Easy Baked Beans

These easy baked beans came together quickly. This can be made with almost any white bean. I commonly use navy, great northern or small white beans (used great northern). I made minor adjustments to Madeline’s original handwritten recipe.

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Cuban black beans and rice.

Cuban Black Beans and Rice

I love Cuban rice and beans, and it makes a yummy side dish to many Latin inspired meals. Isometimes add one seeded and diced jalapeño pepper to give this dish a little extra kick.

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Chicken and White Bean Cassoulet

Chicken & White Bean Cassoulet

I modified a recipe to work with my Milo by Kana Dutch oven. I chose the mini version (3.5 quarts), since the size is more manageable. I love this Dutch oven. It's priced lower than the big brands and is now also sold at Crate and Barrel stores.If you have a large dutch oven and…

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Chipotle Chili

Spicy Chipotle Turkey Chili

This is a spicy chili, so if you don’t like too much spice, just adjust the amount of chipotle powder (start with 1/2 teaspoon). You could also use two cans of red beans instead of three. Serve with homemade cornbread.

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