If you’ve had your fill of hot dogs, cheeseburgers and pie from yesterday’s 4th of July celebrations, how about some bean recipes instead?
The humble bean is the source of inspiration for a cookbook devoted solely to just about any bean-based dish you can imagine-and some that you can’t.
Crescent Dragonwagon is the author of the "Bean by Bean: A Cookbook." She lives and writes in Westminster West, and tells VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb that beans are a wonder food because of their nutritional value, taste, and diversity.
Click listen to hear the interview.
Crescent Dragonwagon will be speaking next Friday night at an reception for the Westminster Cares annual garden tour.
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