About a month ago we offered lentils & heirloom beans to seven bloggers, asking them to develop an original bean or lentil recipe using the samples.
Not only did they not know which of these varieties they were going to get…but they didn’t even know there was a possible reward for the best recipe. We surprised them with the challenge invitation in their sample packages…just for fun.
They all entered the arena and fought well, but when all the steam and bean juice had cleared, one competitor reigned supreme: Maria of blog Kali Orexi with her Sausage over Creamy Golden Lentils Recipe. Her presentation was simple, yet refined with a combination of flavors that had our mouths watering. We salute you Maria, you truly are a legume legend!
In fact, we’ll do more than salute you…expect an heirloom bean sampler on your doorstep in the near future…
Honorable mentions go to Dark Side of the Fridge for their tasty looking Jamaican Chicken with Pink Beans Recipe (recently awarded our new “You Made Me Laugh Mofo!” badge) and Cooking with Kait for her vegetarian Marrow Bean Taco Recipe (great idea to use the meatiness of marrow beans in a veggie taco!).
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Congratulations to Maria! That dish did sound scrumptious!
Congratulations …this was a fun experience
congrats to the winnner, I loved the marrow bean taco recipe, great blog I just had to stop by and check it out, I see you EVERYWHERE, ha ha that’s a good thing
sweetlife
That really was a delicious-looking dish and Maria is a great food blogger.
P.s. I like the fancy logo you designed to announce the winner.
Great recipe Maria. Congrats on the win!
Thanks for the honorable mention 🙂
Thanks! I’m so happy … and those legumes really were great to work with … exceptional quality. Thanks for the opportunity and for the kind words! Look forward to enjoying some more heirloom beans.