Red Beans and Rice Soup

Red Beans and Rice Soup Makes 8 servings 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 poblano pepper, seeded and chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped […]

Three-Bean Turkey and Pork Chili

October is National Chili Month, and my contribution to this 31-day food holiday is my famous Three-Bean Turkey and Pork Chili. I know there are a ton of people out there with their version of a world-famous chili, but what’s […]

Tuscan White Beans and Shrimp

As the mother of two teenage boys, I feel like I live in the grocery store. All they do is eat. Sometimes groceries don’t even make it home. My darling children can devour an entire shopping bag of food before […]

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

I can’t believe it’s already May! I feel like I just took down my Christmas tree, and it’s already Cinco de Mayo. I’m not Mexican, but I appreciate the significance of this holiday. Cinco de Mayo honors the Mexican Army’s […]

Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas

Spring is here! And along with it comes crops of amazing seasonal vegetables, my favorite being sugar snap peas. I first discovered this crisp, sweet vegetable when my oldest son was an infant. Since I was an overly obsessive new […]

Red Beans and Rice Salad

My mom is a pretty cool lady, and everyone who meets Mae Belle—that’s what we call her—falls in love with her. She’s kind, funny, sometimes a little cuckoo for cocoa puffs and the most generous person I know. She is […]