Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean

Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean

Dutch Cocoa Popsicles with Vanilla Bean Magic Shell

Dutch Cocoa Popsicles with Vanilla Bean Magic Shell

Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.

Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.

Although it may sound like an odd combination of foods, at least it did to me at first, it is a tasty and hearty salad. You may want to alter the dressing and onion amounts to your taste.

Although it may sound like an odd combination of foods, at least it did to me at first, it is a tasty and hearty salad. You may want to alter the dressing and onion amounts to your taste.

Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.

Chicken breast chunks, black beans, and great Northern beans mingle with green, red, and yellow bell pepper in this tomato-based chili recipe.

All ingredients come from the freezer or the refrigerator and are assembled at time of use. Freshly cooked beans are better than the canned variety so have some on hand always, all beans work well for this wonderful soup! Ladle into your nicest soup plate, find a warm cozy place to sit and sip your soup.

All ingredients come from the freezer or the refrigerator and are assembled at time of use. Freshly cooked beans are better than the canned variety so have some on hand always, all beans work well for this wonderful soup! Ladle into your nicest soup plate, find a warm cozy place to sit and sip your soup.

This is NOT your usual plain green bean casserole. This is a recipe that started with my great-aunt and has been passed around our family for years. People tasting it for the first time ALWAYS want the recipe!

This is NOT your usual plain green bean casserole. This is a recipe that started with my great-aunt and has been passed around our family for years. People tasting it for the first time ALWAYS want the recipe!

Sweet potatoes, mango, black beans, and cilantro are featured in this flavorful stew from South America.

Sweet potatoes, mango, black beans, and cilantro are featured in this flavorful stew from South America.

These black bean and corn quesadillas are really cheesy, a little bit spicy, and a little bit sweet. My vegetarian husband goes crazy over these every time! Feel free to play around and add chicken or veggies, if you desire. Don’t forget the salsa and sour cream!

These black bean and corn quesadillas are really cheesy, a little bit spicy, and a little bit sweet. My vegetarian husband goes crazy over these every time! Feel free to play around and add chicken or veggies, if you desire. Don’t forget the salsa and sour cream!

This recipe for stuffed peppers is vegetarian-friendly, as the filling is a cheesy mixture of rice, beans, and tomatoes.

This recipe for stuffed peppers is vegetarian-friendly, as the filling is a cheesy mixture of rice, beans, and tomatoes.