This lentil salad is a perennial summer favorite in our household.  It is a great side dish to have on hand to eat throughout the week or t...

I made this sweet potato gratin last week for the second time, and it again was really delicious.  It's from one of my favorite cookboo...

I'm calling this black bean hummus because the ingredients and proportions were inspired by hummus, but it could just as easily be call...

I haven't blogged in a few days but it is mostly because I have been SO BUSY making stuff!  I spent most of the weekend sewing up baby ...

This dip is an old favorite which I have made a number of times, most recently yesterday for a superbowl party we went to.  It is always a ...

I have been realizing that I tend to post on here about the more complicated (and usually less healthy) recipes that I make, but I don'...

I really love black beans (I may have mentioned this), and I think that black beans and sweet potatoes are an amazing flavor combination.  ...

I was looking through my recipe box the other day and came upon a handwritten recipe from my mother for this soup.  It doesn't say wher...

As you know if you have ever done it, making polenta the traditional way, which involves near-constant stirring on the stovetop for a half ...

I love black beans.  They are one of my all-time favorite foods.  I may have had a hankering to make black beans for dinner tonight because...

Last night I made a delicious feast of Indian food for dinner.  The keystone was a dish I have made many times, Sweet Potato Badi from Ente...