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Getting high quality protein should be a topic of interest for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Legumes are the perfect answer to high protein, low fat cooking that will keep your family healthy and happy. Additionally, beans or lentils purchased dried are easy to store for long periods of time, are extremely versatile and are very budget friendly.

Chick Peas are a great addition to ones diet. At 6 grams of protein for a cup of chick peas, this bean is a real workhorse. They can be used in stews or soups, added to rice for a complete meal, or even cooked then blended with tahini to make hummus. They also make a fun and delicious addition to a salad. Dried chick peas do require a fair amount of planning, however. Most recommend soaking the beans for at least 24 hours in water and then cooked slowly for an hour or sometimes more before they soften up.

Red and Yellow Lentils are frequently overlooked in America. Many supermarkets carry the brown or green lentils, but not the yellow or red versions. The flavor of the yellow or red lentils is quite good actually and can be found in many health food stores or ethnic local stores. Additionally, they have an overall better look after cooking than do the brown or green lentils. Red lentils can be made into a delicious soup or cooked with bulgar and pressed into delicious kofte type shapes. Yellow lentils are a favorite among those who like to make various types of dahls. Lentils generally cook more quickly than other types of beans and dont require long soaking periods. Moreover, lentils do not tend to produce the gas that other beans have been known to create.

Great Northern Beans can make a meal shine. Add them to stews or soups such as Pasta Fagioli Soup, Moroccan Lentil Soup or cook them with water, salt, tomato paste and herbs and ladle them on top of rice for a complete meal. This bean also packs a protein wallop at over 14 grams of protein per serving.

Actor Rowan Atkinson, who has got international fame as “Mr. Bean”, owns an estimated wealth of £65 million. One of his major interests is fast cars so the successful comedian spent much on a huge vintage and classic car collection that includes Aston Martins, Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz 500E, Bentley Mulsanne, Honda Civic Hybrid, Lancia Delta Integrale, Rolls Royces and McLaren F1.

Particularly, “Mr. Bean” has held a category C+E (formerly “Class 1”) lorry driving license and even written car reviews for British magazines like Car, Octane and Evo.

In 1991, Rowan Atkinson appeared in a series of sketches named “Driven Man”, which featured him driving around London and trying to solve his car-fetish.

Now, let’s take a look at some of his car collection.

Mr. Bean and his wife pose in front of an Aston Martin V8 Zagato

“Mr. Bean” often used the Audi A8 to travel with his family

One interesting thing is that “Mr. Bean” owns numerous cars, but he has never bought a Porsche. “I have a problem with Porsches. They’re wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one. Somehow, the typical Porsche people — and I wish them no ill — are not, I feel, my kind of people. I don’t go around saying that Porsches are a pile of dung, but I do know that psychologically I couldn’t handle owning one.” he explained.

“Mr. Bean” also owns an expensive Rolls Royces

A yellow Lancia Delta Integrale

On Thursday night, August 4, 2011, Rowan Atkinson suffered from a minor shoulder injury as his maroon McLaren F1 super car, which he bought in 1997 for a reported £650,000, hit a tree and lamppost and caught fire on the A605 in Haddon, Cambridgeshire.

Rowan Atkinson’s purple McLaren F1 supercar is removed from the scene after the crash. The car was also involved in an accident with an Austin Metro, a supermini car, but the Metro virtually undamaged

Mr. Bean’s Car Accident on August 2011

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Getting high quality protein should be a topic of interest for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Legumes are the perfect answer to high protein, low fat cooking that will keep your family healthy and happy. Additionally, beans or lentils purchased dried are easy to store for long periods of time, are extremely versatile and are very budget friendly.

Chick Peas are a great addition to ones diet. At 6 grams of protein for a cup of chick peas, this bean is a real workhorse. They can be used in stews or soups, added to rice for a complete meal, or even cooked then blended with tahini to make hummus. They also make a fun and delicious addition to a salad. Dried chick peas do require a fair amount of planning, however. Most recommend soaking the beans for at least 24 hours in water and then cooked slowly for an hour or sometimes more before they soften up.

Red and Yellow Lentils are frequently overlooked in America. Many supermarkets carry the brown or green lentils, but not the yellow or red versions. The flavor of the yellow or red lentils is quite good actually and can be found in many health food stores or ethnic local stores. Additionally, they have an overall better look after cooking than do the brown or green lentils. Red lentils can be made into a delicious soup or cooked with bulgar and pressed into delicious kofte type shapes. Yellow lentils are a favorite among those who like to make various types of dahls. Lentils generally cook more quickly than other types of beans and dont require long soaking periods. Moreover, lentils do not tend to produce the gas that other beans have been known to create.

Great Northern Beans can make a meal shine. Add them to stews or soups such as Pasta Fagioli Soup, Moroccan Lentil Soup or cook them with water, salt, tomato paste and herbs and ladle them on top of rice for a complete meal. This bean also packs a protein wallop at over 14 grams of protein per serving.