The best Very Good Recipes of Black Bean from Out of the Ordinary
There are 25 Black Bean recipes on the blog Out of the Ordinary. (168 on all the blogs)
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Millet and summer stew with black beans and hominy
By Out of the Ordinary
07/23/12 22:39
First we see a beautiful black and white shot of majestic mountains. Into the frame come the head and shoulders of a samurai, his back to us. He stands and looks up at the mountains for a few moments. And … Continue reading →
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Kale with peanut sauce and spicy roasted black beans
By Out of the Ordinary
05/06/12 16:22
The weather has been remarkably strange this week. People will walk up to one another and remark, “what a strange day!” We seem to go through several seasons in one day. The mornings are cool and damp and foggy. The … Continue reading →
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Empanadas with potatoes, black beans, spinach and smoked gouda
By Out of the Ordinary
02/11/13 23:17
We saw the most beautiful movie the other day – The Maid, written and directed by Sebastian Silva. It isn’t stylistically gorgeous – it has the look of home videos from a decade or so ago – it is emotionally … Continue reading →
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Beet green, black bean, pumpkin and cashew curry with roasted beet kofta
By Out of the Ordinary
10/26/12 21:42
While we walked to school the other day, Isaac told me that recess isn’t fun anymore because two of his friends won’t play with him. He said “sometimes I feel like I don’t exist at all.” It gave me such … Continue reading →
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Steamed dumplings with beets, black beans and lime
By Out of the Ordinary
07/07/12 21:57
As Oscar Wilde famously said, “When a person remakes beet dumplings after having ruined the first batch by dropping the entire thing on the ground, this illustrates the triumph of hope over experience.” Well, he may not have used those … Continue reading...
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Bok choy and black beans simmered in tomato coconut sauce
By Out of the Ordinary
10/10/12 20:22
I’ve been thinking about my post yesterday, in which I suggested that everybody can be creative all the time no matter what their job or financial status. I may have seemed to imply that, according to my slightly skewed definition … Continue reading →
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Black bean and broccoli tacos
By Out of the Ordinary
05/14/12 18:41
I worked a mothers’ day lunch shift yesterday, and I regret to say that it won. It beat me. It did me in. [Whiny rant alert!] Waitressing is really hard! You’re on your feet the whole shift (6 or 7 … Continue reading →
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Homemade noodles with black beans and tamari
By Out of the Ordinary
04/04/12 22:18
There’s a special kind of joy in enjoying a movie that you discovered by accident. A movie you haven’t watched trailers for, or read reviews of, or looked forward to seeing. The other night we watched a Korean film called … Continue reading →
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Kale and black beans in curried pumpkin sauce with pumpkinseed-arugula pesto
By Out of the Ordinary
01/08/13 19:25
This meal reminds me of something I used to make back in my bachelorette days. Can of pumpkin purée, can of chickpeas, loads of broccoli. It was quick, easy, cheap and not very fattening at all. In those days, I … Continue reading →
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Mushroom, cabbage, black beans and tamari
By Out of the Ordinary
10/28/12 15:30
Cabbages always make me think of the Vittorio DeSica film Miracolo a Milano. De Sica is better known for his very realistic films – Bicycle Thief and Sciuscia, which show ordinary people in day-to-day situations which become beautiful and incredibly … Continue...
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Collards & black beans slow cooked with black cardamom
By Out of the Ordinary
06/29/12 17:33
On the last day of school, Isaac said, “Mom, for summer vacation I want to go to a big field somewhere and play tag.” And that was his whole plan! I love that idea. I love the simplicity of it. … Continue reading →
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Noodles with broccoli, scallions and black beans
By Out of the Ordinary
06/11/12 17:50
My little Isaac has mastered the art of bicycle riding. It’s not just that he can ride a two-wheeler, but that he rides his bike exactly as a bike should be ridden. It’s all about the journey, with him. Isaac … Continue reading →
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Deep pie with black beans, greens and pistachios
By Out of the Ordinary
02/02/12 22:31
Beans, greens, and … guava paste!?!?! That’s right! Guava paste! It lends a subtle sweetness and a mysterious flavor to this otherwise extremely earthy dish. I’m going to try to mix it up a bit with the bodega express ingredients. … Continue reading →
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Soba noodles with potatoes, black beans and spinach in red pepper sauce
By Out of the Ordinary
05/17/13 20:06
Each day on our way to school, Isaac and I pass a house that half-burned down a few years ago at Christmastime. Apparently it will be torn down before too long, but now it’s oddly beautiful with its charred, inside-out … Continue reading →
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Thin crispy roasted potatoes piled with chipotle black beans, spinach, smoked gouda, jalapenoes, and guacamole
By Out of the Ordinary
05/10/13 19:42
“Why is it okay to be scruffy when you’re real?” This is a question Isaac had to answer for class, and in solidarity with the lad, I’m going to try to answer it myself, here. I should start by saying … Continue reading →
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Tacos with spicy black bean mince
By Out of the Ordinary
04/19/13 18:15
Behind the school there’s a hill where the children play. Some will build forts, some will make a bridge over the slight ravine that leads to the hill or a dam for the creek that runs down the hill after … Continue reading →
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Black bean and kale cornmeal cakes with fresh avocado cucumber salsa
By Out of the Ordinary
04/03/13 20:25
I’m reading Roderick Hudson at the moment. It’s Henry James’ “first serious attempt at a full-length novel,” and it’s quite fascinating. It’s youthful and ambitious, and about youth and ambition, which seems so sweetly unselfconscious to me. James tells...
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Black bean mince, parsnip, apple and pecan pies
By Out of the Ordinary
12/20/12 19:17
This week, Malcolm brought home a piece of light blue cardstock, folded in half. It contained little messages, scrawled in pencil every which way, some in boxes, some in circles, one in a heart – all little descriptions of Malcolm. … Continue reading →...
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Roasted butternut, kale, black bean and goat cheese enchiladas with a roasted red pepper/pecan sauce
By Out of the Ordinary
12/11/12 21:58
Here at The Ordinary we have an institute entirely devoted to the study of time passing. We had thought, up until a few months ago, that we were mere moments away from complete understanding. Lately, however, our grasp is slipping, … Continue reading →...
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Say “Happy Thanksgiving!” with a double crusted fennel, pecan, and black bean pie
By Out of the Ordinary
11/22/12 18:20
Memphis Minnie tells us that she hates to see the evening sun go down, and I know what she means! Dusk always makes me feel a little melancholy, particularly this time of year when it comes so early. When I … Continue reading →
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