Alexandra Stafford's Slow Cooker Gigante Beans
Here is a slow cooker stew that requires very little effort, and the payoff is a pot of stewy white beans in a rich broth, perfect for serving over polenta...
Recipes
Arnab Chakladar's Kolkata via Bangkok
Is it a soup… Or is it a dal? According to Arnab Chaklader of My Annoying Opinions: "The boundary between dal and soup is a porous one; most dals can be...
Flour + Water's Pasta e Fagioli
When beans meet pasta, something magical happens. Chef Ryan Pollnow from Flour + Water Foods shared his take on the classic Italian dish, pasta e fagioli. Photo credit: Flour +...
STAFFAN TERJE’S ROYAL CORONA, SWISS CHARD, AND MUSHROOM STEW
One of our favorite recipes from The Bean Book (Ten Speed Press, 2024). Photo by Ed Anderson. We asked our friends at Wine Forest Wild Foods to help us with...
Noah Galuten's Soupe au Pistou
We've been enjoying Noah Galuten's The Don’t Panic Pantry Cookbook: Mostly Vegetarian Comfort Food That Happens to Be Pretty Good for You, his very entertaining Substack account. A recent post...
Chef Luis Pérez's Sonoran Gallina Pinta
One of the highlights from the Heirloom Bean Encuentro with Alta Baja last year was Chef Luis Pérez's vegetarian Gallina Pinta. We begged him for the recipe, and he...
Todd Humphries' Chiapas Black Bean Soup with Kimchi
Here in Napa, it's fair to say that we're all smitten with chef Todd Humphries. His current home run is Kitchen Door, downtown, and a hop, skip, and a jump...
Asha's Hearty Lentil & Mushroom Soup
Recipe and photo by Asha Loupy for Diaspora Spice Co. From Asha: "My two secret ingredients for the best lentil and vegetable soup aren’t what you’d expect: garam masala and...
Osh-e Reshteh (Persian Noodle Soup)
Recipe from Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies by Najmieh Batmanglij (Mage Publishers)Photo credit: www.najmieh.com Note from the author: In Iran, it is customary to...
Spanish Pardina Lentil Stew (Lentejas)
Pardina lentils are used in all kinds of dishes in Spain, including Lentejas, a rustic stew that has become a national dish. 1/2 pound dried Rancho Gordo Pardina Lentils 2 tablespoons olive oil...
Mississippi Vegan's Vegetable Lentil Soup
Timothy Pakron of Mississippi Vegan has a talent for building flavor in every dish. He describes this lentil soup as “comforting yet bright, with layers of flavor,” and we couldn’t agree...
Blue Zones Mediterranean White Bean Soup
Want to live to 100? Start by listening to Dan Buettner. This Mediterranean White Bean Soup from his newest book, The Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals, will be joining...
Carrot, White Bean, and Ginger Soup
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus about a spoonful to garnish 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 2 bunches of carrots (approx...
Jacques Pépin's Black Bean Soup
Jacques Pépin is a hero in the kitchen and beyond, and just about everyone agrees he’s as kind as he is talented. Steve was thrilled to meet Jacques and his...
Mushroom and White Bean Soup with Chiles
Inspired by Patricia Quintana's Cuisine of the Water Gods 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 white onion, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups sliced button...
Sunrise Lentil Stew with Lemon and Dill
We are smitten with our Sunrise lentils. Their flavor is hard to pin down—somewhere between a Puglia lentil and a split red lentil—earthy, yet gentle, if that makes sense. We...