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  • Cannellini Beans

    Spring into healthy eating: Turn beans into an elegant, meatless meal

    If you think the only way to prepare beans is in a slow cooker with some ham hock, onions and horseradish, fried potatoes and a big chunk of cornbread, think again. There are so many varieties of beans that can...

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  • Beans, the age old legume

    Beans, as popular now as they were 10,000 years ago

    Beans are one of the first opportunistically gathered crops to be cultivated by humans, perhaps as far back as 10,000 years ago. Their deliberate cultivation indicates the boundary of man’s development from pure hunter gatherer to a...

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  • Mixed beans in the slow cooker

    Beans are very good for you! Beans can bind bile salts and prevent them from converting into cholesterol, beans can help regulate your blood sugar, regulate your gut, help prevent short-term bouts of constipation and assist in preventing chronic...

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  •  A Better Bean

    A new way to eat and enjoy beans

    Beans are a terrific way to add high-quality, plant-based protein to your diet. They are commonly high in iron, B vitamins and fiber and come in many varieties such as black, adzuki, fava, kidney and lentils.Cooking beans...

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  • Sausage Chili

    Hearty Sausage Chili

    This is a new twist on chili.  Instead of using hamburger I used hot sausage, you could use mild if you do not want it so spicy.  It was amazing and the difference with sausage was very good...

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  • Eating Healthy

    Getting Healthy with Greens and Beans: Bean, Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Chard

    As winter is ebbing from another seasonal year and hints of spring are popping up along this wonderful terrain we call earth, the minds of many are wondering how they can get rid of the winter girth they have accumulated...

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  • Snowstorm Chili

    Snowstorm Chili

    Today’s recipe feature is my very own Snowstorm Chili.  Ready to keep you and the family warm on a cold, snowy day, this chili is easy to make and delicious.  With the magic of your slow...

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  • Lesser Evil Crunchy Dill Pickle Chia Crisps

    Lesser Evil Crunchy Dill Pickle Chia Crisps

    You may be drawn to those chips because of their rather unusual thus positive name. The Lesser Evil Crunchy Chia Crisps come in different flavors but for all four one is certain: they are for the “early adopters&rdquo...

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  • Gardening 101: Green Beans

    Gardening 101: Green Beans (Video)

     Beans are one of the easiest crops to get started and are especially great for beginner gardeners.  Since there are such a wide variety of garden beans, this segment will focus on the most mainstream type: green beans...

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  • Chili

    Chili. the best cold weather remedy

    Anytime the frost glazes the inside of the windows it's time for chili. Thick hearty chili.  Chili so savory and good you just want to load up the fireplace with logs open a bottle of merlot and...

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