Tag Archives: green beans

Green Bean Salad With Blue Cheese

Posted on April 7, 2015 by tbuzzee

See, here’s the deal: green beans don’t have to come from a can, or be cooked with bacon or, really, cooked (that much) at all. You could start with tiny frozen green beans (haricots verts); blanch ’em just for a … Continue reading →

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Blistered Green Beans

Posted on February 11, 2015 by tbuzzee

Tiny haricots verts (thin green beans) are cooked with sliced sweet onion in peanut oil, then tossed with a zippy soy sauce until heated through and lightly blistered. This recipe, based on one from the nice folk at Southern Living, … Continue reading →

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A Mebbe Better Green Bean Casserole

Posted on November 13, 2014 by tbuzzee

‘Tis the season to plan for feasting, and for many folk, feasting means green bean casserole – you know, that mixture of canned beans and canned soup and canned onions. That’s a whole lotta cans. Which is why, when I … Continue reading →

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Green Beans in Apple Cider

Posted on November 3, 2014 by tbuzzee

I had decided to do a test run for Thanksgiving; I had a nice, whole Amish chicken ready to roast, and a corn bread and sausage stuffing recipe I wanted to try. Now, what to do for a veggie? Beans! … Continue reading →

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Green Bean, Feta, and Balsamic Salad

Posted on September 30, 2014 by tbuzzee

I came across a recipe on BigOven for a balsamic green bean salad, and it looked like just the thing to use up a big hunk o’ Bulgarian Feta cheese in the fridge and at least half a bag of … Continue reading →

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Wilted Green Beans

Posted on June 30, 2014 by tbuzzee

One thing I always search out in the Sunday paper (other than the coupons, gotta love the coupons!) is Leah Eskin’s column; she shares a story along with a recipe, and I very often decide that yes, I will be … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 11: BBQ Green Beans

Posted on March 19, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project comes to us by way of – me! I sent mom this recipe, based on a recipe printed in the Louisville Courier-Journal in 1990, then tried by me ten or so years ago and promptly forgotten, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Green Beans

Posted on February 4, 2014 by tbuzzee

I have said it before, now I’ll say it again: I was wrong about Emeril. I used to loathe his old show with every fiber of my being – all that BAM! stuff – but his recipes are pretty darned … Continue reading →

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Green Beans With Bacon and Garlic

Posted on June 19, 2013 by tbuzzee

Has there ever been a better combination than green beans and bacon, cooked slowly with onion and garlic? Well… yeh, my grandmother would take a jar of her home-canned green beans and fry them kinda quickly in bacon fat with … Continue reading →

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Beans (Lima or Green) in Chili Sauce

Posted on May 13, 2013 by tbuzzee

Not all vintage recipes are bad from the get-go. This Hawaiian chicken was pretty tasty and not too much of a fuss to make. The Aloha ribs were, I will admit, initially a disappointment, but look at how I was … Continue reading →

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