1 pound fresh spinach, stemmed
2 cups chopped kale leaves…

This dinner is exotic! Crisp yam slices, roasted bell peppers, steamed corn, and BBQ tofu topped with a spicy black bean sauce.

1 can garbanzo beans – rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans – rinsed and drained…

3/4 pound green beans, washed and trimmed
1-1/2 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained…

16 ounce can of unsalted garbanzo beans
1 boiled potato, peeled and chopped in chunks…

I “stole” this recipe from a local health food store. It would be perfect for a BBQ! Just double or triple this recipe.

1 15-oz. can black-eyed peas, drained
2 cups cooked brown rice…

Black Bean Tofu Patties for dinner, served with rice (spiced to a golden yellow color) and a selection of colorful, fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, will look good enough to eat!

A couple of nights ago at Fresh Choice they were serving a Tuscan White Bean soup I really liked – so I decided I’d try to replicate it at home in the pressure cooker. Here’s what I came up with this afternoon.

Brenda’s note: This is a keeper! We were impressed with how nice the beans cooked, soft and perfect; easily mashed right in the pressure cooker when they’d finished cooking.