Tag Archives: green beans

Haricots Verts With Garlic, Mustard, and Lemon Juice

Posted on April 3, 2013 by terry

Do, by all means use regular green beans in this dish, as the original poster, Tom, does on BigOven.com; but I like my green beans longer and thinner, so keep a couple of bags of haricots verts in the freezer. … Continue reading →

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Asian Spiced Green Beans

Posted on January 14, 2013 by terry

We left off on Friday with my favorite lamb chops, a fine dinner with baked potato and green beans. Except… The chops? Perfect. The potato? Lovely. The green beans? Aye, there’s the rub! Well, in fact, the rub was part … Continue reading →

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Manchurian Veggie Balls

Posted on October 24, 2012 by terry

How to begin? Earlier this year, we attended a house blessing which featured some pretty amazing Indian foods; among them Baby Corn Manchurian, which I researched and gathered ingredients and finally put together to make one fine dish. But, the … Continue reading →

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Best! Lois’ Bean Salad

Posted on September 13, 2012 by terry

Well… in the spirit of full disclosure, Lois said she found this recipe on allrecipes.com; but I discovered this wickedly good (and deliciously simple to toss together) recipe when she brought it to a family gathering in Indiana. I really … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Green Beans Mandarin

Posted on August 24, 2012 by terry

I didn’t actually plan on this whole week being kinda sorta Asian themed food; but it’s turned out that way; and what better way to wrap up a week of Pepper Steak, Vietnamese Barbecue Tacos (and the Dipping Sauce), and … Continue reading →

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REALLY Nice Green Beans

Posted on July 2, 2012 by terry

Rachel, my grandmother, had a REALLY nice way of making green beans. Of course, she grew, and then canned, her own green beans (she favored a velvety skinned Italian variety) as well as the sauerkraut (kind of mild, in truth), … Continue reading →

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Green Beans Caesar

Posted on April 30, 2012 by terry

This recipe comes to us from the nice folk at Del Monte back in the day of AM radio and brightly colored cars with lots of chrome and tail fins. I’ve sampled mid-century canned veggie recipes before and really liked … Continue reading →

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Pepper ‘n Vinegar Green Beans

Posted on November 3, 2011 by terry

Well, mebbe these should be called PEPPERS ‘n Vinegar Green Beans, since they have sweet red and yellow peppers, spicy dried crushed pepper, and coarsely ground black Tellicherry pepper to finish ’em off. No matter, they’re quite tasty, and simple … Continue reading →

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Japanese Seven Spice Green Beans in a Balsamic Reduction

Posted on October 5, 2011 by terry

This post has a l-o-o-o-ng title for a short ‘n simple, ermmm, method – can’t really call it a recipe – that turns canned green beans into something pretty darned wonderful, in my mebbe not so humble opinion. The secret(s)? … Continue reading →

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A new take on three bean salad

Posted on August 31, 2011 by terry

I’ve done a three bean salad using canned green beans, black beans, and chick peas, and it was good. Now, we’re moving on to one calling for frozen green beans, roasted lima beans, and canned cannellini beans; and, while it … Continue reading →

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