Pinto Bean Dip

Somehow over time I’ve acquired quite the stockpile of dried pinto beans. During football season I had gone to a dip-themed watch party for one of the Niners games. It reminded me how much I love dip (especially with football!), which seemed a great way to use up some pinto beans. Luckily I had plenty…

Asparagus Soup

It’s asparagus season, so I had a big haul of asparagus. I was looking for something interesting to do with it, and it’s been rainy and chilly for California, so soup came to mind. There are lots of recipes for asparagus cream soup, but I didn’t have any heavy cream and didn’t want to venture…