Pinto bean tacos with pineapple salsa For some reason, I can’t find the photo I took. So you get a photo of pinto beans sitting on my meditation cushion, near my aloe vera plant, in the sun, instead. I’m sorry. For some reason, I get into some flavours, and I can’t get enough of them. […]
Tag: pulses
Red lentil pasta
I can’t believe that this is the first time that I’ve featured pasta on this blog. I used to eat a lot more pasta. But my pasta eating has gone down. Right now, I’m more obsessed with meal salads, and anything that resembles a taco, burrito, enchilada, you have the picture…. I also want to […]
Chopped Kale Power Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
Chopped Kale Power Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing Good morning. I’m thinking about the fires in Fort McMurray and all the people evacuated from their homes. If you want to make a donation, the best thing to do is to donate to the Red Cross. Today, I’m kicking off the Asian Canadian Film series. We’re showing […]
Tex-mex black bean burgers
Sorry, this is late. This morning, I turned on “self-control”, which is my social media blocker, so I could get some writing done. Then I realized I hadn’t done my Pulse Wednesday update yet. Oops. Well, I’ve been busy just putting the finishing touches on Metro’s very first Asian Canadian film series. Check out the […]
Best lentil salad, ever
The Best Lentil Salad, Ever I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Too much to do right now, but thankfully it’s slowing down. If you see me volunteering for anything, just don’t let me do it. I’ve always had a ton of friends visiting, which is awesome. Friends have come […]
Black Bean Brownies
My name is Alexis and I am addicted to chocolate. I honestly don’t really care about any other food “vices”. I had to give up my coffee drinking habit a few years ago because caffeine makes me anxious. (I know there’s caffeine in chocolate, but it doesn’t affect me the same way). I drink pop […]
Black Bean and Avocado Tostadas with Strawberry Salsa
Pulse Wednesday became Pulse Thursday, because I had to go to a canola science conference in Leduc. Leduc is not far, but by the time I got home, I was really tired and I just pretty much fell into a pile on my couch. I’ve been a little busier than normal lately, as I just […]
Slow cooker pea and sweet potato soup
Sorry this one is late. I was at a conference on Monday and Tuesday in Calgary, and ended up driving back on Wednesday. I got home around noon, but then I had to respond to five billion emails and make five billion phone calls and I still don’t feel like I’m really caught up. The […]
Southwest salad with honey-lime dressing
I’m writing this in a hotel room in Olds. I’m here for the Livestock Care conference and I’m ready early so that I can listen to Canada Reads before I start my work day. Priorities. This southwest salad is from Gwendolyn Richards’ awesome cookbook “Pucker”. “Pucker” is a gorgeous cookbook that features recipes containing citrus. […]
Bean smoothie
I’m all about experimenting over here. I like to try new things. The love of newness is called “neophilia” and I have strong neophilic tendencies. So when I saw this recipe on Pulse Canada’s Instagram, I had to try it. It’s for a bean smoothie. In my initial attempt I used: 1 cup red kidney […]