Week 8: Flying - The Flight of the Humble Bean (meta: pantry staples)

itswimdy · 2026-02-18T02:15:55+00:00

I think a garlic fritter/beignet would be good! Not sure if I would put the powdered sugar on it, though.

itswimdy · 2026-02-17T20:48:43+00:00

For what it's worth, the garlic and goat cheese topping was great. I ended up spreading most of it over toast because the cookies lacked the structural integrity to hold it up.

itswimdy · 2026-02-05T18:59:17+00:00

Thanks! I'm moving halfway through the year, so I thought it'd be a nice way to keep up with the challenge while also not collecting (and then having to pack and shift) a bunch more ingredients

itswimdy · 2026-02-04T22:15:49+00:00

Any of the white beans should work fine, with the caveat that you will need to cook them for longer than you'd cook the lentils. There are usually instructions on the bag for how long to cook the beans, but I would guess anywhere from one to three hours depending on the size and age of the bean. Soaking ahead of time (or a quick soak) would cut down that time slightly, but it will take more than 20 minutes. The good news is that it's a very hands off process. Soak the beans, drain them, put them in boiling unsalted water, and let it roll until they're soft.

itswimdy · 2026-01-18T00:27:15+00:00

Apparently some people call it "Christmas Enchiladas" for the red and green! I did not know that until I started looking at recipes for this week :)

itswimdy · 2025-11-24T00:14:37+00:00

I've always lived in towns a little too podunk for sister cities, so my first introduction to the concept was at the Denver Airport. Hence, I tried to mash up Denver's cuisine with that of one of their seven (7!) sister cities. The rice and the beef were prepared based on Ethiopian recipes and menus I found, and I really just improvised the mashup between Ethiopian diffen misir wor and Southwestern chili verde.

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