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[side_show]

Calling all foodies:

I have a growing interest in beans, and the overall incorporation of them into my eating.  That said, I hate the taste of canned beans, especially chickpeas - the canned variety are so foul to me, and also I can't eat soybeans/tofu/etc. because they counteract my meds.

Anyway, I am interested in any actually tasty meatless bean-related recipes.  I am specifically seeking out a good black bean dip recipe, but would be interested in anything you all deem tasty.  I brought home a big bag of black beans, and another of garbanzos and they are sitting in the cupboard expectantly.  Can you help a sister out?

[CortJstr]

the beans episode of Good Eats would be my first suggestion

[pmcd9]

Between Houston and San Antonio lies the little town of Weimer.  Weimer is the home of Kasper's Meat Market.  Kaspers makes the best sausage on the planet.  This sausage is like treasure, it's so good.  Whenever I pass through Weimer I gotta stop at Kaspers.  Commuting between Houston and San Antonio these past two months have given me a lot of opportunity to stop at Kaspers.  So much in fact that I have had to cut back on Kaspers  lest I throw my diet straight out the window.  So I'm putting sausage in every recipe I can think of, Sausage and Peppers, Sausage and Saurkraut, Sausage and Turkey Spaghetti (twice), and of course the old stalwart, pinto beans and sausage.  I'd show you what the beans and sausage looked like, but apparently only the saurkraut and the sausage with peppers were deemed photogenic.

~Paul

[miles]

That sauerkraut looks delicious.

[wombat]

Must the recipes be absolutely meatless?  Because split pea soup is really good but it MUST be flavored with some ham or other smoked meat product.  Yellow split peas are good in it.

[Carlos del Vaca]

I like this black bean dip right here.  The bacon makes it better, but you could leave that out if you wanted.

I have a black bean chili recipe at home.  In my opinion, it's not that great, but then I like the meats in my chili.  I can post it later if you're interested.

[Golfhaus]

I avoid beans. I don't like the texture of them, and I do just fine farting on my own, thank you.

I'm anti-bean to the point of only eating beanless chili.

[CortJstr]

I avoid beans. I don't like the texture of them, and I do just fine farting on my own, thank you.

I'm anti-bean to the point of only eating beanless chili.

Who would put beans in chili? That's just cruel.

I can eat hummus, falafel, and some dal but other than that beans best stay out my way. Jelly beans used to get a free pass but too many gross flavors like licorice and popcorn have ruined it for everybody.

[acoxcae]

Who *wouldn't* put beans in chili!?  All you "meat only" purists are weirdos - chili was made for beans, and vice versa.

As for other types of beans, I've rarely met a bean I didn't like - the exception being fava beans, which taste, in a blind consensus conducted between me and my mother a few years ago, "exactly like feet."

Black beans are definitely a good option, followed by pinto, navy, and all them other beans.  Man, I think I need to make some kind of bean soup for dinner tonight.  That's what you people have done to me.

If I come across a good black bean dip recipe, I'll be sure to relay it.

[misterqueue]

As for other types of beans, I've rarely met a bean I didn't like - the exception being fava beans, which taste, in a blind consensus conducted between me and my mother a few years ago, "exactly like feet."

Now I'm picturing your mother and yourself randomly eating fava beans and licking feet to confirm this.  Thank you for this horrible image, thank you so much.

[AugustWest]

I love beans in all their forms and permutations.

[AlohaDawg]

Now I'm picturing your mother and yourself randomly eating fava beans and licking feet to confirm this.  Thank you for this horrible image, thank you so much.

Q, just to clarify and make your vision that much better: it was each other's feet. And they spent a lot more time on the feet than the beans.

[pmcd9]

Were you going for Magical Fruit like Jack in the Beanstalk or did you mean to write Musical Fruit?  I mean because Jack had the magic beans, but beans are the Musical Fruit.

~Paul

[misterqueue]

Q, just to clarify and make your vision that much better: it was each other's feet. And they spent a lot more time on the feet than the beans.

Great now there's honey involved and giggling... and OH MY GOD THE GIANTS ANTS!  THE HORROR! THE HORROR!

[Hobo Frenzy]

Black beans and rice is simple and outstanding. I may be biased with my Cubano blood though. If you want a good recipe I can probably get it from my grandmother or mom.