Italian Beans

Hello. Hello little blogland :D

I've been on staples for the past couple of weeks.

All the tins of organic stewed tomatoes are now gone, same goes for all our pasta.

Yes! there has been a lot of pasta in the house of veganini lately..

Lucky I'm so fond of it.

This recipe idea came from Tessa's "Apples for Jam"..

It was nice as a side dish, although I'm not sure what would make a nice accompaniment.. ideas??

Ingredients

1Tbs olive oil

1/2 red onion

1 large clove garlic, chopped finely

1 tsp dried basil

1 tin stewed whole tomatoes

1 tin cannelini beans, drained and rinsed

Salt & pepper

Method

1.Place onion and oil in a fry pan on medium high heat. Cook until golden and translucent.

2.Add garlic, and cook until fragrant.

3.Add remaining ingredients, and cook, stirring occasionally until tomatoes have reduced and are nice and thick.

Lentil & Bean Stew

My Mum came home today, after four months away.

Not much of a welcome, thick and constant rain and about 17C(62F).

The classic story of- if only you'd have been here yesterday!

We were going to go out to lunch, but her car battery died.. so house bound, I made lentil & bean stew.

She bought me gifts from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, India, Madeira & the U.K!? :)

Recipe Serves 4

Ingredients:

1Tbs olive oil

1/2 onion

1 clove garlic, minced

1 carrot, peeled and chopped finely

1/4 red capsicum, chopped finely

12 basil leaves

1 tin organic peeled tomatoes

1 tin organic borlotti beans

1 tin organic cannelini beans

1/2 cup red lentils

1 cup water

Chilli paste

Salt n pepper

Method:

1.After browning the onions with the capsicum and carrot, put all the ingredients in a pot and cook for about 30-40 minutes.