuts, soya bean, etc. Why we need to soak legumes I’ve always read that it’s a must to soak legumes before cooking them but I could [...]
Read more »Cannellini Beans Stew with Asian Vegetables
Cannellini beans with okra, pumpkin flowers and courgette (zucchini) Cannellini beans are one of my most favourite beans. This recipe is similar to the one we use back home except we use local Asian beans like mung beans or string beans. According to Today’s Women and Health, “Cannellini beans are low-fat, high in fiber and [...]
Read more »Beans and vegetables stew
I had a vegetable chilli the other day at work and I thought I would make my own without the chilli. When I got home I, luckily, got most of the ingredients except for courgette. Also the beans had been pre-soaked and frozen so I just grabbed everything from the fridge and started swinging my [...]
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