Black bean/3 recipes

A delicious meat pie is great at Christmas. Feel free to use ground beef, pork, lamb or a combination of different meats. Make a few of these meat pies a few weeks in advance, then freeze them in the freezer. Reheat it in the oven directly out of the freezer just before serving.

Nearly any kind of dried beans works in this class sweet yet savory vegetarian two-day version of baked beans.

A healthy penne pasta recipe, low fat and loaded with tasty veggies.

A very light, refreshing yet tasty salad, it's also very easy to make. It can be served right away or let marinate in the frige for overnight, it tastes even better next day.

These pan-fried cakes are bursting with the oniony flavor of fresh snipped chives. Serve with sour cream and/or apple sauce.

Here is this New England yankee's version of a Southern classic. The cornmeal and panko crumb crust is what sets this recipe apart from others.

This is a nice change of pace for green beans, with an interesting, complex flavor. I steamed the beans instead of boiling to retain more of the nutrients. Lightly toasting the almonds boosted the nutty flavor.

This is a traditional salad dressing with a tangy flavor. You can make it diet-friendly by substituting low calorie or no calorie sweetener for the sugar.

Easy and comforting weekday dinner. Pork chops smothered in a tangy paprika cream sauce.

Excellent and easy easy barbeque sauce that was handed down from my Grandmother.

These green beans, roasted sweet bell pepper, juicy cherry tomatoes, and topped with goat cheese, drizzling with some fresh lemon juice, olive oil, mustard and chopped parsley, it can be a side dish or a light and tasty snack.

Beef Stroganoff for your slow cooker.

There are so many recipes that can help to use up the leftover chili.This is one of our favorites. So quick and easy to put together, and it tastes so good. Also, it's full of good-for-you ingredients. A perfect dinner on a cold winter day!

A staple in Nova Scotian homes for generations.