Black Bean Soup: Dinner for Four. Includes an interesting Mexican rice (with spinach and cilantro) as a side dish, and fresh pineapple for dessert.
Sides
Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Gratin
Pumpkin Gratin with sweet potato, onion, and cheese: your next addiction waiting to happen. Perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Eyebrow-Raising Baked Beans
Eyebrow-Raising Baked Beans, flavored with lots of onion, tons of spices, a bunch of cheese … and apples! Freezes and reheats well.
Classic Tuna Noodle Salad
This easy, classic Tuna Noodle Salad is perfect for an iconic, late-summer picnic. It’s honest, good-hearted, everyday comfort food.
Beans and Franks in a Slow Cooker
This is James Beard’s Beans and Franks recipe, modified for a slow cooker. Delicious freshly made, reheats well, freezes well. Easy, everyday cooking.
Spinach Salad with Poached Eggs
Spinach Salad with Poached Eggs and … wait for it … wait for it … hot bacon dressing. This is an old-school salad that is savory as savory gets.
Golden Rice Pie with Spinach Filling
Golden Rice Pie with Spinach Filling. Old-school, vegetarian vibe: brown rice, onions, yogurt, other vegetables, Mollie Katzen.
Sweet Chile Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sweet Chile Roasted Brussels Sprouts – in other words, roasted Brussels sprouts in a spicy glaze: so incredible that you’ll want them as a main dish.
Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges
If you take advantage of what can be done in advance, you could easily whip up Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges on a school night.