What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Front-Runner Favs: Harvest Snap Beans! If you’ve ever planted a garden, you already know how easily and quickly green beans are to grow. They produce so well, even a novice takes pride in their bounty. When it’s time to harvest, choose smooth green (or yellow) pods. Lumps are a sign of an overripe bean, which means it could be dried out or damaged inside. Be particular. You can always tell how fresh it is by the “snap” sound it makes when broken. Perhaps that’s why my aunt on the farm used to call them “snap beans”. Taste is everything.
HARVEST SNAP BEANS
Ingredients:
1 pound frozen yellow wax and green beans, thawed
6 slices bacon; cooked and broken into chunks
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350°. Arrange yellow wax beans and green beans in an oven-proof dish. Sprinkle bacon pieces over beans. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, melted butter, soy sauce, garlic powder, and agave nectar. Mix well. Pour over green beans and bacon. Bake uncovered 40 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds before serving.
I can hear those beans pop! Tasty😋😋😋
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I’m enjoying them right now. 😋🌿
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A favorite veggie – I use to grow almost every kind imaginable 🙂
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That’s a lot of work. I bet you did some canning at that time. 👏
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Yes, lots of canning – not much freezing. Also, drying shelled beans which were a lot of fun with different varieties.
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Oh my! I bet the soups were ah-mazing! 😍🌿
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You can bet I will make this.
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Hurray! 👏👏👏
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What an interesting sauce on these! I must admit to falling into a green bean rut!
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It’s easy to do. Luckily, we both enjoy the journey enough to try something different. 😋🍃
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That we do! My heart skips a beat when I think “I’ve never seen THAT before…”
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Tossed with bacon and brown butter? Alls I can say is . . Oh Snap!
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My thoughts exactly. 😋🌿
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Healthy and tasty 👍
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Spring brings all kinds of freshness. 🍃🪴🌿
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One of the things I love about spring!
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