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Mexican white bean mash served with tortilla chips

Kitchen Bootcamp: White bean mash

beans, breakfast, kitchen bootcamp, Mexican, mexico, recipes, side dishes | December 28, 2020April 25, 2011 by Mardi Michels

For this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp, Jen challenged us to work with legumes or grains. I was pleased this challenge did not come earlier in the year because after our trip to Mexico at Christmas, we were a little “beaned out” – having eaten some form of beans with pretty much every meal. They really are … Read more

French Fridays with Dorie: Garlicky crumb-coated broccoli

broccoli, cookbooks, Dorie Greenspan, FFWDorie, side dishes, vegetables | January 11, 2012April 8, 2011 by Mardi Michels

There’s really not much to say about this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe. Garlicky crumb-coated broccoli (p 334) was a huge hit with me. All week. I made this dish at least 3 times because I found it incredibly difficult to photograph (and clearly didn’t quite “get it” after so many tries!). Normally I … Read more