Lukewarm Legumes

Weekends are special around our home. That is a time when we try new dishes and new twists on existing ones. This weekend I prepared Pork Chops on the grill and ate them with two dishes a friend prepared: Rustic Roasted Garden Vegetables and “Turnover Salad.” Before grilling, the Pork Chops were brought to room [...]

In a previous post John shared his secret to make Perfect Popped Popcorn, it is a very good method to make a healthy, low cost snack.  For the longest time I didn’t like popcorn, but lately I’ve been a ravenous popcorn addict, sneaking a small pot here and there just to get me by until [...]

I wanted to prepare quiche for breakfast but was looking for a lighter alternative for the crust since most quiche recipes call for a standard pie crust. Standard pie crusts are made with a lot of fat and tend to be somewhat heavy and have a flaky, crumbly texture. I considered using puff pastry, but it [...]

In Part One of my review of the documentary “Forks Over Knives” I presented an introduction to what the documentary is about. In this, the second part of my review, I will present the problem as it is expressed in the documentary. The problem, as I see it, is organized in two categories: 1) There [...]

First of all we want to apologize to all of you for our lack of posting last month, we also want to send a HUGE thank you to John for keeping things going.  Tiffany and I got married last month and it had taken a lot of our free time and unfortunately Lukewarm Legumes suffered. [...]

Anyone who entertains will sooner or later be faced with the prospect that one of the invited guests has nontraditional dietary needs. This is not something new because there have always been people who, because of a medical condition, conscience, or simply personal preference eat a diet different than others. Our society continues to change, [...]

“Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything. “ Count Rugen in ‘Princess Bride’ Forks Over Knives, released in 2011, is a movie about the modern diet which seeks to support “the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, [...]

I had several sweet potatoes in my pantry which were purchased for a particular purpose, but those plans got changed. So I was looking for a different way of preparing them when I saw this recipe in the March 2012 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine. It is for Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon Sesame Brittle. [...]

For me there is nothing quite like a freshly baked cinnamon roll first thing in the morning for breakfast with a freshly brewed cup of hot coffee. This recipe, with the addition of orange flavoring, adds a significant twist that I think you will find refreshing. Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients Dough [...]

This is a delightful twist to a popular soup dish that is delicious, quick, easy, and inexpensive to make. The red and sweet bulb onions offer a flavor and presentation that add a new dimension to classic French Onion Soup which I think you will enjoy. Although onions and onion soups were enjoyed by the [...]