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The only thing requiring when cooking beans from dry is a little extra foresight. If tomorrows dinner is going to beans, then plan ahead. It’s easy. The easiest way is to just put tomorrow night’s beans into a big bowl of water with a ratio of about 3 cups water per 1 cup beans before you go to bed. This will give you faster cooking beans the next day....

Oh how I love sweet happy mangos! Yes, with all their B vitamins, they help boost the production of serotonin, a natural mood elevator. Mangos make you happy! Together with tender chicken breasts, in a red thai curry full of warm flavors, with tastes of ginger, garlic and lemongrass – utterly delicious and healthy too! Packing a good amount of vitamins, both ginger and chili peppers stimulate digestion and help...

I love the thought of zucchini noodles but I can’t convince my favorite Schwabe of their worthiness. He claims that no zucchini compares to those fresh from the farmers market in France. He may have a point. Or perhaps it is just the surrounding atmosphere that makes them taste so much more….well flavorful. Cucumber Noodle Salad - a new way to enjoy cucumber So I relegate to using my spiralizer mainly...

This dish is inspired by a pizza that ABSOLUTELY love and used to quite often make for myself. I remember this phase well. I constantly had a hankering for wild mushrooms, gorgonzola and spinach. Something I secretly enjoyed when I had evenings on my own. Yes, we all have people in our lives that have a distain for stinky, moldy cheese. Mmmm, and how I love the combination. Not...

Inspired by a salad I recently enjoyed at Vapiano, this Mediterranean tuna and white bean salad is bursting with healthy, light flavors—from the fresh parsley and mint, to the crisp celery, red and green onions, and peppery arugula. Together with big, creamy butter beans and tuna, it’s rich in protein and fiber. It’s a complete meal delivering pure goodness and is an ideal make ahead salad for your busiest...

Welcome the warmth of the sun in the dead of winter with a welcoming bowl of sopa de lima — chicken lime soup. This simple chicken lime soup has a surprisingly deep flavor; thanks to whole bulbs of roasted garlic - a garlic lover's dream! Roasted garlic adds a subtle, sweet, and buttery soft sophisticated note. While dried herbs give the broth a dense flavor, intensified with a base of...