Black Bean Soup with Sweet Potatoes

Here is a tasty soup that is delicious and I got the recipe from a Facebook post by "Forks Over Knives". The recipe is by Dreena Burton and can be found in her book called Plant-Powered 15.

What makes this fun and quick is using an immersion blender, great tool to have in the kitchen. Most of the prep work is cutting onions and peppers so you can save time with a frozen bag. I also use frozen sweet potato fries to save time. I know this is another dish with black beans... yes, I love them!

Here is a link to the recipe: http://www.forksoverknives.com/black-bean-soup-with-sweet-potatoes/


Photo by Nicole Axworthy

Quinoa and Black Beans

Here's a dish that is easy to put together and do not be fooled by the amount of time the recipe calls for. The fact is that for much of that time the dish is simmering so you have time to do other things like clean up, make a side salad, set the table or just talk with the family. Quinoa is a healthy whole grain. We find Bob's Red Mill quinoa in our local supermarkets. We use canned black beans to save time. Very filling and its great re-heated over the next couple of days.



Here is the link, once there you can either print it out or even watch a short video on preparing it...
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/

Who has time to cook anymore?

Welcome to my blog "Cooking for Busy Business Owners". I am a business owner myself (a couple actually) and found that meals were getting too unbalanced and unhealthy as life became busier. Everyone is busy in today's world so this applies to people working long hours, parents taking care of families and combinations of all this as well. I read recently that weight loss and healthily weight management may come more from your diet and that exercise was secondary. They did not dismiss exercise because it is so important to keep healthy physically and mentally but the emphasis was that diet plays a bigger part than what is usually believed. I thought about what I could do to improve my eating and my family's. The thing that kept coming back was that we needed to eat more fresh cooked meals that I could control the ingredients, go restaurants less and order takeout less often too. So I was inspired to find easy, quick dishes that my wife and I could fit into our schedules. The following posts will feature dishes and recipes and ideas we incorporated into our daily lives to improve what we consumed. As an unofficial disclaimer I want to point out that we are not doctors, nutritionists, dietitians or chefs. I am only sharing what worked for us and please talk to a medical professional if you are unsure or have health issues. I look forward to getting comments and others sharing their experiences too!