This is my “company” or Sunday dinner version of lentils. Wouldn’t it be nice if every sit-down restaurant served something like this? Even if vegans are only 2% of the population (for now), most of us have spouses, friends, colleagues, and family, so restaurants who serve vegan options can increase their sales by at least […]
Minestrone is traditional Italian vegetable soup, often featuring a legume and a grain. This one features lentils, macaroni, and zucchini. Lentil Minestrone 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 stalks celery, sliced 3 large carrots, quartered lengthwise and sliced 1 medium bell pepper, diced 1 1/2 pounds zucchini, quartered lengthwise and sliced 28 ounces […]
Happiness centers around several important neurotransmitters: serotonin, dopamaine, endorphins, phenylethylamine, and anandamide. Serotonin is popularly known as the “feel-good hormone,” or your body’s own natural tranquilizer, hence the happiness factor. This is the neurotransmitter that antidepressants target in order to boost overall happiness levels. Up to 90 percent of your body’s total serotonin is located in your gut, […]
Lentils (Lens culinaris) belong to the family Fabaceae, along with fava beans, edible-pod and mature peas, black eyed peas, adzuki beans, soybeans, common beans (green snap beans, pinto beans, heirloom beans, black turtle beans, kidney beans, and navy beans), jicama, lima beans, peanuts, chickpeas, carob, and licorice. The family also includes broom, gorse, and kudzu. Lentils originated in central Asia or the Near East, and have been part of the human […]
Legumes have been sustaining human life for over 10,000 years. All cultures use legumes in their traditional dishes. They are the only cultivated crop that improves the fertility of the soil in which they are grown, through the beneficial bacteria that live on their roots and by drawing nitrogen from the air into the soil. […]
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