Pandora’s feast is a complete vegan meal that can be served several times a week due to the ease with which it can be modified. The meal is easy to prepare in a rice cooker. Ingredients Base 1 cup uncooked…
Ingredients 1½ tbsp chile oil ½ tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper 2 tsp rice vinegar 1½ tsp soy sauce 1 Thai bird chile, minced Procedure Heat…
Ingredients 2 cups cooked rice 15 ounce can black beans, drained 10 ounce can tomatoes and green chiles ½ tsp cumin Procedure In medium saucepan, combine beans, tomatoes and green chiles mix, and cumin. Heat through. Serve over hot rice.…
Oddly enough, refried beans (frijoles refritos) are only fried once. The prefix “re” is a Spanish prefix meaning “very” or “well”, inappropriately tacked onto a non-Spanish word. Ingredients Pinto beans or black beans Butter (optional) or home-rendered lard (optional) Procedure…
Portuguese feijoada is a type of bean, pork, and beef stew. Ingredients 1 litre dried black beans Assorted meat of personal choice (universally it is pork knee, pork sausage, and salted dry beef) 2 bay leaves 1 branch parsley, chopped…
The main Costa Rica staple, known as gallo pinto, consists of rice and black beans, which in many households is eaten at all three meals during the day. Gallo pinto is also known in some Southern Areas of Costa Rica…
This recipe for beans and rice is great to make on the weekend and bring to work during the week. It’s also great for entertaining on a budget, since you can feed 5 or 6 people for less than ten…
This is from Bob Uhl’s recipe for Azteca found on his bachelor recipes site. It is inspired—in the loosest sense; it is not at all historical—by the diet of the Aztecs, whence comes the name. It’s quite tasty and filling.…
Vegan chili is chili that uses no animal or meat products in its creation. Many variations of a vegetarian based chili have been created using meat substitutes, tofu and even vegetables. The most popular vegan chilis use beans as the…
Ingredients 2 cans (28 ounces) fat-free vegetable broth 1 cup water 1 bag (1 pound) frozen mixed vegetables 1 can (14½ ounces) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes ⅓ cup broken angel-hair pasta, in 1- to 2-inch lengths 1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added…
Pasta tossed with spices and vegetables from the Southwest United States. Ingredients 12 oz seashell (or other) pasta 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 can (15 oz) sweet corn kernels, drained 1 can…
This burrito mix can be used to fill tortillas and make burritos. Ingredients 1–2 lbs meat 1 whole onion, diced 1 can black beans, rinsed 1 can corn w/ juice 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup salsa (any heat intensity)…