Customer Reviews

Easy Beans

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I have a bookcase full of cookery books, BUT, "Easy Beans" and "More Easy Beans" are two of my top favorites. All the recipes I have tried are delicious, and best of all for a busy professional, quick and easy to make when I come home tired at the end of the day. As an MD interested in nutrition, I can heartily recommend the recipes in these books for the good of your heart. Well done, authors!

This wonderful book took all the mystery out of cooking with all types of beans, peas and lentils. The recipes are versatile, nutritious and extremely simple to prepare. The authors' blurb at the beginning of each recipe is informative and quite often humourous. The Leek & Lentil Soup (page 28) has now become a weekly favourite of both my family and co-workers!! And as a final added bonus, the binding lies flat on the counter for easy reading while cooking. What more could a busy chef ask for?!

Lots of good tasting recipes that really are easy to prepare. Each recipe has a small chart identifying protein, fat, carbohydrates, calories and fiber content per serving.

The best tasting recipes all seem to begin with sauteing onions and garlic then adding the rest of the recipe. This is a great way to make tasty bean recipes.

Pressure cooking may be the best and fastest way to cook beans, where beans don't have to be soaked and salt and other acidic ingredients can be added during cooking which greatly enhances the flavor. Pressure cooked beans are so much tastier than canned or slow cooked beans it's a shame pressure cooking isn't included. [...].

A simple little book, no frills or pictures, but surprisingly useful. Divided into four main categories--soups, salads, entrees, and sides--each recipe features beans, peas, and/or lentils. Many of the recipes are vegetarian/vegan, as well as some good recipes incorporating meat. The recipes aren't fancy or gourmet, but they're easy to prepare, healthy, and above all, quite tasty. If the book had pictures and a few exciting/unusual recipes for balance, I would give it five stars. Recommended for:
--beginning cooks
--busy/time-pressed cooks
--anyone wanting or needing to incorporate more legumes into their diet

If you like chili powder & green bell peppers you will like the main courses in this book. If you do not, I would find another cookbook.

As a fairly recently converted Vegetarian, I was thrilled to discover "Easy Beans", then, joy!!! "More Easy Beans". These 2 have become my most-used EVER cook books. I have wowed family and friends with various soups, dips, casseroles, chilis, etc. etc. etc. Thank-you so much. More More Beans please.

I love beans but I didnt know how to cook them.I couldnt believe how easy it is to prepare them until I read this book. The section "Getting Started" explains everything simply. I had never heard of the quick soak---talk about FAST or you can use a can instead of starting from scratch which is great for when I get home from work. I recommend the MOROCCAN CHICKEN on page 75. It has been the hit of more college potlucks. Lots of recipes for vegetarians and the authors obviously love black beans---lots of recipes for them.

Now in a new and expanded second edition, Easy Beans: Fast And Delicious Bean, Pea, And Lentil Recipes has been enhanced with nutritional analysis and more than twenty new and delicious recipes. From Seafood Minestrone; Tapenade Baguette; and Texas Chicken Salad; to Quick Spicy Sausage Stew; Bean Counter's Medley; and Caribbean Rice, Easy Beans is a true legume lover's delight and a welcome addition to any kitchen cookbook collection!

The recipes are very easy but I think maybe to simplistic. If you are not into cooking or not a good cook this is the book for you.

As a fairly recently converted Vegetarian, I was THRILLED to discover "Easy Beans" and then, Joy!!, "MORE Easy Beans". These 2 have become my most-used ever Cook books. I have wowed friends and family with various soups, dips, casseroles, chilis, etc. etc. etc. Thank-you so much. More More Beans, please.