Beans

Crema de Frisoles con Chorizo (Red Bean Soup with Chorizo)

19 comments May 19, 2010

This is a quick version of the traditional Crema de Frisoles. In Colombia we usually cook bean soup from scratch, but sometimes I crave soups and I don’t have time to cook the beans for a long time. This is when I break out my canned beans! This red bean soup takes literally 25 minutes [...]

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Bean and Roasted Pepper Crostini

23 comments May 10, 2010

I love crostini!!! They are simple, delicious, and can be made with lots of different toppings or spreads. If you are a fan of roasted peppers, you will love these. The spread is essentially a mixture of beans, roasted red pepper, garlic and herbs. I used a combination of garbanzo and canellini beans, but you [...]

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Canary Bean Stew with Meatballs ( Frijoles Canarios con Albondigas)

36 comments April 9, 2010

I know, I know spring is here and stew is probably the last dish you want to see right now, but as I mentioned before, in Colombia we eat soups and stews all year round. Even on the coast of the country, where it is always very hot, 80-90+ degrees, people eat delicious and hot [...]

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Frijoles con Chicharron o Garra (Bean Stew with Pork Belly)

27 comments March 24, 2010

I’ve been meaning to tell you about my love for anything involving beans. Actually maybe I have told you that before Anyway, growing up, my mother prepared Frijoles con Chicharron (Bean Stew with Pork Belly) once a week, which made my siblings and I very happy. Happy because it was food that involved beans and [...]

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Jamaican Rice and Peas

30 comments February 22, 2010

Jamaica is a beautiful island located in the Greater Antilles and was the home of Bob Marley, one of my favorite musicians. Some ingredients used in Jamaican cuisine are similar to the ingredients used in Colombian cuisine. Some examples of this are: plantains, yuca, coconut milk, beans, avocado, tropical fruits and anatto. As you may [...]

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White Bean Soup (Sopa de Frijoles Blancos)

30 comments February 13, 2010

Don’t you just love soups that are simple and quick to make? Soups like this White Bean Soup, that are easy to prepare, nutritious and full of flavor, seem too good to be true It is always welcome in my home to be prepared when pressed for time. This white bean soup is delicious and [...]

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Pupusas with Curtido from El Salvador

34 comments January 18, 2010

My friend Joan from Foodalogue is going on a virtual culinary tour “South of the Border” and the first stop was Mexico, so I joined her with these Chicken Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa. This week we are going to El Salvador and I am joining her with their national dish, Pupusas. I didn’t know anything [...]

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