The best way to make delicious and creamy cannellini beans from dried

Prep Time 10 minutes | Cook Time 2 hours

Equipment

1 dutch oven with lid or a heavy bottom pot with lid.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs dried cannellini beans
8 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 head of garlic
water to cover the beans in pot
1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste

Instructions

Mushroom Pâté With Cream Cheese

A traditional pâté is a savory spread derived from the French word paste. Typically it is made from organ meats such as pork liver or chicken liver, but in this case mushrooms make an excellent substitution! This version is made with firm raw mushrooms and is loaded with savory flavor, texture and fresh herb and lemon taste. 

An alternate version of this easy mushroom pâté is to season with thyme, and frying the mushrooms, before blending up fast in a food processor. 

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Ingredients

• 1-2 pieces pita bread
• 100 ml raita
• 1 t sunflower seeds
• 1 t sesame seeds
• 100 ml alfalfa sprouts
• 100 ml spring mix lettuce
• 50 ml parsley
• 1 green onion
• salt
• lemon or vinegar (optional)

Instructions

1. Toast sunflower and sesame seeds in a dry pan until fragrant. Remove from heat and salt lightly.

This salad keeps well, too, and the flavours will continue to deepen over time. This recipe is vegan and gluten-free.

The history of raita as a side dish can be traced at least to the 12th century, when a form of it appears in the Manasollasa (1137 CE), suggesting that its roots lie in the medieval period; later evidence from the Ni‘matnāma around 1500 CE shows it more clearly as part of established courtly cuisine.

The original article that I saw was in Bon Appetit magazine

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/the-raita-formula

**Tomato-free bean and potato curry**

This one required prep. It started with soaking a cup of beans that wouldn't fit into the proper container. 

So cook 'em!

I had potatoes and celery. That's why there is celery this time. It's not really needed.

No time like the present to soak some beans.