Peas or Fava Beans Vitellius
When my review copy of Beans: A History by Ken Albala arrived, I wasn't particularly excited. What's to know about beans? Handy little pellets of veggie protein, come in various colours, look pretty in jars on my kitchen shelf. But when at last I ... [... more]
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High-Ranking Kernels
We take peanuts with a pinch of salt, and are positively blasé about brazils, but when it comes to walnuts we're simply nuts about them. The fruit of a deciduous tree with a hard, wrinkled shell and an oily, double-lobed kernel, the walnut bears .. [... more]
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Mushroom & Bean Râgout
Return to heat and bring to boil, stirring. Note. Suitable tor vegans [... more]
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Spicy Samba
Shop-bought taco shells, filled with this quick and spicy refried bean mixture can be 'fired-up' to suit your individual taste. They'll have you dancing with delight! For quickness serve with shop-bought salad and grated vegetarian cheese. Mash ... [... more]
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Increase your pulse rate
Boil them fast in fresh water for ten minutes, then simmer until just tender, about 30-35 mins. Drain, reserving 3/4pint of the cooking water. Add the carrots, bay leaves and caraway seeds and stir over the heat for a few minutes. Add the swede, ... [... more]
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Popeye's Choice
Crunchy bright green spinach with chick peas and potato in a creamy sauce. A powerful combination! Put a lid on and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the potato is cooked. Serve with bulgar wheat which is easy and quick to cook. [... more]
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Storage & Cooking
Introduction -- Origins -- Nutrition -- Storage & Cooking -- Toxins in Pulses -- Sprouting -- Further Information Peas, beans and lentils are known as pulses. They are the seeds of plants belonging to the family Leguminosae, which gets its name ... [... more]
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Macrobiotic Menu:
Cover and simmer gently for 40-50 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Mix the kuzu with 1/4pt of cold water and pour into the miso mixture. Place in bowls and decorate with orange rind and pine kernels. Cut into slices and serve fried. Simmer ... [... more]
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Heather Mairs spills the beans...
Broad beans are the oldest of all our beans, dating back to stone age times. Mystical beliefs were that broad beans, when offered in marriage ensured the birth of a baby son. And these kidney shaped beans were important enough to warrant the ... [... more]
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Lunchbox Treats
Instead of paying high prices for ready-made houmous, make your own and add plenty of iron-rich parsley that your kids won't even notice, and crunchy cucumber. Tip - With sloppy mixtures go for crusty wholemeal buns, only slicing through one ... [... more]
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Increase Your Pulse Rate
This recipe, from Cordon Vert Cookery School's Foundation 3 course in vegetarian cooking, feeds four. It can also be made with red kidney beans, blackeyed beans or pinto beans. Make the marinade by mixing all the marinade ingredients ... [... more]
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Broad Bean Paté
Fresh Broad Bean & Mint Soup Sweet & Sour Broad Beans Broad Beans Intro Page [... more]
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