Top this yummy chocolate cake with your favorite chocolate icing and it will be the star of your dinner. No one will ever guess that it has lentils. Even when you tell them, they still won’t believe you. Ingredients: 1/3 C Lentils 1 C Water 3/4 C sugar 1/4 C oil 1 egg 3/4…
Chinese or Szechuan Pepper Oil Szechuan pepper-infused oil is a tasty and versatile condiment. Use it in marinades for meat, as a dipping sauce or to spice up soups and other dishes. It’s more than just pepper flavored. It has layers of taste from other spices and aromatics. Once you see how flavorful it is,…
Tabouleh is a delicious salad that comes from the Middle East. It is typically made with couscous or bulgar wheat, but I like to make it with quinoa. Not only is quinoa higher in protein and fiber, but it’s a good substitute for those with gluten sensitivities. This version uses South American ingredients: corn, avocado…
(If you’re new to cooking with dry beans, read up on everything you need to know about dry beans here.) This vegetarian succotash stir-fry is delicious, easy to make, and packed full of nutrients. It’s cheaper to use dry lima beans but you can use canned or frozen lima beans. Traditional succotash starts with lima…
(If you’re new to cooking with dry beans, read up on everything you need to know about dry beans here.) Locro is a hearty squash stew typically made with dried hominy. It originates from the indigenous cultures in the Andes, and is now adopted as the national dish of most countries in the Andes. It…
(If you’re new to cooking with dry beans, read up on everything you need to know about dry beans here.) Serve this yummy curry dish with a flatbread like Naan or Chapati and you have a complete meal. Ingredients: 2 C black eyed peas 2 Tbsp ghee 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds…