This Cassoulet Can Be Seasoned With Meat - or Not

Either way, beans are the star of budget recipe #9

Photo and text: Kerri Conan

One of our favorite recipes from Food Matters gets an update to make it even more flexible so that it's essentially a pot of beans with just enough animal protein, if you choose, to add body and flavor. Mark frequently demonstrates as an example of "less meatarianism" though you can certainly cook hearty root vegetables in Ste…