So for beans once a week I was going to make Vaguely Beans, except that half of those recipes involve meat. I'm still keeping a veganish kitchen and eating meat when I go out, which is pretty narrow footing as it is. And I really like, say, red beans and sausage. So I was having to decide if this was going to be where I was going to slide back down the slope, and even overshooting where I thought I would ultimately end up in Lactovegetarianland. But no, I decided to make them into vegan bean recipes, viz., veganly beans; and so far, they are so good.
Here is a sneak preview in scary chart form:
| vaguely | beans | aromatics | peppers | tomatoes | greens | herbs & spices | starch |
| cuban | black | onion garlic | poblano | tomato paste | - | oregano nutmeg | sweet potato |
| cajun | red | onion celery | green bell | tomato paste | - | thyme paprika | rice |
| mexican | pinto | onion | chipotle | diced tomatoes | - | oregano cumin | hominy |
| cowboy | kidney | onion garlic | red bell | diced tomatoes | - | chili powder | baked potato |
| italian | cannellini | onion | peperoncini | diced tomatoes | - | thyme | pasta potato |
| spanish | chickpea | onion garlic | - | - | spinach | paprika | couscous |
| southern | blackeyed peas | onion celery | jalapeno | - | collard greens | thyme | cornbread |
| middle-eastern | lentils | onion | - | diced tomatoes | swiss chard | bay leaves cumin | pita |
You get that it's all the same recipe, right? So not only do I only cook beans once a week, I only cook one bean recipe. Well, though. They do all turn out slightly different. I guess I've tricked myself into making eight different bean recipes—
