Stretchy Beans Archives - Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

How to Cook Garbanzo Beans and My Favorite Meals

by Millie Copper | Jun 26, 2023 | Cooking, Food Storage, Stretchy Beans

Wondering how to cook garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas)? In this article, I share how to cook garbanzo beans the easy way, plus several of my family-favorite recipes. This article was originally published in April 2011. Garbanzo beans or chickpeas are part of...

How to Cook Pinto Beans and My Favorite Meals

by Millie Copper | May 16, 2023 | Cooking, Food Storage, Recipes, Stretchy Beans

Wondering how to cook pinto beans? In this article, I share how to cook pinto beans the easy way, plus several of my family-favorite main dish and side dish pinto bean recipes. This article was originally published in May 2011. Pinto Beans are prominently featured in...

Black Beans: How to Cook Black Beans and My Favorite Meals

by Millie Copper | Apr 18, 2023 | Cooking, Food Storage, frugal options, Recipes, Stretchy Beans

You may know that I have a slight obsession with beans. Beans are a wonderfully frugal whole food, they have an excellent nutritional profile, and they’re extremely versatile. There are hundreds of varieties of beans/legumes available, which really helps keep...

Menu Plan Week of December 9

by Millie Copper | Dec 10, 2012 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans

I’m happy to be back home after being out of town for work last week. My husband tells me he is extremely happy I am home! It is nice to be missed. I did find being away by myself to be quite interesting. I had a wonderful visit with my daughter before my work...

Lentils: Menu Week of May 1

by Millie Copper | May 2, 2011 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans

Last week I mentioned that I thought spring was just about here. About an hour or so after that posting, it started to snow. And continued to snow off and on through Saturday. So maybe I was mistaken. A little snow is okay. My prayers are with all of those affected by...

Favorite Meat-Free Meals

by Millie Copper | Apr 5, 2013 | frugal options, Meals, Stretchy Beans

In my post yesterday, 5 Ways to Afford Real Food on a Meager Budget, I talked about how we ate less meat but still had high-quality meals. In this post, I share a few of our favorite meat-free meals. Creamed Onions with Thyme and Sage This is a dish that we love and I...