by Malcolm Jolley

Calgary-based broadcaster, blogger and cookbook author Julie Van Rosendaal’s latest project is a collaboration with her good old friend Sue Duncan, and it’s all about getting you and me to eat more beans. Spilling The Beans: Cooking and Baking with Beans and Grains Everyday is as exhaustive on the subject as it is simultaneously elegant and straight forward. It’s also timely, as North Americans seek to diversify their diet towards a range of foods that are as good for their bodies as they are for the planet. Plus, on food nerd terms, it’s really cool and innovative. Van Rosendaal and Duncan made their case for more bean action in the kitchen in the video below, shot on a recent visit to Toronto.

Can’t see the video? Click here. Look for Spilling The Beans at Good Food Fighter stores like The Cookbook Store and Good Egg, and just about everywhere else they sell books.

Malcolm Jolley is a founding editor of Good Food Revolution and Executive Director of Good Food Media, the non-profit organization that publishes GFR. Follow him at twitter.com/malcolmjolley. Photo: John Gundy. This video is made possible through the kind support of Fortessa Canada/Schott Zwiesel: casual elegance for everyday living.