Black bean chili/12 recipes

Instead of cooking in the pan, this omelette was baked in the oven. It took no time to make, and very easily scaled down. Sean made a 1-serving sized omelette, baked in a 8-inch skillet, and it turned out great. Tasty and filling!

Making your own fresh pasta is quite easy with the right tools, a mixer with a dough hook and a pasta roller. This recipe makes 12 ounces of fresh light whole wheat pasta.

A creamy tangy herbed dipping sauces that makes a great dipping sauce for crab cakes. Works equally as well as a salmon cake dipping sauce or even as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers.

Beef short ribs baked with garlic, onions and carrots in a barbecue sauce. Tender, tasty and succulent.

After dividing the dough in half, I cut each piece into six wedges, making 12 scones in total.

There are many variations of classic Mexican tortilla soup. In this vegetarian version (feel free to substitute chicken for the tofu for a non-veg version) the rich broth is flavored with earthy ancho (New Mexican) chillies and made more filling by adding some kale that retains it's texture well in a hot soup.

This simple and tasty dip, you can serve with pita chips or any kind of fresh vegies.

One of the recipes we found to use up the homemade leftover chili, it came out amazingly good, nice and crispy on top, very cheesy; the chili and other several kinds of sauteed fresh vegetables were delicious mixture, which gave the lasagna huge amount of flavor.

Puree of Yellow Squash Soup recipe

The dip pairs nicely with the sweet potato fries. A snap to make so it's worth the trouble to go the extra mile.

Abilene Texas Chili recipe

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.