Beans and Grain recipe collection

Filipino kare-kare with oxtail braised in peanut butter sauce, eggplant, green beans, and bagoong. Rich, savory, and served over white rice.

Massive fire camp chili recipe scaled to feed 1,200 people. Pinto beans, ground beef, bacon, jalapenos, and chili powder simmered for 6 hours over an open fire. A true crowd feeder.

Vegetarian chili with soybeans and wheat berries instead of traditional kidney beans. Simmered with fresh tomatoes, jalapeno, red bell pepper, and warm spices. Better the next day.

A Mexican mole-inspired chili with cubed lamb, black beans, toasted tortilla and seed thickener, warming spices, and a square of unsweetened chocolate. Deep, complex, nothing like a Texas chili.

Layered fiesta dip stacks cream cheese, refried beans, salsa, shredded cheese, and jalapenos on a platter. Five ingredients, zero cooking, guaranteed crowd-pleaser for game day or parties.

Lemon cream meringue pie with a zest-infused custard filling, blind-baked flaky crust, and Swiss meringue topping broiled golden. A from-scratch lemon pie done right.

Diabetic-friendly lemon cream pie with a blind-baked pastry crust, tart lemon custard set with gelatin, and a light whipped topping. Bright, creamy, and sugar-free.

Persian lentil and greens khoreshe with spinach, parsley, cilantro, scallions, and turmeric simmered until tender. A fragrant Iranian stew served over basmati rice.

Vegetarian lentil stew simmered with carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf, finished with red wine and plum tomatoes. A hearty, high-fiber one-pot meal with no added fat.

Lima beans with jalapeno, sunflower seeds, tomato, onion, and fresh cilantro. A quick, low-calorie plant-based side dish with some heat and crunch.

Lima beans with grilled stuffed grape leaves: vegetarian dolmas packed with spinach, zucchini, and summer squash, skewered and grilled, served over simmered lima beans with tomato and jalapeno.

Lima beans in sour cream with basil, savory, and sauteed onion. A creamy, herbed side dish that transforms frozen limas into something special in just 15 minutes.

These creamy and limy ice-cream sandwiches are great treats at a hot summer day. The buttery and crispy cookies are delicious with the lime ice-cream. You will love these sandwiches on both the looking and the taste.

Vegan linguine with new potatoes, wilted greens, green beans, and roma tomatoes in a garlicky vegetable stock sauce with red pepper flakes. Light, hearty, no oil needed.

Linguine tossed with baby lima beans, grainy mustard, scallions, and fresh plum tomatoes in a light vegetable broth sauce. Ready in 15 minutes.

Lon Tao Jiao: a Thai coconut milk and fermented bean sauce dip served with raw cucumber, cabbage, and green beans. A salty-sweet-sour Thai vegetable platter.