Pulse Action while Spilling the Beans!
Julie, from Dinner with Julie took the above photo and made the Slow Cooker Guinness Baked Beans above. I am crazy over her newest book. The one she authored with her best childhood pal, Sue Duncan called Spilling the Beans: cooking and baking with beans and grains every day. I met both of them for the first time in “real life” at the Okanagan Food and Wine Writer’s Conference in Kelowna earlier this month, and am still laughing. I am going to add Julie and Su’s book to the list of prizes for our Canadian or American entries here today. If you do not have a copy of this book, rectify that, please.
I whipped up these yummy chocolate crisps today from the book: yes, there are Great Northern Beans in them! Here is Sue and Julie’s recipe for chocolate brownies with black beans for you to try.
We grow a bounty of pulses in Alberta. You can read more about that in my last “beany post” here.
Talking about inspiration! Oh, my! There are so many of these dishes that I must make! Thanks to each of the participants for their hard work and creative flavours.
Simona at Briciole: Barley and Borlotti Soup
Johanna from Melbourne, Australia at Green Gourmet Giraffe:Â Minestrone
Anusha from Baroda, Gujarat, India at Tomato Blues : Tomato Rasam
Anusha from Baroda, Gujarat, India at Tomato Blues : Peanut and Butter Beans Sundal
Lubna Karim from Bangalore, India at Yummy Food: Chickpea Salad with Raw Mango
Lubna Karim from Bangalore, India at Yummy Food: Masoor Makhani – A creamy brown lentils delicacy
Lisa from London, Ontario, Canada at Lisa’s Kitchen: Curried Black Beans with Tomatoes and Spices
Janet from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at The Taste Space: Green Mango Curry
Heather from Indiana, USA, at Girlichef: Frijoles Borrachos – Borracho Beans
Denny from Seattle USA from Oh Taste n See: Mung Bean Salad with Tangy Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Tigerfish from California, USA, at An Escape to Food: Pea Shoots and Carrot Greens Pesto
Claire from Houston, Texas USA at Chez Cayenne: Creamy Purple Hull Pea and Grape Tomato
Nithu from Chennai, India at Nithu’s Kitchen: Sprouted Chickpea and Paneer Kofta Gravy
Claire from Houston, Texas at Chez Cayenne: Tofu Tikka
Sra from India at When My Soup Came Alive: Mulshi
Valerie from Washington DC of City|Life|Eats: Zingy Spring Hummus
And last, but not least, the initiator of this wonderful monthly event,
Susan from New York at The Well Seasoned Cook: Tri-Colour Rotini with Lupini Beans
Congratulations to:
Claire of Chez Cheyenne won the book and bean prize, and Janet of The Taste Space won Spilling the Beans, above!
Please contact me with your mailing addresses so we can get the prizez out to you right away!
WHat an incredible lineup of bean recipes. Loos wonderful for summer!
So many wonderful recipes Valerie. Julie’s book is on my list to add to my collection:D
I’ve heard fabulous things about brownies with black beans.
I’m impressed with the breadth of ways to prepare beans. This book would broaden my horizon and love affair with beans.
Wow, Val, what a wonderful roundup you made. My eyes got bigger and bigger as I looked at the beautiful photos and read the enticing names of so many great recipes. Thank you so much. Congratulations to the winners!
P.S. Love the title “Spilling the Beans” 😉
So sorry to have missed the event, what a wodnerful round up! I am bookmarking so many for future meals. thanks for the invite!!
I never met a bean I didn’t like 🙂 What a delicious variety of recipes!
Thanks a lot for the gorgeous round-up, Valerie!
I knew I had goofed – I didn’t give you the name of the dish, it’s a mung sprouts salad, not Mulshi, which you must have picked up from the post.
Great round-up, Valerie! Thanks for hosting MLLA and offering an additional prize. Congrats to all the winners!