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Minestrone-style pasta salad

food revolution, Food Revolution Day, Jamie Oliver, pasta, recipes, salad | May 16, 2020September 6, 2016 by Mardi Michels

The focus for this year’s Food Revolution Day was about sharing the power of cooking, the benefits of cooking from scratch and, ultimately showing people that changing our food choices can make us both healthier and happier. Instead of one official recipe as there has been in years past, this year, we have a set of … Read more

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