food rave of the day (3/12): beans

[MissMillie]

Talk about yet another versatile food that is extremely good for you... and there are so many different varieties with different flavors and different textures.

There's so much you can do with them--from casseroles, to soups, to salads, to falafel and bean cakes and burgers.

And not only do you get a lot of fiber and protein, they're cheap!

What's your favorite kind?

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	azuki beans
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	black beans
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	black-eyed peas
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	chickpeas
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	kidney beans
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	lentils
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	white beans/great northern/cannellini
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	Other
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	all of the above
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	MissMillie, you're not going to tell me you even like lima beans, are you? (yup)
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[hlthe2b]

1. LOL... The ONLY bean I detest is a Lima bean...

I'm surprised so few (in my experience) know about adzuki beans. Really good bean with an almost nutty flavor.

[winter is coming]

14. Baby lima beans aren't too bad.

The big ones are too mealy.

[CBGLuthier]

2. chickpeas by a mile

Fresh pot makes hummus and then falafel and then a couple of curry dishes. Good protein and cheap.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Me, too!

I'll eat them plain, right out of the can, when I buy canned chickpeas. I love them with pasta and veggies, and on salads. They're also delicious seasoned and then roasted like peanuts.

[Raffi Ella]

8. Yes!

I love roasted chickpeas. I eat them straight out of the can too, either alone or mixed with other beans. Toss a little sea salt and hot sauce on top and I'm good.

[kwassa]

9. we make hummus, too, and I make Indian curries with them as well.

[pink-o]

19. Chana Masala...

[Graybeard]

18. #1 for garbanzo beans/chick peas.

I include chick peas in my three-been salad for color variety and get the bonus of great added flavor and nutrition. Another fave is hummus. I've been using it on sandwiches instead of mayo.
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[Arugula Latte]

3. Beans, beans, they're good for your heart ...

and your taste buds!

[KamaAina]

12. Beans, beans, the musical fruit

the more you eat, the more you toot!

[hunter]

4. Just had black bean "chili" and brown rice for lunch.

Black beans or lentils are my most common choice.

I even like Lima Beans.

When I was a kid my grandparents would serve a stew of Lima beans, cabbage, and corned beef or tongue. Occasionally my mom makes it too.

I made it once for my wife and she thought it was yucky. I learned she does not like Lima Beans. She's never been fond of meat and is now entirely vegetarian. I'm just mostly vegetarian. Oh well.

[livetohike]

5. I love them all, but pinto beans are probably my favorite

I can go to a Mexican restaurant and order a Bean Tostado, a bean enchilada and refried beans on the side

[Kali]

13. same

pintos are my favorites (also the flashier and slightly smaller and sweeter Anasazi beans)


like most except limas or kidneys

[El Supremo]

6. Refritos! (made from pinto beans)

[bigwillq]

10. I LOVE beans!

All kinds of beans!

One of my fave foods!

[KamaAina]

11. Other: red beans

served over rice, Louisiana-style. The actual beans are known as red kidney beans.

Black beans take the silver. They're great in both Mexican and Chinese dishes.

[No Vested Interest]

15. String beans. I like lima beans, too.

When I was young, family had lime beans frequently; you don't see them on menus much anymore.
I especially liked lima beans and corn - they called it succotash. Mmmm good.

[CherokeeDem]

16. Never met a bean I didn't love....

Growing up in the south, black eye peas and rice were a staple. Love beans anyway they can be prepared...

My faves are black-eyed peas, lentils, black beans, garbanzo, pintos... well.. all of them.

[sendero]

17. I love beans and eat a lot of them..

.... including black, garbonzos, etc. but mostly PINTOS which are a staple of the Texas diet and not on the list!

[magical thyme]

20. Beans, beans the musical fruit

the more you eat, the more you toot
the more you toot, the better you feel
the better you feel, the more you eat
beans, beans the musical fruit

[pink-o]

21. Never met a bean or a nut I didn't love

I think I was born in the wrong part of the world: I hated every western dish put in front of me when I was a kid. My parents were the greatest generation, so we always had some high-end meat for Sunday dinner to prove that we were truly out f depression and war sacrifices. I rejected it all for baked beans--considered po' peoples's food in the 60s. The 'rents were appalled.

I finally stopped being a "picky eater" when I discovered ethnic foods became a vegetarian--diets that are mostly beans and grain. Add all the yummy fresh fruits and veggies, I'm never bored with what I eat anymore.

Oh, and you forgot to mention edamame! Delicious little buds of pure protein: what more could you want? A salad w/that, kidneys, garbanzos and some spinach is what's for dinner in my house!

[Mopar151]

22. I favor Jacob's Cattle and Yellow Eye, myself.

And Hurst's "15 Bean Soup" mix