I can’t remember the last time I had Falafel – college maybe? It seems there is always some wonderful place near a college in every city I’ve lived in…but who wants to take a drive just to have the experience? Surprisingly easy to make at home, you can customize them just the way you’d like.
Falafel Sandwiches – customizable at home!
You’ll know the living is easy when you Cold Tuna Salad with Green Beans. I know Cold Tuna. Green Beans. That might not sound too inspired, but wait! There’s more. There are gorgeous little cherry tomatoes and of all things, white beans. And that’s all set off by this fabulous Herby Lemon Vinaigrette. The combination is so amazing. The tuna is set off by the fresh, perfectly cooked green beans, the creamy white beans, and the bright tomatoes. This is everyday ingredients transformed.
Cold Tuna Salad with Green Beans
I miss the show Mad Hungry. Lucinda Scalla Quinn seemed to have her finger on the pulse of how America cooks. While I haven’t picked up her book, her recipes on the show spanned the simple to complex, healthy to decadent, cultural specialties, and heritage recipes. Kind of like the recipe box of everyone I know.
I’m always excited when I see a major food magazine put out a simple recipe using wholesome ingredients like this White Bean Ragout with Garlic Toasts. The world of cooking is changing, especially as far as major food magazines are concerned. More and more I’m seeing magazines like Bon Appetit paying more attention and recognizing simple flavors and everyday ingredients that stand on their own and have their own integrity.
White Bean Ragout; Garlic Toasts
This is really a classic Cuban Black Bean Soup, at least how we make it here in the US.; I’ve never had it in Cuba. It’s got to be hands down one of my favorite soups; it has those glorious black beans, the smoky ham, the rich homemade broth, the indescribable warmth of the cumin. It’s a marvelous blend of flavors.
Most Soups Freeze like a Dream. including this Cuban Black Bean Soup