Archive for May, 2009
Black Bean Vegetable Soup
Oh, beans. I love you.
Ah, cast iron Dutch oven. There is no better destination for those lovely beans – not when they’re destined to become that wonderful, wonderful dish that is a perfect bean soup.
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Fresh bread
Monday is Eric’s and my twelfth wedding anniversary. That’s silk/linen, for those who keep track of those things, but instead of a traditional gift, or even a traditional dinner date, we’re taking the train to Chicago this afternoon and spending a few hours just walking around, seeing the sights, and enjoying each other’s company.
This is possible because a friend volunteered to take the kids off our hands. A precious offer, and one that should never, ever go unrewarded. So! Bread!
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A giveaway!
Not from me, though. 
Mara, of What’s for Dinner?, is giving away food blogger charms!
Go here to enter! They look absolutely adorable.
Chickpea Salad
Sometimes you need an easy protein for a meal, and you don’t feel like futzing with meat. Canned beans are one of the simplest ways to do that. Ordinarily, I’m a fan of the dried bean, for convenience and simplicity, but they do take time to prepare, so if for whatever reason I don’t want to devote hours to that, the pantry is stocked with a few cans of beany happiness.
I love chickpeas. I love hummus, I love them roasted, and I love them in bean salad. As of tonight, I love them as the star of their own salad, backed up by capers and roasted red peppers.
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Well, hello there!
So, I’m food-obsessed.
For those who are new, I’m Carrie, and I write over at Earthmovers and Sandcastles. In the past couple of years, I’ve gone from being a morbidly obese sedentary woman to a marathoner with a strong focus on nutrition and physical fitness – and on finding ways, naturally, to use the former to fuel the latter. I’ve begun paying a lot of attention to what’s going into my mouth and into my system. My goal is to eat healthfully, and since this is my life and not “a diet,” I want to find lots of ways to make this something that not only can I sustain, but that I want to sustain!
Eric, my husband, is a natural cook; I am not. He’s comfortable improvising in the kitchen; my “projects” are often on the crude side of things (”Why can’t I sub this pepper for that one? They’re both green!”)…but I’m learning, and I’m having fun, and I’ve even made a few things that I’m eager to share and show off. Here’s my little “Brag Book,” then!
(I also often post pictures of the culinary creations Eric develops, and I usually get swamped with demands for “recipe, please!” I hope he’ll come along with me here to Happy Little Stove and share the finer points.)