Tag Archives: Black Beans

Dip Into These Simple Snack Recipes

Are you ready for some football? Millions of college football fans have been eagerly awaiting tonight’s match-up between Florida and Oklahoma in the BCS Championship Game, including my former college roommate who lives near Miami. She’s planning to host a massive viewing party complete with the dips we used to make together during our years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Whether you are planning to pig out in front of the TV watching the pigskin fly tonight or during this weekend’s NFL playoff games. Or you are simply looking for a few simple yet delicious dips to serve at your … Continue reading →

Presidential Chili

Make that Presidential Hopeful Chili. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama just wrapped up a weeklong vacation to his boyhood hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii and while he was in paradise he dined on a local favorite—-Hawaiian-style chili. Not once, but twice, according to news reports. I don’t blame the U.S. Senator from Illinois. Like Obama I was born and raised in Hawaii and it’s no secret that the Islands are home to some of the best chili in the world. (And unlike here in the Midwest fast food chains don’t yank the hearty dish from its menus during the summer months.) What … Continue reading →

Beans, Beans the Magical Health Food

Beans have a bad reputation — probably in part because they’re the “magical fruit” that can cause some serious gas. But beans are a health superstar! Some good news about beans: One cup of beans provides thirteen grams of fiber — that’s half of what you need daily. Beans are full of protein. Beans are full of nutrients like calcium, potassium, and magnesium — three things that many women don’t get enough of in their diets. Red, pinto, and kidney beans are FULL of antioxidants — more than even blueberries or cranberries. Personally, I love beans. I make a mean … Continue reading →

Asparagus and Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

For this recipe, you will need 2 chicken thighs, 12 medium asparagus spears, peanut or corn oil (your preference), dry cooking sherry, cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, fermented black beans (also referred to as Chinese black beans or salted black beans), cloves of garlic, brown sugar, black soy sauce, and chicken stock. To prep for this recipe, mince up three garlic cloves. Wash the asparagus spears. Peel the tough white outer layer off the ends then slice the spears diagonally in 2 1/2 inch pieces. To make the marinade, combine 1 tablespoon of dry cooking sherry, 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, 2 … Continue reading →

Vegetarian Chimichangas

My husband loves Mexican dishes and I like to throw in something vegetarian whenever I can. Just like my two year old, it is hard to get my husband to eat vegetables! Here is a great Mexican dish that proves that vegetarian does not have to mean boring! For this recipe, you will need cloves of garlic, mushrooms, one green pepper, one large onion, one 15 ounce can of black beans, 1/2 cup of cooked white or brown rice, shredded mozzarella cheese, tortillas, vegetable oil, garlic powder, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and onion salt. To prep for this recipe, … Continue reading →

Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

I love finding restaurant recipes online. With a 2 year old, you never know how an actual restaurant dining experience is going to turn out, so I love cooking “restaurant dishes” at home. I found this one on a copycat site called Recipelink.com. It said it is served at P.F. Changs China Bistro, but I have never been there, so I cannot verify that for sure. However, it sounds yummy nonetheless! For this recipe, you will need four chicken breasts, fresh minced ginger, fermented black beans, scallions, chicken stock, minced garlic, sugar, white pepper, canola oil, eggs, shaohsing wine or … Continue reading →