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Tips for Organic Gardening at Home
Organic Gardening is such a great activity and has so many benefits. You get to work outside, it helps relieve stress, you get the piece of mind of knowing exactly where your food comes from and that it is 100% organic. Gardening is a win-win all around. You've been...
Shepherd’s Pie with Great Northern Beans
By Kate Vaynshteyn of www.babaganosh.org When it comes to Irish recipes, shepherd's pie is as classic as it gets. Moist beef, fluffy mashed potatoes, tender vegetables... this St. Patrick's Day favorite is as good as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. So, how do...
Randall Beans Avocado Mixed Bean Salad
Finding a meal that balances healthy and filling can be a challenge sometimes. What's good for you doesn't always fill you up and what fills you up isn't always good for you. Quite the conundrum! Luckily, we have got a recipe that won't only make your taste buds go...
Heirloom Seeds: What They Are and Why They Matter
Not too long ago, out good friend John Coykendall was featured in a documentary on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. John was recognized for the terrific work he does as an heirloom seed saver. What John does is so noble and important to the communities in which he saves...
Great Northern Bean Irish Stew
By Kate Vaynshteyn of www.babaganosh.org It's almost St. Patrick's Day. Time to throw on some green, grab your corn cob pipe, put on your dancing shoes and get ready for some great fun, music and maybe a libation or two. Just make sure you don't forget all that great...
What’s the Difference Between Beans and Legumes?
No doubt you've been looking through recipes or watching some kind of food programming and someone has mentioned legumes. But, when they show what the legumes are you think "those are just beans." There is often a lot of confusion with the difference between beans and...
Ham, Great Northern Bean and Collard Greens Slow Cooker Soup
The chill of winter can be brutal. It saps all your energy and leaves you tired and wanting nothing more than curling up under a blanket or next to a fire when you get home at the end of the day. On days like this, the last thing you want to think about is cooking....
Mixed Bean Pasta Fagioli
By Ashleigh Evans of dashofevans.com Pasta fagioli, or pasta with beans, is just as traditional and popular a piece of Italian cuisine as pizza. Like pizza, pasta fagioli rose to popularity as a meal of common folk. Consisting of easily obtainable ingredients, the...