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Not-Too-Sweet Baked Beans
So I’ve lived all over the US–I grew up in Utah, live in the South, and have lived briefly on the West and East coasts. And no matter where I go, there are baked beans and no matter where I go,...
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Brazilian Style Black Beans and Rice
Many of you know both my husband and I spent about 2 years of our lives living in Brazil when we were in our twenties. We didn’t meet until we were both back in the states attending college at BYU,...
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Instant Pot Refried Beans
One of the reasons why people love their Instant Pots is for making things that usually take lots of time in a relatively short amount of time. Like dry beans. (Sidenote: there was a time when my...
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Black Beans & Rice with Chicken and Apple Salsa
Black beans and rice are a staple at my house. I fell in love with them in Brazil and it’s been a comfort food ever since. If you’re trying to eat healthy and/or affordable, beans are a great thing...
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Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
So we’re I’m kind of flip-flopping my posts here–this recipe really belongs back in January with all the healthy recipes and Monday’s French Toast really belongs here today because, let’s face it,...
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White Beans with Rosemary
You know how every summer, I spend about 92% of my time complaining about the weather in Louisiana? Yes, it’s true, summer in Louisiana kills my soul (and just for kicks, I thought I’d throw pregnancy...
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Black Bean and Mango Quesadillas
A few weeks ago some friends invited us over for dinner and they made these carnitas. I love sweet fruity stuff with Latin style pork so I brought some mango salsa to go with them. We ate to our...
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Slow Cooker Refried Beans
So we have quite a few bean recipes on Our Best Bites–I mean, we’re not the beaniest blog out there, but I’ve come a long way from the newlywed looking at beans in the bean aisle, thinking I should...
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Slow Cooker Black Beans
When I was growing up and it came to Latin food, I thought the only kind of beans that existed were refried beans. I can’t remember when I realized there were other beans out there–sometime after...
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Black Bean Hummus with Baked Cumin-Lime Chips
Not long ago I shared some of my experience with fitness and weight-loss. One of the reasons I finally bit the bullet and published that post after hanging onto it for a while, was that I was...
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