Good afternoon!
How is everyone?
I’m feeling pretty good. I just enjoyed a fantastic lunch, and I’m sitting here between two warm, fuzzy-butts, catching up on my blog reading.
A while back, Lauren did a post about adzuki beans, which piqued my interest. I mean, anything that you can pronounce as a-dookie is a winner in my book.
As I was browsing my local grocery store this past week, I spied some adzuki beans in the bulk bins, and of course, burst into a fit of giggles whilst tugging on my Mum’s shirt sleeve and managing, “ADOOOOOKIE!” between breaths.
Mum remained unfazed.
Heck, not even ten minutes later, she would talk me into buying a hula hoop, so having her daughter in the aisles of Winco wailing, “Adoooooookieeeeee,” did not warrant a bat of her eye.
Nevertheless, at only 1.60$ per pound, I went for it.
I woke up craving beans for lunch today, and a quick Google search revealed that I didn’t need to presoak my beans.
I simply poured them into a large stew pot, picked out the debris, and covered them in water and allowed them to boil.
An hour and a half later, my beans were ready.
I had started to get hungry as the beans cooked, hence the consumption of a grapefruit. Mmm, grapefruit are quickly moving their way up my “favorite fruit” list.
Another Google search informed me that many people do not like adzuki beans because they tend to have a sweet disposition, not unlike myself.
Sweet beans? Where were you when I was trying to add lentils to my porridge? Traitors!
Oh, but all was forgiven after I measured out a half a cup of them, mashed them with a banana, vanilla, and cinnamon, and poured it onto a baked sweet potato.
I drizzled them with almond butter.
Oh my gosh, wonderful! They didn’t need salt; they were perfect as is.
I have tons of leftovers, so I hope to find many ways to integrate them into my meals throughout the week.
For vegetables, I thew a kiwi, 1/4 of a very ripe cantaloupe, tons of romaine, a couple handfuls of frozen blueberries, 1/4 cup orange juice, a splash of almond milk, and two large scoops of rice protein powder into my blender.
I ran out of lemons, alas, so it wasn’t as good as it could have been, but it was still very yummy.
Do you like beans? What’s your favorite kind?
Thanks for reading!
❤ Kaz
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August 3, 2010 at 19:06
couchpotatoathlete
I love beans, I mostly eat black beans, kidney beans and pinto beans.
I love them in salads, in casserole type dishes, wrapped in tortillas, or just a little side dish of them cooked up.
I keep forgetting the lemon juice in my smoothies! One day I’ll remember
August 3, 2010 at 19:38
Wendy
So the adooooooookie beans were kinda sweet-tasting, eh? They sure do look good! I’m a bean fan.
The grapefruit pic is beautiful too!
August 3, 2010 at 19:54
spabettie
I have heard of these… an HOUR and a HALF ? gaah… I’ve never cooked / soaked my own beans.
so, are they sweet? that sounds great to me. I like black beans, I use them a lot. also chickpeas NOM ! 🙂
grapefruit has always been one of my favorites… your photo of it is awesome. I love it.
August 3, 2010 at 23:19
kaztronomic
An hour and a half, yep, but not bad, considering I’ve soaked black beans and still had to boil them for two hours before. =)
They were slightly nutty and sweet, not really savory, but I think they would work well in savory dishes, too.
Thanks for the compliment! 😀 I’ve recently become addicted to grapefruit, too. So good, but the citric acid is murder on my lips. Hah.
August 3, 2010 at 21:44
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog)
I love beans! I have a can of adzuki beans, I haven’t decided what to do with them yet. I love Japanese pastries that are filled with sweetened adzuki– yum!
Jenn