Recipe Index
Appetizers
Artichoke Dip (or Spread!)
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Tofu Spread
Herby Bean Toast
Mashed Potatoes with a Beany Twist
Olive-y Bean Dip
Pumpkin Chickpea Muffins with Feta and Sage
Savory Mini Chickpea Bread
Zesty Olive Bean Dip
Zesty Pumpkin Bean Dip
Consumers
Cooking Time
5 Ways to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Beans and High Elevation – 5 Things to Know
Legume Science – Mattson Cookers to Measure Pulse Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – Shortening the Cooking Time of Legumes
Legume Science Spotlight – Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – Elevation Increases Bean Cooking Time
Tips to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Desserts
Baked Korean Rice Cakes
Chocolate Chunk Black Bean Brownies with Cherries and Toasted Pecans
Fruit Smoothie with a Surprise Ingredient
Fudgy Peppermint Black Bean Brownies
Injeolmi Waffles – Korean Sweet Rice Cake Waffles
Killer Kidney Bean Brownies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bean Blondies
Peanut Butter Cookies with Browned Butter
Snickerdoodle Hummus
Good Reads & Listens
Health Benefits
Beans, Gut Health, and Primary Beans
Legume Science Spotlight – Beans and Gut Health
Legume Science Spotlight – Beans and Heart Health
Legume Science Spotlight – Legumes for Environmental and Human Health
Legume Science Spotlight – Protein and Antioxidants in Beans
Legume Science Spotlight – Pulses and Gut Health
Legume Science Spotlight – Pulses as an Excellent Source of Dietary Fiber
Legume Science Spotlight – The Effect of Fiber from Beans on Satiety
Legume Science Spotlight – What Do the New Dietary Guidelines Say About Fiber?
Holidays
5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Beans
Bean Valentines
Celebrate Bean Day with Bean Songs!
Celebrate Earth Day with Beans!
Celebrate World Pulses Day!
Cheers to Bean Blessings in 2023
Eat Black-Eyed Peas for Good Luck in the New Year
Happy Holidays from A Legume a Day!
Happy National Bean Day!
Happy World Pulses Day!
Legumes and Earth Day Go Hand in Hand
Thankful for Beans
How to Cook
5 Ways to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Beans and High Elevation – 5 Things to Know
How to Cook Beans
Tips to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
In the Field
10 Highlights from the Bean Planting Season!
Beautiful Beans in the Field
Glorious Beans in the Field
What Is a Pinto Bean Planting Like? Hint: Amazing!
Just for Fun
5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Beans
Answer Key: Name that Heirloom Bean
Bean Conversation Starters
Bean Crossword Puzzle
Bean Crossword Puzzle Answer Key
Bean Day with Northarvest
Bean Personality Quiz
Bean Travels in Central America and the Caribbean
Bean Valentines
Celebrate Bean Day with Bean Songs!
Celebrate Earth Day with Beans!
Cheers to Bean Blessings in 2023
Eat Black-Eyed Peas for Good Luck in the New Year
Happy Holidays from A Legume a Day!
Happy National Bean Day!
Name that Heirloom Bean!
Rejoice – There is Now a Bean Coloring App!
Thankful for Beans
Meals
5-ish Minute Creamy Tomato Tofu Soup
Beans and Broccoli
Beany Squash Boats
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Bake
Chickpea Dutch Baby with Parmesan
Chickpea Flatbread Pizza
Chickpea Waldorf Salad
Chocolate Banana Black Bean Smoothie
Crabby Chickpea Salad
Deviled Egg Chickpea Pasta
Edamame Pasta with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Fried Rice Waffles
Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Pancakes
Herby Bean Toast
Kimchi Tofu Stir Fry
Legume Lady on the News!
Lemony White Bean Salad
Lentil Pasta
Mashed Potatoes with a Beany Twist
Mediterranean-ish Chickpea Salad
Miso Tahini Tempeh Stir Fry
Our Favorite Scrambled Eggs
Savory and Simple Chickpea Flour Scramble
Savory Chickpea Waffles
Summer White Bean Smoothie
Summery Chickpea Salad
Tahini Balsamic Chickpeas with Zucchini
Tofu Waffles (aka Tofaffles)
Turkey and Bean Skillet
Warming Lentil Curry
Zesty Olive Bean Dip
Mythbusters
5 Ways to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – Are Beans Actually the Musical Fruit?
Legume Science Spotlight – Are Lectins a Problem?
Tips to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Nutrition
Legume Science Spotlight – Protein and Antioxidants in Beans
Legume Science Spotlight – Pulses as an Excellent Source of Dietary Fiber
Legume Science Spotlight – What Do the New Dietary Guidelines Say About Fiber?
On-the-Go
Baked Korean Rice Cakes
Chocolate Banana Black Bean Smoothie
Chocolate Chunk Black Bean Brownies with Cherries and Toasted Pecans
Injeolmi – Korean Rice Cakes with Roasted Soybean Powder
Peanut Butter and Honey Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bean Blondies
Pumpkin Chickpea Muffins with Feta and Sage
Savory Mini Chickpea Bread
Summer White Bean Smoothie
Other
5 Ways to Shorten Bean Cooking Time
Legume Science – Mattson Cookers to Measure Pulse Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – Shortening the Cooking Time of Legumes
Legume Science Spotlight – Benefits of Bean Pasta
Legume Science Spotlight – Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – Elevation Increases Bean Cooking Time
Legume Science Spotlight – What Motivates People to Eat Beans?
Legume Science Spotlight – Differences Among Bean Cultivars
Outreach
2022 Bean Calendar!
Bean Day with Northarvest
Bean Dazzle Hour: Colorado Beans at the County Fair
Bean Dip on the Blender Bike!
Bean Travels in Central America and the Caribbean
Beans and Other Pulses: A Field to Table Approach
Beans, Gut Health, and Primary Beans
Colorado Bean Summit
Colorado Beans and Agriculture
Colorado Proud Beans at the Larimer County Fair
Colorado Proud Beans Go to the Farmers’ Market
Cool Beans!
Feature on Colorado State University’s SOURCE
Legume Lady on the News!
Making a Farm to Table Video on Colorado Beans
Talking Beans on the News!
Talking Colorado Beans on the News
Pasta
Salads
Chickpea Waldorf Salad
Crabby Chickpea Salad
Lemony White Bean Salad
Mediterranean-ish Chickpea Salad
Summery Chickpea Salad
Snacks
Artichoke Dip (or Spread!)
Baked Korean Rice Cakes
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Tofu Spread
Fruit Smoothie with a Surprise Ingredient
Injeolmi – Korean Rice Cakes with Roasted Soybean Powder
Injeolmi Waffles – Korean Sweet Rice Cake Waffles
Olive-y Bean Dip
Peanut Butter and Honey Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bean Blondies
Savory Mini Chickpea Bread
Snickerdoodle Hummus
Summer White Bean Smoothie
Zesty Pumpkin Bean Dip
Soups
Sustainability
Cooking Beans to Reduce Your Environmental Impact
Legume Science Spotlight – Legumes as a Sustainable Source of Protein
Legume Science Spotlight – Legumes for Environmental and Human Health
Legumes and Earth Day Go Hand in Hand
Video
Cool Beans!
Legume Lady on the News!
Making a Farm to Table Video on Colorado Beans
Talking Beans on the News!