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Must Be Beans on the Brain

a weekend recipe round up and book club

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Michelle Albanes-Davis
Oct 06, 2024
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Hey my lovely Pot Heads,

There’s no new recipe this week which gives you plenty of time to focus on how you’re going to get more beans into your life. I’m all in on beans and you should be too. Need some ideas? I’ve got you.

Chickpeas of Glory

Michelle Albanes-Davis
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March 3, 2024
Chickpeas of Glory

First, I am in love with this dish. It’s like pasta e ceci, creamy mac and cheese, and chana masala had a baby. Yeah, you read that right. I was giving off some real mad scientist vibes the night I dreamed this up. It calls for fenugreek, which reader

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Enchilada Beans

Michelle Albanes-Davis
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February 25, 2024
Enchilada Beans

After a brief bean hiatus, I’m back on my bullshit and deeply in love with beans. They are a cornerstone of so many world cuisines, but I think it’s their ubiquity that makes them come off as mundane. We need to reframe our thoughts on beans because they’re too universal to be seen as anything but magic. Beans can do anything. I would vote for Jo Chickp…

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Next week I’m coming in hot with a collection of recipes to replace whatever…

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