Savory Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is a quintessential Real Food. At one time or another cooks of every culture that eat bread, eggs and milk have had a little of all of them left over, and one creative cook put them all together, … Continue reading →

Moroccan Black Eyed Pea Stew

Ful Gnaoua Moroccan Black Eyed Pea Stew Serves 4 In Arabic, Ful Gnaoua refers to Guinea beans, which are virtually any long pod legume. Most of the recipes I found for Ful Gnaoua call for black eyed peas so I … Continue reading →

Hoppin’ John : Black Eyed Peas and Rice

Hoppin’ John : Black Eyed Peas and Rice Serves 8-10 Hints Instead of throwing out the nutrient rich soaking water, pour it on your plants; they’ll love it. Always look through dried legumes and pick out any rocks or obviously … Continue reading →

Black Eyed Peas : Local, Global, Real Food

On New Year’s Day, I celebrated an age-old but new to me custom of eating black eyed peas with rice to ensure good luck throughout the new year. Our hostess Debbie Gerber, the personification of “you can take the girl … Continue reading →