Comments on: The Ultimate Slow Food: Lupini Beans with Garlic and Olive Oil http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/ Sugar-free, gluten-free, allergy-friendly. Anti-candida living. And comments from my dogs. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-139553 Denise Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:22:25 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-139553 Just made minestrone soup and used lupini beans without knowing anything about them. Thanks goodness they are large enough to pick out of the soup! Fortunately I experimented with 4 different kinds of dried beans I bought at Whole Foods and only the lupini were inedible. Happy to have found this article to find out why they tasted so bitter. And if anyone has a desire to babysit beans for two weeks, you might be able to find them at Whole Foods stores. Just made minestrone soup and used lupini beans without knowing anything about them. Thanks goodness they are large enough to pick out of the soup!

Fortunately I experimented with 4 different kinds of dried beans I bought at Whole Foods and only the lupini were inedible. Happy to have found this article to find out why they tasted so bitter.

And if anyone has a desire to babysit beans for two weeks, you might be able to find them at Whole Foods stores.

]]> By: Graziela http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-128759 Graziela Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:40:27 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-128759 MMMMMM, love lupini beans! I've been craving these but I can't find them locally. When I lived in the Azores I remember people would fill potato sacks with these beans then tie them to a rock in the ocean and let it soak for days. MMMMMM, love lupini beans! I’ve been craving these but I can’t find them locally. When I lived in the Azores I remember people would fill potato sacks with these beans then tie them to a rock in the ocean and let it soak for days.

]]> By: Ricki http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-88455 Ricki Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:56:34 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-88455 Wow, I have no idea! That was actually the only time I ever cooked lupini beans, and I bought them already dried. Is there anyone you can ask who would be able to actually look at the beans? From what I gather, you don't want to eat them unless they're prepared correctly. Sorry I'm not more help! Wow, I have no idea! That was actually the only time I ever cooked lupini beans, and I bought them already dried. Is there anyone you can ask who would be able to actually look at the beans? From what I gather, you don’t want to eat them unless they’re prepared correctly. Sorry I’m not more help!

]]> By: Linda http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-88435 Linda Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:18:31 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-88435 I have Lupin flowers in my garden. The blooms are now gone and have green pods hanging on the stalk. Are these the same beans as you are talking about? I haven't opened any of the pods, wasn't sure if they were actually more blooms coming out, so left them alone. I have Lupin flowers in my garden. The blooms are now gone and have green pods hanging on the stalk. Are these the same beans as you are talking about? I haven’t opened any of the pods, wasn’t sure if they were actually more blooms coming out, so left them alone.

]]> By: Ricki http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-86587 Ricki Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:02:56 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-86587 Hi MaryLisa! So nice to see your name pop up on the blog :D. I did figure out the pop-em-out-of-the-skins method, and it was lots of fun. Not sure I'd go to all the trouble again, though. :) Hi MaryLisa! So nice to see your name pop up on the blog :D . I did figure out the pop-em-out-of-the-skins method, and it was lots of fun. Not sure I’d go to all the trouble again, though. :)

]]> By: MaryLisa http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-86584 MaryLisa Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:51:52 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-86584 yes I'm Italian and we've had these in our family a lot. My parents used the soaking method - although you can buy canned and rinse very well if you don't have the patience. We generally don't eat the thick skins though - They are actually fun to eat like sunflower seeds - you bite off the skin at one end and squeeze the bean into your mouth - awesome! We put olive oil, sea salt and oregano just before serving. We would have on special occasions after the big meal - (don't know why it came out after all the food) :) yes I’m Italian and we’ve had these in our family a lot. My parents used the soaking method – although you can buy canned and rinse very well if you don’t have the patience. We generally don’t eat the thick skins though – They are actually fun to eat like sunflower seeds – you bite off the skin at one end and squeeze the bean into your mouth – awesome! We put olive oil, sea salt and oregano just before serving. We would have on special occasions after the big meal – (don’t know why it came out after all the food) :)

]]> By: carl http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-15989 carl Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:53:38 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-15989 I bought a 2 lb bag of dried lupini beans last week. What a surprise when I looked up a recipe to find the long soaking process they require. Luckily, the beans I purchased were the new 'sweet' variety which only take 5 days of preparation. They taste ok on their own, but I think the traditional way is to pickle them. I bought a 2 lb bag of dried lupini beans last week. What a surprise when I looked up a recipe to find the long soaking process they require. Luckily, the beans I purchased were the new ‘sweet’ variety which only take 5 days of preparation. They taste ok on their own, but I think the traditional way is to pickle them.

]]> By: Ricki http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-12530 Ricki Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:33:32 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-12530 Hi Mel, I've only made the lupini beans once--in this recipe, so I'm afraid I don't have many soup ideas for you. But I imagine they could be used in any recipe that calls for dried fava beans, as they are similar. Anyone else out there have some recipes to post? Hi Mel,
I’ve only made the lupini beans once–in this recipe, so I’m afraid I don’t have many soup ideas for you. But I imagine they could be used in any recipe that calls for dried fava beans, as they are similar. Anyone else out there have some recipes to post?

]]> By: Mel houchard http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-12526 Mel houchard Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:49:39 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-12526 I'm looking for a soup recipe with the lupini beans. Any ideas I’m looking for a soup recipe with the lupini beans. Any ideas

]]> By: russ http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/24/the-ultimate-slow-food-lupini-beans-with-garlic-and-olive-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-6773 russ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:19:09 +0000 http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/?p=3997#comment-6773 Lupin beans are a pretty common snack in portugal - you would have them with your beer, instead of the ubiquitous bowl of peanuts that you might normally expect in bars everywhere else. "Tremoços" is their portugese name, usually served simply with chunky salt. Lupin beans are a pretty common snack in portugal – you would have them with your beer, instead of the ubiquitous bowl of peanuts that you might normally expect in bars everywhere else. “Tremoços” is their portugese name, usually served simply with chunky salt.

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