The Hands-Off Black Bean Soup You Want in Rotation

This is your week in meals: chicken and dumplings, almond-crusted chicken, and more.

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The Hands-Off Black Bean Soup You Want in Rotation This is your week in meals, starting with a super simple but incredibly delicious black bean soup. It combines bacon, spices and aromatics, and delicious toppings like avocado, tortilla chips, and pickled red onions for a burst of flavor and incredible textures. We like ours a little chunky, but you can purée it for a creamy alternative. READ MORE What to Make This Week Tuesday Low-Carb Chicken and Dumplings Wednesday Classic Cajun Dirty Rice Thursday Almond Crusted Chicken Friday Air Fryer Fish Sticks Grocery Prices Are Rising—But There's Good News for Cheese Lovers If you've been to the grocery store in the past year, you probably noticed your grand total creeping upwards. You're not the only one battling a big grocery bill: Thanks to ongoing supply chain issues around the world, many kitchen staples are pricier than ever, which means you might be struggling to stay within your designated grocery budget. The Spruce Eats on YouTube Pro Chef Makes Pancit Canton, Cantonese Noodles Watch & Learn Things We're Reading, Loving, Pondering For The Atlantic, cookbook author Reem Kassis writes about national cuisine as a useful social construct. This sentence in particular has stayed with me: "When your birthplace is out of reach or your identity is questioned, a food heritage sometimes feels like all you have." I also loved this gorgeous baking roundup in the New York Times that aims to delight and educate (I need to make that butter mochi). If you haven't watched the BBC's "Two Fat Ladies," this story on Eater will convince you to change that. And lastly, even though Valentine's Day has come and gone, that doesn't mean you should sleep on Ina and Jeffrey's romantic playlist.   — Arie Knutson, Associate Editorial Director New at The Spruce Eats Classic English Egg Custard Tart Fried Pickles The Most Perfect Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2022 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005