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Bean Dip Recipes for Kids
Parents, when you hand your kid a pile of raw veggies and tell them to eat up, what happens? Maybe you'll get one or two bites of carrots out of them before they push them away and ask for cookies instead. But new research shows that if you want to get kids eating...
Superfood Bean Salad with Avocado
Avocado is one of those rare foods that tastes sinful but is actually healthy. Yes, it's high in fat, but it's almost entirely monounsaturated fat. This healthy fat can lower your bad cholesterol, raise your good cholesterol while lowering your bad cholesterol. At the...
Cooking with Fresh Herbs: White Bean Salad with Basil Dressing
Adding fresh herbs to a dish is one of the fastest and easiest ways to add flavor without piling on calories. Sure, dried herbs are great because they can last in your spice rack for months or even years, but they tend to add a deep, rich background note to dishes....
Light And Easy Mixed Bean Salad
Sometimes, it's too hot to move, let alone cook. The idea of firing up the stove or the grill makes you sweat. On those nights, you just want something quick, cool and refreshing. That's one of the reasons to always keep ready-to-eat items like cooked beans on your...
Celebrate Frozen Veggies: White Bean Salad with Basil Dressing
Did you know frozen vegetables are almost as good for you as fresh? Sometimes, they might even be better. When a vegetable is intended to hit grocery store shelves fresh, they often need to be picked before they're perfectly ripe to allow for transport time....
Piquant Bean Sauce
Whoops--you walked away from your grill for a few seconds, and dinner wound up ever so slightly overcooked. Lean proteins like fish, pork and chicken are especially prone to drying if they spend even an extra minute hanging out over the heat. But don't order pizza...
Kick Up the Flavor with Salsa
Homemade salsa always tastes better than the stuff out of the jar, and it's so much healthier, too. You can use your favorite ingredients to create combinations that you won't find in store-bought varieties. Substitute strawberries or watermelon for tomatoes and...
Couscous with French-Inspired Beans
Morocco's cuisine is as vibrant as the people who live in the north African country. Throughout Morocco you'll find restaurants that are pushing the boundaries of Moroccan cuisine by incorporating foreign preparations to traditional ingredients like the Cafe Clock...