Cassoulet – A Labor of Love

Cassoulet is one of my favorite wintertime French dishes.  On the surface it doesn’t seem like anything too special, basically a white bean stew with some meat in it, slow cooked into a rich, hot, warm your bones dish.  I don’t think you simply “cook” or “make” cassoulet, it’s something you actually “build.”  In herContinue reading “Cassoulet – A Labor of Love”

White Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

I warned you there’d be more than a few cold salads during the summer.  This is one I’ve been cultivating for a few years and it’s getting very near perfect (for me at least).  Many different kinds of bean salads can be found on picnic tables throughout the summer; sweet ones, vinegary ones, baked beansContinue reading “White Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes”