The humble black bean. One recipe, a hundred possibilities!

Black Bean Sauce: Try it for a flavor punch on your steamed bok choy.

How to make Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup in less than 5 minutes.

Chocolate-covered peanut clusters, fudge ripple and the creamiest vanilla bean ice cream make up this fantastic Tin Roof Ice Cream!

Cream of bean soup with smoked lardo

Spinach Salad with Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, & Cannellini Beans

Chipotle Bean Burritos with spinach, tomatoes and Greek yogurt!

Try this easy crème brûlée – no kitchen torch required!

Guilty Kitchen’s Top 10 of 2010. Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year and here’s to many more tantalizing recipes to come in 2011!

Cherry and almond tartlets

Homemade cherry poptarts with vanilla bean glaze. No artificial ingredients in sight!

Cinnamon-chocolate fruit mince tarts – suet-free and super delicious!

Doenjang jjigae is a Korean stew made with fermented soy bean paste.

Healthy Chicken stir-fry rich in iron – cook this delicious Chinese takeaway favourite at home

A buttery pecan dough is the base for this celebratory treat…Mexican Wedding Cookies.

Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup.

Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup + Eggplant Sandwiches with Fontina and Caramelized Onions.

Vanilla Butter Sponge Cake filled with Vanilla Bean Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and hand-painted with 24 karat gold edible dust.

Nutritious black bean soup with garlic and pork ribs.

Braised Chicken with black bean tofu

An easy salad from the chef of Chez Panisse.

Rhubarb and vanilla crumble