My Legume Love Affair

I am most flattered that Susan of The Well Season Cook has given me the opportunity to host her most popular event featuring legumes. As this is a vegetarian blog, I do ask that your bean entries do not contain meat, nor fowl, nor fish. Entries are accepted until the end of the month. Do please link back to this announcement and also to Susan's post with upcoming hosts to this healthy event. Send your entries to herdcreature@hotmail.com. Recipes from non-bloggers are always welcome, and you may submit something from your archives, but do make sure you repost and update your post. Use of the logo is optional. A photo is preferred, but also optional. Eat well and be happy.

An additional bonus is that Susan will again be offering a random draw to lucky winners. Please include your location with your email. Friends and family of both Susan and I are not eligible to win.

1. Winner chooses any cookbook or food-related book from Amazon U.S. valued at not more than 15USD for the book itself. This prize is offered by Susan at her expense and she will also absorb worldwide shipping charges. F.T.C. Notice: Susan does not receive any compensation from Amazon.
2. Hurst Bean Box - A case of six bags of the winner's choice of Hurst Bean products, suitable for every diet, sponsored by Hurst Bean. (Due to shipping restrictions, this prize can only be awarded if the winner is a U.S. resident.) F.T.C. Notice: In May 2010, Susan, at her request, received two Hurst Bean complimentary products which are not available for purchase in her local markets. Susan does not generally accept free products from Hurst Bean nor is she financially compensated by them.
3. Drawing Structure - If the winner is a U.S. resident, she/he will be the recipient of both Prizes 1 and 2 above. In the event that an international winner is drawn, a second drawing will be conducted from the U.S. pool of entrants to ensure that the Hurst Prize is awarded every month. In these instances, the international winner will receive the book, and the U.S. winner will receive the Hurst Prize.

Multiple recipes are permitted (although only one submission will be counted towards the random drawings), as are recipes submitted to other events. Please do ensure that legumes are the main feature of your dish. A tablespoon or so will not qualify for the roundup. Fresh or dried beans, lentils, pulses, and/or the sometimes edible pods that contain these seeds, and derivative products like tofu or besan, along with tamarind, fenugreek, carob, peanuts are all acceptable. I look forward to your submissions.