green beans – The Spamwise Chronicles

Green Beans Braised in Tomato Sauce

On Facebook, someone mentioned how the style of my cooking so often can be tracked to old-time Italian country cooking. At the time the recession of 2008 hit, I started […]

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Green Beans and Cauliflower, Stewed in Tomato Sauce

I love the combination of green beans and cauliflower braised […]

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Fagiulini Spilusieddi

Behold the humble green bean, a vegetable that most people don’t give its due. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite summer vegetables, even more than tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. […]

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Stufato Snapshot

Stufato di Verdure But what is it, you ask? Well, it’s typically vegetables that have been stewed in little more than olive oil and a tiny bit of water, along […]

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Sunday Snapshot

Green beans and potatoes complement each other deliciously. This makes a simple vegetable side dish, or with the addition of perhaps eggs and cheese, can easily stand in for a […]

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Fagiolini al Pomodoro

One of the simplest of vegetable sides — of which there are so many to choose from in Italian cuisine! — is fagiolini al pomodoro, otherwise known as ‘green beans […]

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Stufato di Verdure

Summer is when I temporarily become a part-time vegetarian. There are so many tasty vegetables that are suddenly available at our Greenmarkets that it almost seems a crime to not […]

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Vegan Snapshot

Green bean and kale bihari masala, basmati brown rice Adapted from this Diner’s Journal entry at The New York Times. I make this quite often in the summer and autumn. […]

American cuisine

Poached Wild Striped Bass, Tarragon Butter Sauce and Spring Vegetables

You’d think that someone who’s had lots of experience poaching […]

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Monday Snapshot

Sometimes meatless is the way to go. Indian vegetable plate Top — Red-bliss potatoes, fried in clarified butter with black mustard seeds, cumin and dried curry leaves Bottom — Dry-fried […]

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Salads For Dinner

Lamb’s quarters, also better known as pigweed, is a lovely spring green that when cooked has a flavor reminiscent of spinach. For tonight’s appetizer course, it’s paired with chopped Campari […]

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Dry-Fried Green Beans and Potatoes

Freshly picked beans, warm from the sun. What could be better? Here, green beans and potatoes are gently fried in spice-infused ghee (clarified butter). Shredded coconut and lemon juice are […]

autumn

Chicken Dinner

Sometimes simple is best. Roast chicken; sautéed peppers and green beans, Tuscan style; steamed rice and heirloom tomatoes Click here for a high-resolution version of this picture. One measure of […]