Comments on: Kidney Beans and Pears

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:39:54 +0000

This is going on my menu plan! I think the kids will like pears with their “jelly beans”, as A calls them. I think that speaks to our parenting if my poor children think kidney beans are candy:-).

By: Kalinda

Kalinda — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:30:27 +0000

Jalapeno and pineapple pizza sounds great. Pineapple pizza is Mike’s favorite.

I’m glad we have lots of brave souls around here willing to try new things.

By: Les O'Riley

Les O'Riley — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:26:14 +0000

My mom used to tell me that “if you start with good food, you’ll wind up with good food.” She was inferring that there are many combinations of food that may sound odd at first, but given a chance, they may just be delicious. I remember thinking that pizza with jalapeno peppers and pineapple sounded really weird, but once I tried it, it became my fave pizza. Who would have guessed… pineapple and jalapenos? Even crazier… how about chocolate chip cookies with habanero pepper bits? I tried them at a get-together with some sailing buddies. Best chocolate chip cookies I ever had! Something about the sweet & heat that just work together. I haven’t been brave enough to try to make them yet. Get the ratio wrong and they could hurt!

I’ll try the Kidney Beans & Pears recipe and report back. I love thyme and everything else in it, so we’ll see. My dad used to say, “I’ve never met a bean I didn’t like.” I’m with him on that one, so… we’ll see.

Note: Of the many recipes I’ve tried, Kalinda hasn’t let me down yet.

~ Les

By: Kalinda

Kalinda — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:54:06 +0000

It’s really the sort of thing you have to try.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:50:08 +0000

This combination is odd, but I can see it working. I really enjoy merging very different ingredients, and I’ll have to give this a shot!