Mocha tres leches with vanilla bean ice cream.

Broccoli Chickpea Salad, Side dishes don’t have to be boring!

Barbacoa beef salads with avocado black bean salsa!

Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting – my absolute favorite cupcake yet!

Black bean soup (in Italian, with translator)

Pistachio frangipane tartelettes with tonka bean scented dark chocolate pastry cream and port wine poached sour cherries.

Edamame Guacamole (Guacamame)

Mini Vanilla Bean Ruffle Cakes… a tender Vanilla Cake topped with a sweet Cream Cheese Buttercream.

Greek Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt, soft-serve style.

Black bean soup with ponce – have you tried ponce yet? Do you know what it is?

Broccoli Quesadillas – “Our Usual” and the “Fancypants”.

Ham and Bean Soup.

This sausage and bean casserole is a hearty supper dish that we eat regularly.

Vegan Gluten Free Black Bean Brownies! Rich, moist and fudgy – you’d never guess they’re healthy!

Black Bean & Quinoa Tostadas topped with Mango Salsa and Cilantro-Lime Yogurt Sauce. ‘Nuff said.

Buttermilk Baked Donuts with Vanilla Bean Cinnamon Sugar.

Vegan/vegetarian black bean soup and other Spring dish.

Sprinkle this ice cream with a few toasted pecans and a light sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

Black Bean Burger Dinner for cooking healthy on a budget. Recipe makes 4 servings and cost is $.96 per serving.

White bean dip with pesto- a healthy, quick and satisfying snack!

Italian Feta Black Bean Burgers – The perfect way to ring in spring.

Quinoa Black Bean Corn Tacos – you won’t even miss the meat. My whole family LOVED these tacos! These will now be a regular for me.