Here in the UK, beans on toast and a jacket or baked potato with baked beans are my vegan staples since I gave up meat, eggs, and dairy in 1976. Food for the Gods!
I remember so well the first time I was in a British B&B and was served beans on toast when I requested a vegan breakfast. I think that’s when I fell in love with England!
I always cook more dried beans than I need for any one recipe and then freeze the extras in 1 cup portions for quick to thaw and easy to use for all the recipes suggested here!!
Me too. I do the same with grains and can mix and match when making Buddha bowls or soups. It makes more sense than using half a bag of beans and losing the other half in the back of the cabinet.
The "cookie dough" dip (that should be eaten cold out of the fridge with a spoon) by Chocolate Covered Katie. It's not the healthiest option due to the sugar, of course, but (a) it's a way of getting more beans in my day and (b) better for me than eating a half pint of ice cream for dessert.
Ever since I learned in your book "Vegan for Her" that we middle-aged AFABs should eat more beans, I've made a double batch of this at least once a week.
I blend beans (adzuki are my favorite for this) in the vitamix with medjool dates, cocoa powder, cinnamon, small amount of almond butter and a splash of soy milk to make a pretty healthy version of bean spread and eat it at breakfast dolloped on hot cereal or spread on toast.
Oh I just bookmarked the butter beans recipe. Thank you 🙏 lately we have been enjoying black bean tacos 🌮 I shop at ethnic markets for really fresh dried and sales on canned beans. (Middle eastern, Indian, and Latino).
Love these ideas! I’ve been adding white beans or chickpeas to classic tuna salad for lunches lately. It’s delicious and supports me throughout the afternoon.
Thank you for this post, Ginny. Two cups of beans a day would surely not be do-able for me, but I use them as much as I can. You mention red lentils; in some instances when they're not the star of the recipe, I add about 1/2 cup dry. That adds about 24 grams of protein to the dish as a whole (correct me if I'm wrong!). For example, add this amount to a coconut curry vegetable stew and the lentils completely melt into the broth. I'm not a big fan of brown rice, so I combine 1 cup white jasmine rice with 1/2 cup red lentils and cook them together. The rice becomes more flavorful and has more going for it!
It's funny, too, how one minute (in pop culture) beans are bad for you, and everyone is avoiding them, the next they are a food trend. Wish soy would become a celebrity again, although THANK GODDESS here in NYC you can still pretty much soy milk everywhere, including coffeeshops. We must be the only city in the US who hasn't embraced the anti soy propaganda.
Here in the UK, beans on toast and a jacket or baked potato with baked beans are my vegan staples since I gave up meat, eggs, and dairy in 1976. Food for the Gods!
I remember so well the first time I was in a British B&B and was served beans on toast when I requested a vegan breakfast. I think that’s when I fell in love with England!
I always cook more dried beans than I need for any one recipe and then freeze the extras in 1 cup portions for quick to thaw and easy to use for all the recipes suggested here!!
Me too. I do the same with grains and can mix and match when making Buddha bowls or soups. It makes more sense than using half a bag of beans and losing the other half in the back of the cabinet.
I do this, too.
The "cookie dough" dip (that should be eaten cold out of the fridge with a spoon) by Chocolate Covered Katie. It's not the healthiest option due to the sugar, of course, but (a) it's a way of getting more beans in my day and (b) better for me than eating a half pint of ice cream for dessert.
Ever since I learned in your book "Vegan for Her" that we middle-aged AFABs should eat more beans, I've made a double batch of this at least once a week.
I blend beans (adzuki are my favorite for this) in the vitamix with medjool dates, cocoa powder, cinnamon, small amount of almond butter and a splash of soy milk to make a pretty healthy version of bean spread and eat it at breakfast dolloped on hot cereal or spread on toast.
This sounds delish.
I love both these ideas (I think I've seen the one from Chocolate Covered Katie). I'm going to try them.
Oh I just bookmarked the butter beans recipe. Thank you 🙏 lately we have been enjoying black bean tacos 🌮 I shop at ethnic markets for really fresh dried and sales on canned beans. (Middle eastern, Indian, and Latino).
Just so you know, I use lite coconut milk for that butter bean recipe. That recipe has a lot of fat!
This is a fabulous resource! Thank you, Ginny..
Thanks, Ann!
I've gone back to making beans from scratch and I freaking love it! My favorite is adding them to my eggs in the morning with veggie chorizo. So good!
That’s great! I have beans most mornings, too — a very good start to the day!!
Love these ideas! I’ve been adding white beans or chickpeas to classic tuna salad for lunches lately. It’s delicious and supports me throughout the afternoon.
Yes -- that's a great idea!
Thank you for this post, Ginny. Two cups of beans a day would surely not be do-able for me, but I use them as much as I can. You mention red lentils; in some instances when they're not the star of the recipe, I add about 1/2 cup dry. That adds about 24 grams of protein to the dish as a whole (correct me if I'm wrong!). For example, add this amount to a coconut curry vegetable stew and the lentils completely melt into the broth. I'm not a big fan of brown rice, so I combine 1 cup white jasmine rice with 1/2 cup red lentils and cook them together. The rice becomes more flavorful and has more going for it!
Wow— I am absolutely going to try your idea of cooking red lentils with white rice! (I’m not a fan of brown rice, either.)
Great piece. Black beans = Superfood 💪🫘
Yes, indeed!
It's funny, too, how one minute (in pop culture) beans are bad for you, and everyone is avoiding them, the next they are a food trend. Wish soy would become a celebrity again, although THANK GODDESS here in NYC you can still pretty much soy milk everywhere, including coffeeshops. We must be the only city in the US who hasn't embraced the anti soy propaganda.
Dustin, maybe you can start #SoyTok? :)
Yes, please, except -- like you??? -- I don't have a tiK tok account. hahahahahaha.
I cook a pound of dry black beans and then freeze one-cup portions to eat during the week.