we have a fryr tucks we go to when we are looking for something
particular... the staff there is generally in the know, one woman in
particular really knows their inventory... she not only knows what i am
talking about when i go in there, i can say i want something to... describe
and she will point me to a couple of options... she is also good at
remembering things like i love ice wine... if i hit the front door and there
is a sale or new product or something like what she knows i like she makes a
point of telling me about it... hhhmmm maybe i can just get her to use my
dictaphone and tell me what i like and have bought from there... poof
instant journal. lol, Lee
"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:46:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:14:17 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>W. Baker wrote:
>>>>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>>>>> I love green beans. I bought a steamer bag of fresh green beans and
>>>>>> made them for dinner tonight. Normally I just steam them and eat
>>>>>> them. But the directions said to put butter, salt and pepper on
>>>>>> them. I also read of a recipe in a magazine that called for butter
>>>>>> and parmesan cheese on them. Now once in a while I have made green
>>>>>> beans or beans and carrots with a little olive oil. But never
>>>>>> butter. But I decided to try it.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't like it! I didn't like it at all! Maybe it's because I
>>>>>> grew up eating plain vegetables. Mostly they were canned but once
>>>>>> in a while they were fresh. My grandma did make beans with bacon in
>>>>>> them, but I only remember having those a few times.
>>>>>
>>>>>> So... Do you put butter on your beans? I think the only veggie I
>>>>>> ever put butter on is potatoes. I don't even like it on corn. Once
>>>>>> in a while on popcorn, but usually I even prefer that without.
>>>>>
>>>>> I never put butter on vegetables and my mother never did. As most of
>>>>> our meals withstriing beans meals had meat, butter would nt have been
>>>>> considered.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do not like buttered vegetables and, like you, I believe it is
>>>>> because it is not what I grew up with.
>>>>>
>>>>> I eat, and enjoy many foods I did not grow up with, but somehow I
>>>>> prefer my vegetables plain, unless in some kind of dish like
>>>>> ratatouie(sp?) or those great Greek stringbeans in tasty tomato based
>>>>> sauce, or Chinese, etc.
>>>>
>>>>I did have zucchini that I liked in a diner in NJ. They were stewed in
>>>>tomato sauce. I do not normally like zucchini and have never had any
>>>>stewed
>>>>since that I liked. And I tried a lot of recipes.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I take raw zucchini and cut it up (skin on) into a small pot.
>>> Add a can of canned tomatoes.
>>> Chop an onion and add it to the pot.
>>> Cut up a couple of cloves of garlic and add that too.
>>> Add a couple of tablespoons worth of olive oil
>>> Add a splash of Marsala wine.
>>>
>>> Salt, Pepper, red pepper flakes, oregano, basil, and parsley.
>>>
>>> Simmer till the zucchini is tender. It is absolutely delicious this
>>> way.
>>
>>Hmmm... I've never tried it with wine.
>>
>>Where do you buy the Marsala? I tried looking in a few stores and they
>>didn't have it.
>
>
> Julie, I buy it in any liquor store. Just ask for it. It is near
> the dessert wines. It's quite delicious and I use it in all my
> Italian cooking.
>
> Evelyn