Food Files: Green Beans Medley
“I think careful cooking is love, don’t you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.” Julia Child
Food Files: Green Beans Medley
Food Files: Green Beans Medley
Green beans, also known as string bean, snap bean in the northeastern and western United States, or ejotes in Mexico, are the unripe fruit of various cultivars of the common bean. Wikipedia
My new weekly segment on food; Food Files is the brainchild and brilliant idea of my kids. I’ve always been a foodie and love experimenting with different ingredients and spices, but I’ve never considered creating a segment on Food. I don’t claim to be a Julia Child, I’ll leave that professional-level skill to my Mom and other experts. The dish I’m sharing today, Green Beans Medley, is an easy dish to make. A good friend from my college days shared the dish with me and she assured me it was a favorite of her family in Beirut. It can be eaten as a side to a full meal or as a complement to a rice, couscous, or pasta dish. Food plays an important role in all of our lives because we need it for nourishment and to keep our bodies fueled and healthy. Many of us have good memories of meals shared, and food remains a great way to bring family and friends together.
Food Files: Green Beans Medley – Ingredients and spices
Ingredients:
3 Ibs of Green Beans
8-10 fresh, Ripe Tomatoes (diced)
1/4 cup of Olive Oil (cold pressed)
1/4 cup of chopped Ginger
1 whole clove of Garlic (diced)
1/2 of a fresh, chopped hot pepper
Seasonings:
1 tsp Tumeric
1 Tbsp Herbes de Provence
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp Rosemary
Preparation and more below
“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw
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Food Files: Green Beans Medley
I’m very inspired by nature – you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily. Martha Stewart
Preparation:
In a medium size pot, add the olive oil and let it warm up for a few minutes. Add the fresh tomatoes, but not the green beans to the pot. Add all the other fresh ingredients and spices to the pot. Set the stove on medium heat and let the ingredients simmer for 20-25 minutes. Stir occasionally and reduce heat if it’s bubbling or burning. Taste the stew to make sure the tomatoes’ acidity is reduced. After 20-25 minutes, add the green beans and mix in well. Cover the pot and simmer for 10- 15 minutes or to your taste. I like my greens crunchy so I cook them just long enough to maintain a crunch. Remove the pot from the heat and serve with couscous, rice, or as a side to a protein of your choice.
Food is key to our sustenance and is often viewed as a way of sharing love and affection. I grew up hearing that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and I can understand why. We gather to enjoy it with friends and family, and on special occasions. I’ve written a number of posts on food but, recently, my kids encouraged me to create a dedicated page to feature our recipes, our love for fresh ingredients, and the joy of good food. This segment will be a repository for all things food; recipes, stories, reviews, special offers, and more. If you’d like to share a good recipe with me please do in the comments.
My first food feature is a Green Beans Medley. Hope you enjoy it!
Positive Motivation Tip: Enjoy your food with friends and family, and those in need. Give gratitude for your abundance.
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Mmmmm! That looks like a nice dish to go with turkey.
This looks so good! Very delicious and healthy! Would love to try it!
These sound so yummy. I’m not very familiar with Lebanese food; I might give this recipe a try!
That sounds good to me. I love nice, fresh green beans.
That looks delicious.Your photographs are amazing!
Oh yum, this looks really good and it would have been great to have when I had an abundance of tomatoes this year from the garden. I’ll have to try it, thanks for sharing.
Yours are the kind of yummies I should be looking at Elizabeth. I find myself making a Gingerbread House-Christmas Tree I saw on Pinterest: I can’t stand the challenge. LOL. I hope the family likes it, meaning, I hope I don’t botch it.
In the meantime, your selection looks so, so yummy. I might have to go back to the grocery store. 🙂 Yum!
Please do and then share your recipe with us. 🙂
Greetings,Elizabeth … I ended up using three-boxes of mix to make the gingerbread panels with. Canned icing served as the glue and various candies as the ornaments. I also used a three-tower octagonal (on all 3 layers) design, and changed the roof on my version of my Pinterest inspiration, shown as well. … I love a good challenge. 🙂
Fantastic job. I just left you a comment on it. I’m impressed. <3
I love green beans -raw, cooked, from a can, frozen. I do not like cooked tomatoes–raw-no problem but not cooked! I do think this is a recipe one of my friends would love and I will forward it on to her.
I love this feature! That looks yummy, and pretty simple to do.
Looks delicious and great ingredients so it must taste good too!
It did and it was spicy too. 😉
As a vegetarian I am always looking for new ideas and this looks delicious! It seems so simple to make and healthy too! I think we will definitely be trying this, maybe with some pasta or rice as you suggested!
I find this recipe very healthy for kids. I will be saving this for my wife. Thank you so much
I’ve never had green beans this way, but they sound phenomenal! Especially with that added bit of ginger.
Thanks for sharing a great recipe! I really like green beans and I like to experiment with new recipes, so have to give this one a try!
That looks really tasty! It’s great to see an alternative recipe to the Green Bean Casserole this time of year.
My kids are not a fan of green beans by themselves, but I’m sure they would enjoy this medley! Thanks for sharing the recipe! 😀
Oh my goodness – that sounds like perfection right now! How delicious!
Thanks for the information. We all love green beans around here no matter how they are fixed
We are having Christmas dinner at my new sister-in-laws house. She asked me to bring a couple dishes and I had no idea what to make for the second dish. This one sounds unique and delicious. I might just have to give it a try!
This sounds like heaven. Clever kids those kids of yours…keep these segments coming please.
Thank you so much Jo and blessings in 2015! 🙂
Green bean casserole is one way that I enjoy green beans. These options look good and healthy!
How amazing> I’m always looking for new recipes to make with green beans. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the recipe. This looks really good and amazing.
I love beans and I always look forward to new simple dish to try out with beans on it. Thanks for sharing the recipe, i will definitely try it out
This looks and sound like something I would love to try. I will have to make this recipe. Thanks for sharing. It looks very healthy.
My family loves green beans and this sounds pretty good. Looks really simple to make.
These look amazing! I’m a big fan of green beans and open to preparing them in different ways so I will definitely give this recipe a try! I think I already have it pinned but if not, I will be pinning it!
Looks yummi! I like to sauté vegetables in olive oil and crushed garlic for flavor, I’m addicted!
I enjoy cooking but I don’t always know how to use spices, but either way i have fun with it.. I do like that you are using Turmeric. I hear this spice helps with the liver. I have to read more, anyway thanks for sharing this with us.
This sounds really good and looks like the green beans that I get at a Middle-Eastern restaurant near where I live.
Probably the same idea. A dear friend from the Mid-East taught me how to prepare it.
This green bean medley is terrific. I really appreciate this great recipe
That looks so delicious! I will have to pick up some fresh green beans next week at the supermarket so I can make this!
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to make it for my hubby.
All the spices you added to your green bean melody sounds fantastic! Lots of flavor – yum!
I’m glad you liked it. TY! 🙂
This looks so delicious, I love cooking with green beans!
What a delicious looking summer dish. Can’t wait to try it with fresh beans from the garden when they come up!
This looks like a great side dish. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds delicious!
I love green beans. I think this would be great around the holidays!
I am loving the fresh green beans that we are getting here right now! I think your recipe looks very inviting!
I just love green beans, this looks so good!!!
Yummy! I do like green beans and your selections look great!
MMMMM!! I love green beans, this looks amazing!
OMG those look delish!!! As much as I HATE cooking…especially foods with more than 2 ingredients lol…I may have to give this a try…I’m doing weight watchers and this looks like a nice, yummy ZERO point MEAL!!!
Oh you’re funny! I used to be that way until I got married and had kids… Now I cook fresh, healthy meals and love the calm of cooking
Mmm! This looks very tasty and good for the end of the summer. Thanks for sharing =)
Oh I can’t wait to try this tom! I’ve been craving green beans!
That looks so good! I will pair this with a pork chop and I bet it will be delicious!
this looks very healthy
My family loves green beans. This medley looks absolutely delicious. I will keep it in mind for future meals.
This dish is easy to cook and healthy. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing it with us. 🙂
I’m a big fan of green beans. Last week I made a stir fry with beans in it and it was SO good!
This recipe looks and sounds divine! I always forget to use seasoning, it add so much flavour!
Oh my that looks delicious. I love the combination of green beans and tomatoes. I will be trying this soon.
This looks delicious and not to hard to make , I’ll be adding it my list of recipes to try
This really seems like a fresh recipe that I can make for my kid! I love the Julia Childs quote that you start this off with, I am a huge Julia Childs Fan.
I’m obsessed with green beans and we also grow them in our allotment. This sounds like a beautiful dish and will definitely give this a try once we get some crops this year:) X
This looks delicious! So easy, quick and healthy! exactly the kind of things I am trying to do! And I might have everything but the green beans at home so i’ll have a quick run to the shop! xx corinne
Definitely, cooking when done by heart is a form of love that you show to your loved ones. This recipe looks so good and not so difficult at all. I will give it a try!
This looks delicious! I love green beans but I’m always just boiling or steaming them and eating them, it’s getting a bit boring so I’m going to give this a try.
Your kids have great taste in food! This recipe reminds me of food Ive eaten on holiday in the Greek Islands. I love to cook with olive oil and this is so healthy. Thanks for sharing
Wow this recipe looks absolutely delicious and amazing! I love the recipe and can’t wait to try it out for my family to be able to enjoy.
This looks like such a warming, healthy and tasty dish. I am always looking for such wonderful and easy to create recipes, I will have to give this one a go!
Oh, this looks super yummy. I love green beans! I will definitely have to try this new recipe!!
These sound amazing! In Alabama we put bacon or ham and potatoes in our green beans and cook them all day. I’ll have to try this recipe. I LOVE turmeric! That has to be a delicious combination!
I like this new weekly segment on food, what a great addition to your blog 🙂 I already love green beans but with these flavors, the beans would taste extra delicious. Adding this to my list of recipes to try.
Delicious!!! Yummy!!!
I would really want to taste.
Thank you so much for sharing.
This looks amazing…I am sure going to try this one soon..thanks for sharing!!
This dish sounds heavenly! It has all my favourite foods so I’m definitely going to have to try it! I also agree with the sentiment you shared that cooking/food is love, or at least one of the best ways of demonstrating that you love someone! Great post!
This looks really good! We are a big fan of green beans. I think this will be a hit at my house.
Just poking around, trying to find a good veggie side dish. I think I’ve found it here, yum!
Great approach! i am so crazy about green beans, it is my favorite, I tend to always ask my hubby to cook it and he always laughs me off about that
That sure looks wonderful, I m a huge fan of green beans and always have some in the fridge. Love the different seasoning you have here from the Lebanese Lubieh.
I absolutely love beans. They taste so good even in the most basic recipes. This one seems like a great idea . I will definitely try it.
Hello there fellow foodie, I enjoy green beans, and this looks like a great recipe, and so easy to make, , I am thinking of trying it, I enjoy veggies, especially if they are steamed or BBQ-ed 😀
Oh my gosh, this looks so yummy! It’s the perfect dish to put out at summer parties.
I like the combination of flavours in this simple but healthy dish. The turmeric is so good for your health, I am glad that you included it in the recipe.
This green bean recipe sounds so amazing! I just love green beans so much, can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
This sounds super tasty! I will definitely try it one day! 🙂
This looks like an easy and delicious meal. I will have to give this a try. Nice way to get in some veggies and it can be a quick weeknight meal.
This looks so delicious and wholesome! Love your pictures xx