TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Canned Beans

Southwestern parfait with beans, yogurt or sour cream, salsa and tortilla chips. Photo courtesy Food Should Taste Good.   In the process of spring cleaning, we discovered 10 cans of beans at the back of our pantry. It had been a New Year’s resolution to eat beans—nutritious, with plenty of fiber and protein, and affordable—at…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Grains As A Soup Garnish

When we have leftover cooked grains—barley, bulgur, kasha, quinoa, rice, etc.—we start using them the next morning in breakfast omelets. By the time lunch comes, we’re ready to make grain salad. If we don’t have enough for a salad, we add the grains to soup. They can make quite a handsome garnish, and most grains…
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Tofu Fritters Recipe (Age-Tofu Or Agedashi Tofu)

Some people wrinkle their noses at the suggestion of tofu. It’s bland, they say. But it’s only bland if you don’t know how to cook it. In a good recipe, tofu becomes healthy comfort food. We share two recipes below: age tofu, our favorite preparation, and tofu fritters. So today’s tip is to try one…
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RECIPE: Green Tea Rice

If you like green tea, have you ever tried cooking with it? An easy way to start is with this Green Tea Rice recipe from Bee Yinn Low of Rasa Malaysia, a website that features easy Asian recipes. The recipe illustrates how green tea is not just for drinking but for adding flavor and nutritional…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Risotto

Pumpkin Risotto. Photo courtesy Zabars.   The Italian mother of a friend always serves pumpkin lasagna and pumpkin risotto at Thanksgiving, along with the turkey. In addition to combining traditions, they offer a bonus: enticing vegetarian options for people who won’t eat the turkey. This pumpkin risotto recipe is from Zabars’ late, great creative director,…
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