Black Bean Pasta Salad

Black Bean and Corn Salad moves uptown with the addition of orzo, asparagus, and …
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I thought it was time for a new pasta salad for summer not because I needed one but because Sylvie did.  Sylvie’s graduating from high school, you see, and of course she’s having a graduation party.  Since Sylvie, a stellar singer and dancer, has cooked and baked with me since she was a wee girl, I’m thrilled to work out something fun and luscious to go with her dad’s great pulled pork tacos and bring it along to fete one of my favorite students and people.

Listen to Sylvie sing! 

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Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Country Sausage and Cabbage

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New Year’s Day is the perfect time for any old bean soup

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think a long, cold and frozen day nursing a hangover and watching old movies while playing cards with the kids, right?–  but since I love black-eyed peas and my folks were both raised in the deep south, I’m going with those little beauties this year. (For an interesting article on many New Year’s Day lucky food traditions, click here.)

Have my cookbook, Soups and Sides for Every Season?

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