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National Baked Bean Month

7/27/2014

Baked Beans - for some people this is a side dish for summer picnics. For others, they are a protein source. What you do with them may depend on where you live in the US. No matter what you do with baked beans, I hope you have observed National Baked Bean Month by eating your favorite recipe of baked beans.

Baked beans is a dish containing beans, sometimes baked but, despite the name, usually stewed, in a sauce. Most commercial canned baked beans are made from haricot beans, also known as navy beans. You can open a can of baked beans from a number of manufacturers or you can make your own.

The common ingredients to make your own are canned or dried and cooked navy beans, molasses, brown sugar, Ketchup,mustard, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and if desired, bacon. I like to cook baked beans in my crock pot to bring out the flavor.

No matter if you make or buy your baked beans, or what you put into them, baked beans can be enjoyed all year, not only in July.

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Eat Beans Day - July 3rd

7/3/2014

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Do you know how many kinds of dried beans there are? According to the US Dry Bean Council, there are 14 kinds of dried beans.

Adzuki - nutty and sweet flavor with a small, reddish brown appearance
Baby Lima – buttery and rich flavor with a creamy white, flat-shaped appearance
Black Bean, aka turtle beans – sweet and mild flavor and soft texture with a small ovals with deep black appearance
Black eye, aka cowpeas or black-eyed peas – distinctive flavor and creamy texture with a kidney shape with white skin and a small black eye
Cranberry – nut-like taste, creamy texture with a small rounded appearance with red markings on ivory skin prior to cooking
Dark Red Kidney – full-bodied flavor and soft texture with large, kidney shaped, deep reddish-brown color
Garbanzo, aka chickpeas – nutlike taste and buttery texture with a beige to pale yellow appearance
Great Northern – takes the flavors of other foods they are cooked with and has a flat, kidney-shaped, white appearance
Large Lima, aka butter beans – creamy and sweet flavor with an ivory color, flat shape appearance
Light Red Kidney – full-bodied flavor and soft texture with a large, kidney-shaped appearance
Navy, aka pea beans – mild flavor with a powdery texture and small white oval appearance
Pink – meaty with a slightly powdery texture and small, pale-pink appearance before cooking and a reddish brown color after cooking
Pinto – powdery texture with mottled beige and brown appearance and medium oval size
Small Red, aka Mexican red beans – the flavor and appearance are similar to red kidney beans, but is smaller in size

With so many options, what a great way to add variety and increase the fiber in your diet. At the same time you can save money on protein sources in your diet. Check out the Bean Soup recipe in Flavorful Fortified Food - Recipes to Enrich Life. Enjoy Eat Beans Day!

Flavorful Fortified Food - Recipes to Enrich Life

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January is National Soup Month

1/3/2014

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January in many parts of the country brings cold and snow. This year it's REALLY cold with temperatures and wind chills below zero in many places. Low temperature records are being shattered this week. What a better way to stay warm than to eat soup. They provide fluids that are necessary to prevent dehydration . There are seven soup recipes in Flavorful Fortified Food - Recipes to Enrich Life.

Try one of these recipes today!

          Bean Soup

          Cheddar Cheese Soup,

          Chunky Potato Chowder

           Cream Soup Base

           Jiffy Enriched Soup

           Lentil Soup

           Pizazz Pumpkin Soup

Don't have a copy of the recipes? Order the pdf copy of the book and start cooking right away.

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