Have you ever eaten a fresh garbanzo bean? Have you ever even seen one? I’ve eaten chickpeas for years dried and then cooked, but never, until this month, have I seen these wrinkly legumes in their fuzzy little pods. They “pop” when you try to open them, releasing the air inside. And they taste very [...]
Garbanzo beans pop, pop, pop – who knew?
Filed Under: Inspiration, Just For Fun, Stories - Food as Main Character · Tagged With: chickpea, legumes, vegetable, vegetarian
Sweet Limes – New tastes and new friends
Lemons? Think again. These are sweet Palestinian limes… When I went to the Mexican market the other day, I saw some for the first time. I picked one up and nonchalantly tossed it into my cart to try later. I looked up to see an older couple watching me. I winked and walked away. Moments later, [...]
Filed Under: Just For Fun, Stories - Food as Main Character · Tagged With: citrus, fruit, Mexican, stories
Beets are beautiful – raw or roasted!
The bunch of big, beautiful, brilliant beets was tossed casually onto the table. Disregarded. Late afternoon sunlight warmed the leaves, leaving them languid. Raw beets? Yeah! Beets are one of the most amazing additions to juice. If you have a juicer, add this to your recipes. If you have a blender, like I [...]
Filed Under: Cooking Tips & Techniques, Just For Fun, Stories - Food as Main Character · Tagged With: beets, paleo, tips, vegetables, vegetarian
Snow White’s Poison Apple and Other Fairy Tale Foods
Have you fallen spell to modern fairy and folk tale retellings that have made their way to TV and the movies? Then this post is for you. Poisoned apples, tricky cabbage, and magic pumpkins each make an appearance.
Filed Under: Just For Fun, Stories - Food as Main Character · Tagged With: folk tales, fruits, stories, vegetables
What do black beans, peer pressure, Finns, and 5 degree temperatures have in common?
February 3, 2011 by Stormy Sweitzer - Maoomba-in-chief · Leave a Comment
Running in below-freezing temperatures requires a combination of will-power, friendly challenge, and the expectation of a warm meal afterward.
Filed Under: All of Maoomba's Recipes, Food for an Active Lifestyle, Stories - Food as Main Character · Tagged With: beans, cold, Finland, running, soup
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