Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with bean

Bean and rice diet healthy?

branvan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:05:22 -0800

I was thinking of going on a strictly bean and rice diet. Is this healthy for me?

Looking for cold grain salad tips.

kmennie — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:04:44 -0800

How can I improve my cold grain/bean/wild rice/etc salads? They are either too vinegary or too bland, and generally not as good as it seems they should be. They also don't seem to last as long in the fridge as deli-made ones, and are generally just a bit more tired and blah than the stuff I get out of good delis and catering shops and so on.

I dump in too much vinegar and get predictable results (pool of liquid, overwhelming vinegariness), but skimping on the vinegar always leaves me thinking "This needs more vinegar." Apparently not, but what does it need? Salt? More oil?

Thoroughly reliable recipes and general hints appreciated.

Ordering coffees from around the world, online

nitsuj — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:17:00 -0800

I enjoy drinking coffee from various regions. Is there a good online resource for A) determining good coffees from various regions and B) ordering said coffees online? For instance, I enjoy drinking Community Coffee from the New Orleans/Southern Louisiana region, and pick it up anytime I see it. But this doesn't happen often, so I end up buying whatever Coffee X that is available at my local grocer.

-What are some other good regional coffees?
-Where can I order them online?

Some notes: I don't like flavored coffee; no hazelnuts or vanilla flavors, please. I have a grinder, so I'd like to buy full bean if possible.

Hot rabbit recipe

tellurian — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:15:00 -0800

A chilli rabbit recipe from a 'Hemphills Herbs and Spices' book. I once had a recipe book that was essentially a promotional tool for 'Hemphills Herbs and Spices' (an Australian herb and spice purveyor, natch). A4 size, paperback, and (from memory) had a picture of Ian and his mother, Rosemary, standing in front of hedge with an armful of herbs - it was a very green picture. It had a recipe for cooking rabbit with the main ingredients being chilli*, garlic and tomato. The recipe I'm seeking DOES NOT CONTAIN BEANS. Does anyone have this book and is willing to share the recipe? Or, if not this exact recipe, one that DOES NOT CONTAIN BEANS but has chilli, garlic and tomato as the main ingredients.
*I fear my search has been severely hampered by the variants in the spelling of chilli, chili and chile.

Trader Joe's Spicy Black Bean Dip recipe?

royalchinook — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:32:32 -0800

I've been introduced to Trader Joe's Spicy Black Bean Dip and I absolutely love it; problem is that I live in Canada and can't buy it! So, I've decided the best alternative is to make it. Does any one have a recipe for it? The ingredients (in order) are: Black Beans, Water, Tomato Paste, Onions, Distilled Vinegar (From Corn), Honey, Salt, Jalapenos, Spices, Garlic. The Nutritional information (if that somehow helps) is available at Spark People

"...with fava beans and a nice chianti..."

dersins — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:29:47 -0800

What else can I do with fava beans? I've recently developed a major food crush on fresh fava beans (thanks, farmers' market!), and I'd love some suggestions for other ways to enjoy them.

Things I've tried:
Fava bean & sweet corn succotash
Pasta with fava beans & pancetta
Fava beans in sweet pea & mint pesto
Crostini with mashed fava beans, lemon, garlic and mint

Any other recipes / suggestions would be very, very helpful in my attempt to get the most out of this lovely legume.

and before you make a "Silence of the Lambs" joke, you should look at the title of this question....

How to cook delicious beans?

ThePinkSuperhero — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:58:14 -0800

I love beans, but when I make them myself, they taste gross. What's the secret to great tasting beans? I'll go to a restaurant, and eat a whole plate of beans. But when I try to make beans myself at home, they always taste really bland and gross, and I usually end up throwing out 5/6 of the beans I made (which I would have liked to have eaten for leftovers, had they been good). What's the secret to delicious beans? I'm not really looking for reciples that contain beans as much as I'm looking for plain, simple bean recipes. I own a slow cooker and have a gas stove and a oven; no microwave.

Taco Bell Bean/Meat ratio?

Darth Fedor — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:32:30 -0800

TacoBellFilter: What does the sign on the tortilla warmer that says something like %71 Bean %29 Taco mean? I can't remember if that's exactly what it says. If not, it is something very similar. Is this propaganda reminding the employees that on a menu item containing both beans and taco meat, the prescribed ratio is 71% beans to 29% meat? If so, that sucks! 70/30 is bad enough...but 71/29? I don't like the idea of subliminal suggestion being used to shaft me out of getting the taco meat I deserve! Can any former employees shed light on this?