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Offline Brother Woodrow

Need Recipes regarding beans
« on: September 25, 2025, 08:43:52 PM »
Good Evening all, 

I plan on starting a diet soon as a form of penance for my habitual and plentiful grave sins that have taken over my life the past year. By controlling my appetite for food I'm hoping to control my appetites for other pleasures and temptations. My way of doing this is by routinely eating beans for dinner, probably daily. 

I may add meat here or there, but the intention is to get boring. However, beans are a pretty robust food source and I don't mind eating them all the time even if they are boring. Plus, they're very cheap and should help with budgeting as I spend too much on food anyway. 

My problem is. I'm not good at cooking beans at all. Does anyone know of any must have spices that I can add to maybe make this ordeal not so awful. I'm afraid if I just start eating black beans out of a can everyday I will eventually stop this routine entirely. So if I can at least make the beans more enjoyable that would be a good way to maintain this new diet. 

I love spicy foods. So if that helps with any recommendations then power to ya. 
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Offline St Giles

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Re: Need Recipes regarding beans
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2025, 08:51:25 PM »
I'd just season them to taste. As long as it tastes good enough to eat. Fasting, even only eating once per day is a good way to make bland foods taste good, so seasoning might not be needed. It'd use dried beans over slimy canned, but be sure to research how to properly prepare them since some contain high levels of toxins that are broken down by certain temperatures for minimum durations.
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Offline Mark 79

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Re: Need Recipes regarding beans
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2025, 09:03:44 PM »
If you mean green beans you'll just need a steamer or saute pan. Butter, lemon, salt, or any dressing will suffice.

If you are talking about dried beans, I'd recommend getting a quality pressure cooker, mashing the beans, and forming them into burger patties. Of course, dried (or canned) beans can be added to almost any soup. Minestrone is the classic example.

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Offline Seraphina

Re: Need Recipes regarding beans
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2025, 03:31:53 AM »
Dried beans are the least expensive. They keep practically forever if kept dry. Only be sure to soak them thoroughly for 24 hours, 12+12, rinse thoroughly between soakings. Use a slow cooker to make delicious, filling soup. Water, milk or cream, butter, diced potatoes, onion or garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Mix in a little corn starch for body. Delicious and filling.  
I know you’re fasting, but if not, minced clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, or fish may be added along with creamed corn to make a chowder. 
Serve with toast or crackers. 
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Offline Simeon

Re: Need Recipes regarding beans
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2025, 06:57:53 AM »
Pasta fagiole - red or white

Pasta chi chi - red or white

Pasta with lentils

Lentil soup

Bean soup with corn bread

Hummus

White bean dip

Falafel

Chickpeas or cannelini beans with spinach, olive oil and garlic, with bread and pecorino Romano

Mexican bean dip

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