3 pink festive Recipes

dried pinto beans or 1/2 cup dried pink kidney beans or 1/2 cup dried red kidney beans, sorted and rinsed, water, yellow onion, chopped, garlic, minced, salsa, salt

carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, parsnips, peeled and cut into 2-inch lengths, pink shallots, peeled and halved if very large, olive oil, honey , to taste heated through until runny, powdered saffron or 6 -12 saffron threads, softened in a little warm water, cumin seeds, celery seeds, chopped lovage (to garnish ) or parsley (to garnish), sea salt, black pepper