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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.


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might be due to your dairy issues. i like most vegetables from raw and
plain to cooked to death and drowned in; butter, OO, insert any number of
sauces here...

depends on my mood, Lee
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>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.
>



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> might be due to your dairy issues. i like most vegetables from raw and
> plain to cooked to death and drowned in; butter, OO, insert any number of
> sauces here...


Maybe. I didn't grow up with butter. My mom only ever bought Blue Bonnet
and in later days some sort of soft spread. Usually Greg's Gold N' Soft.
Not sure they even make that any more. These days she buys Smart Balance
Light.


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I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the
amount necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies
cool slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that are
going into the middle of the table for large family dinners. Otherwise I
just do the margarine on my own plate.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>

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i think most tastes are enviiromentally influenced if not created, Lee
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> might be due to your dairy issues. i like most vegetables from raw and
>> plain to cooked to death and drowned in; butter, OO, insert any number of
>> sauces here...

>
> Maybe. I didn't grow up with butter. My mom only ever bought Blue Bonnet
> and in later days some sort of soft spread. Usually Greg's Gold N' Soft.
> Not sure they even make that any more. These days she buys Smart Balance
> Light.
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>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the amount
>necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies cool slightly
>so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that are going into the
>middle of the table for large family dinners. Otherwise I just do the
>margarine on my own plate.


I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread. I did
make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add butter to that. I
don't always remember to put the butter in though and frankly we can't tell
the difference with our without it.

I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol isn't high
and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new brand with no milk
in it. Haven't tried it yet though.

I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like bacon in
green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green beans at a
restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the sign that it was
ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my taste. Just as I don't
like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't like fat on my veggies. There
was a time when I ate raw baby carrots with olive oil and salt. That is
good.


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>i think most tastes are enviiromentally influenced if not created, Lee


That could be. I grew up eating really plain food. I think perhaps that is
just common for the Midwest.

My mom came from a large family and although they had a farm, there wasn't
excess food. I don't think they had much in the way of herbs and spices.
Mainly meat, potatoes and vegetables. But the meat was not always what we
think of as meat these days. Often it was brains or squirrel or something
like that. They also ate a lot of popcorn, often as cereal.

From what I've been told, it sounded like my dad didn't eat a lot of home
cooked meals after his dad died. My grandma had to go to work. I think
they ate out a lot, but it was simple food like fried chicken or roast beef
with potatoes.

I was unfamiliar with sauces of any kind until I started watching cooking
shows. We never had any such thing at home except for occasional tomato
sauce for pasta. Our macaroni and cheese came from a box so I can't really
call what was on it a sauce.

My parents do eat out a lot and most of the time if they are ordering
something with sauce, they ask for no sauce or they have the sauce on the
side. Or if they do get something with sauce, they will usually scrape all
the sauce off before they eat it.


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what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking of... don't
have that issue but am very curious
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the amount
>>necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies cool
>>slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that are going
>>into the middle of the table for large family dinners. Otherwise I just do
>>the margarine on my own plate.

>
> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread. I
> did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add butter to
> that. I don't always remember to put the butter in though and frankly we
> can't tell the difference with our without it.
>
> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol isn't
> high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new brand with no
> milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
>
> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like bacon in
> green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green beans at a
> restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the sign that it was
> ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my taste. Just as I don't
> like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't like fat on my veggies. There
> was a time when I ate raw baby carrots with olive oil and salt. That is
> good.
>



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i was blessed to be raised in a situation that allowed me to eat many kinds
of food, squirrel isn't bad but then rabbit isn't eaither, its just too
gamey if not fixed correctly... my mom grew up with lots of siblings so she
tells me stories about home made sour dough bread and gravy with sausage...
hardens my arteries but i love her to talk about it all,
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>i think most tastes are enviiromentally influenced if not created, Lee

>
> That could be. I grew up eating really plain food. I think perhaps that
> is just common for the Midwest.
>
> My mom came from a large family and although they had a farm, there wasn't
> excess food. I don't think they had much in the way of herbs and spices.
> Mainly meat, potatoes and vegetables. But the meat was not always what we
> think of as meat these days. Often it was brains or squirrel or something
> like that. They also ate a lot of popcorn, often as cereal.
>
> From what I've been told, it sounded like my dad didn't eat a lot of home
> cooked meals after his dad died. My grandma had to go to work. I think
> they ate out a lot, but it was simple food like fried chicken or roast
> beef with potatoes.
>
> I was unfamiliar with sauces of any kind until I started watching cooking
> shows. We never had any such thing at home except for occasional tomato
> sauce for pasta. Our macaroni and cheese came from a box so I can't
> really call what was on it a sauce.
>
> My parents do eat out a lot and most of the time if they are ordering
> something with sauce, they ask for no sauce or they have the sauce on the
> side. Or if they do get something with sauce, they will usually scrape
> all the sauce off before they eat it.
>



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They have plant sterols in them. "Flora pro-activ contains plant sterols
which have been scientifically proven to reduce the absorption of
cholesterol." In Australia you are not allowed to make a claim that
something does something unless it is proven that it does Like on
vitamins where they are forced to say "this vitamin may help to blah
blah".

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking of...
> don't have that issue but am very curious
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the
>>>amount necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies
>>>cool slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that
>>>are going into the middle of the table for large family dinners.
>>>Otherwise I just do the margarine on my own plate.

>>
>> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread.
>> I did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add
>> butter to that. I don't always remember to put the butter in though
>> and frankly we can't tell the difference with our without it.
>>
>> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol
>> isn't high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new
>> brand with no milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
>>
>> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like
>> bacon in green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green
>> beans at a restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the
>> sign that it was ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my
>> taste. Just as I don't like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't
>> like fat on my veggies. There was a time when I ate raw baby carrots
>> with olive oil and salt. That is good.
>>

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thanks, brand name? i am interested in reading about this for my mom now,
Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> They have plant sterols in them. "Flora pro-activ contains plant sterols
> which have been scientifically proven to reduce the absorption of
> cholesterol." In Australia you are not allowed to make a claim that
> something does something unless it is proven that it does Like on
> vitamins where they are forced to say "this vitamin may help to blah
> blah".
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking of...
>> don't have that issue but am very curious
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the
>>>>amount necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies
>>>>cool slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that are
>>>>going into the middle of the table for large family dinners. Otherwise I
>>>>just do the margarine on my own plate.
>>>
>>> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread. I
>>> did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add butter to
>>> that. I don't always remember to put the butter in though and frankly
>>> we can't tell the difference with our without it.
>>>
>>> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol isn't
>>> high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new brand with
>>> no milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
>>>
>>> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like bacon
>>> in green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green beans at
>>> a restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the sign that it
>>> was ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my taste. Just as I
>>> don't like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't like fat on my veggies.
>>> There was a time when I ate raw baby carrots with olive oil and salt.
>>> That is good.
>>>

>>
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Well I can only say what's here in Australia but I use the Flora brand.

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> thanks, brand name? i am interested in reading about this for my mom
> now, Lee
> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>> They have plant sterols in them. "Flora pro-activ contains plant
>> sterols which have been scientifically proven to reduce the
>> absorption of cholesterol." In Australia you are not allowed to make
>> a claim that something does something unless it is proven that it
>> does Like on vitamins where they are forced to say "this vitamin
>> may help to blah blah".
>>
>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking
>>> of... don't have that issue but am very curious
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the
>>>>>amount necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the
>>>>>veggies cool slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on
>>>>>veggies that are going into the middle of the table for large
>>>>>family dinners. Otherwise I just do the margarine on my own plate.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on
>>>> bread. I did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did
>>>> add butter to that. I don't always remember to put the butter in
>>>> though and frankly we can't tell the difference with our without
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol
>>>> isn't high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new
>>>> brand with no milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like
>>>> bacon in green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of
>>>> green beans at a restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then
>>>> read the sign that it was ham. They were just too greasy and salty
>>>> for my taste. Just as I don't like dressing on my salad, I guess I
>>>> don't like fat on my veggies. There was a time when I ate raw baby
>>>> carrots with olive oil and salt. That is good.
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>
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ok sister can google and see what is compareable here, again thanks, Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Well I can only say what's here in Australia but I use the Flora brand.
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> thanks, brand name? i am interested in reading about this for my mom now,
>> Lee
>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> They have plant sterols in them. "Flora pro-activ contains plant sterols
>>> which have been scientifically proven to reduce the absorption of
>>> cholesterol." In Australia you are not allowed to make a claim that
>>> something does something unless it is proven that it does Like on
>>> vitamins where they are forced to say "this vitamin may help to blah
>>> blah".
>>>
>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking of...
>>>> don't have that issue but am very curious
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the
>>>>>>amount necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies
>>>>>>cool slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that
>>>>>>are going into the middle of the table for large family dinners.
>>>>>>Otherwise I just do the margarine on my own plate.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread.
>>>>> I did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add butter
>>>>> to that. I don't always remember to put the butter in though and
>>>>> frankly we can't tell the difference with our without it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol
>>>>> isn't high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new
>>>>> brand with no milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like
>>>>> bacon in green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green
>>>>> beans at a restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the
>>>>> sign that it was ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my
>>>>> taste. Just as I don't like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't
>>>>> like fat on my veggies. There was a time when I ate raw baby carrots
>>>>> with olive oil and salt. That is good.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

>>
>>



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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.

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Storrmmee wrote:
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> of... don't have that issue but am very curious


Here it is Benecol.




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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.


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>
> Here it is Benecol.
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I detest veggies but have discovered if I hard fry them in a tiny bit of fat
then add chicken/beef stock and cover they become delicious.

its sort of the same way one cooks a pot sticker.

this method removes any bitterness and sulphuric flavors most veggies have
to my taste buds

KROM
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I love plain veggies, but you're missing something major if you've never
tried putting lemon juice and butter on broccoli. It's magic.

I like butter on veggies, but I like them fine without it, too.
Unsalted, full fat, sweet cream cultured pastured butter these days.

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"KROM" > wrote in message ...
>I detest veggies but have discovered if I hard fry them in a tiny bit of
>fat then add chicken/beef stock and cover they become delicious.
>
> its sort of the same way one cooks a pot sticker.
>
> this method removes any bitterness and sulphuric flavors most veggies have
> to my taste buds


The only vegetable that is bitter to me is broccoli and it remains bitter no
matter how it is cooked.


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In article >,
"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.


Absolutely, always with butter and some herbs/salt/pepper, unless I've
sauteed them with olive oil and garlic. (Also, always real butter, not
margarine, which some people insist on calling butter.)

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On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:37:39 -0700, "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 prepare green beans in several different ways.

Salt pepper and butter is one way.

Onions sauteed in butter with salt and pepper, then add the cooked
beans and toss.... that's another.

italian style is with garlic, onion, canned tomatoes, olive oil and
oregano and basil.... all cooked together. That's another way.

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>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.

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> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:37:39 -0700, "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 prepare green beans in several different ways.
>
> Salt pepper and butter is one way.
>
> Onions sauteed in butter with salt and pepper, then add the cooked
> beans and toss.... that's another.
>
> italian style is with garlic, onion, canned tomatoes, olive oil and
> oregano and basil.... all cooked together. That's another way.


Lovely, that's how I often cook zuchini, but not stewed as I think Alice
mentioned AL dente, lol. Helps to cook the sauce first to mix the
flavours then add the zuchini (and often green capsicum, bell pepper)and
leave in only long enough to be cooked but still crisp.

Nice as a side or over a nice veal steak or chop.

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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.


Even better if the last thing added, as you take it off the stove, is a
slurp of a very strong flavoured olive oil. I do that with beef spagetti
sauce at the last minute too. The flavour tends to cook away if you add
it whilst cooking. When I was 2 we had the good fortune of living right
across the road from a newly migrated Italian family. Over the years I
was invited to eat there a lot and witness them cooking. That's where
I picked up the olive oil trick. There house always had the yummiest
smells and their kitchen chairs always had home made spagetti hanging
over the backs of them.

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> 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.

>
>Even better if the last thing added, as you take it off the stove, is a
>slurp of a very strong flavoured olive oil. I do that with beef spagetti
>sauce at the last minute too. The flavour tends to cook away if you add
>it whilst cooking. When I was 2 we had the good fortune of living right
>across the road from a newly migrated Italian family. Over the years I
>was invited to eat there a lot and witness them cooking. That's where
>I picked up the olive oil trick. There house always had the yummiest
>smells and their kitchen chairs always had home made spagetti hanging
>over the backs of them.



Great trick, yes!

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> 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.


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..
>
> Even better if the last thing added, as you take it off the stove, is a
> slurp of a very strong flavoured olive oil. I do that with beef spagetti
> sauce at the last minute too. The flavour tends to cook away if you add it
> whilst cooking. When I was 2 we had the good fortune of living right
> across the road from a newly migrated Italian family. Over the years I was
> invited to eat there a lot and witness them cooking. That's where I
> picked up the olive oil trick. There house always had the yummiest smells
> and their kitchen chairs always had home made spagetti hanging over the
> backs of them.


I had an Italian roommate who was a horrible cook. When she would invite
her boyfriend over for dinner, he would call me and ask if I was cooking or
she was. He would only come if I was cooking.

When she made spaghetti sauce, she fried the hell out of the dry spices
using most likely Wesson oil. In those days I didn't even know about olive
oil and never had it in the house.

After the spices had been nicely charred and there was a thin trail of smoke
wafting through the house, she would add the meat and then eventually the
tomato sauce.

She also had a fondness for Worcestershire sauce and added it to pretty much
everything including carrots. Her boyfriend told me she did this to
disguise the taste of the food in case it was actually spoiled. He said she
had a habit of serving spoiled food. After he told me this I frequently
went through the fridge and tossed out any suspects.

Eventually I learned that the real problem was that she could not read. She
liked to look at my cookbooks. She didn't own any herself. She would look
for things that showed pictures and would try by looking at the picture to
find out what was in there. She would then have to guess at the method for
cooking it.

She kept telling me about this wonderful polenta that her mother made and
how she would make it for me one day but it required hours of standing over
the stove and stirring it. She spoke of it like it was a magical dish but I
now know otherwise.

One odd thing I discovered about my Italian in-laws is that they seem not to
use olive oil in their cooking. My MIL never had any in the house. She
would buy some cheap store brand of cooking oil and she used that for
everything.

Several of the relatives told me how to cook the eggs and peppers that my
husband likes (and that they seem to eat pretty much every day for lunch).
They told me to use whatever oil I have in the house.

I generally keep Extra Virgin and Light Olive Oil and corn oil. I don't use
the corn oil very often at all.


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> In article >,
> "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.

>
> Absolutely, always with butter and some herbs/salt/pepper, unless I've
> sauteed them with olive oil and garlic. (Also, always real butter, not
> margarine, which some people insist on calling butter.)


Okay. Thanks!


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> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:37:39 -0700, "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 prepare green beans in several different ways.
>
> Salt pepper and butter is one way.
>
> Onions sauteed in butter with salt and pepper, then add the cooked
> beans and toss.... that's another.
>
> italian style is with garlic, onion, canned tomatoes, olive oil and
> oregano and basil.... all cooked together. That's another way.


I like onions in them too. I had forgotten I made a potato recipe once that
had green beans and red peppers in it as well. Also onions, I think. It
was very good. Will have to look for that one again.


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>
>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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>> 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.

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>
>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:37:39 -0700, "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 prepare green beans in several different ways.
>>
>> Salt pepper and butter is one way.
>>
>> Onions sauteed in butter with salt and pepper, then add the cooked
>> beans and toss.... that's another.
>>
>> italian style is with garlic, onion, canned tomatoes, olive oil and
>> oregano and basil.... all cooked together. That's another way.

>
>I like onions in them too. I had forgotten I made a potato recipe once that
>had green beans and red peppers in it as well. Also onions, I think. It
>was very good. Will have to look for that one again.
>



My grandmother made them an interesting way. She added flour to the
pan with the oil and onions, and then some water or broth and stir
till it got a bit thickened into a butter sauce with the green beans.
The onion-ey butter and salt and pepper would cling nicely to the
beans that way, like a sauce.

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> 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.


Oh. Well I guess that's why I've never seen it. I don't go to the liquor
store.


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> My grandmother made them an interesting way. She added flour to the
> pan with the oil and onions, and then some water or broth and stir
> till it got a bit thickened into a butter sauce with the green beans.
> The onion-ey butter and salt and pepper would cling nicely to the
> beans that way, like a sauce.


Hmmm... Not sure I would like that.


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We eat Promise spread on our green beans. Sometimes I will fry some diced
bacon and chopped onions, until bacon is almost crisp , then add frozen
green beans and cook until beans are tender....sometimes I will add a
handful of cooked red beans, or pintos, what ever is on hand.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>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.
>
>



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On 14/04/2011 8:19 AM, Alice Faber wrote:

> Absolutely, always with butter and some herbs/salt/pepper, unless I've
> sauteed them with olive oil and garlic. (Also, always real butter, not
> margarine, which some people insist on calling butter.)
>


Easy to tel,l recipe for butter cream, salt churn well. Recipe for
margarine chemistry 101 for 5 years lots of shiny stainless steel stuff
making weird stuff do things it doesn't want to do then dye the grey
stuff yellow so it looks like butter:-) YUM YUM


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"Jacquie" > wrote in message
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> We eat Promise spread on our green beans. Sometimes I will fry some diced
> bacon and chopped onions, until bacon is almost crisp , then add frozen
> green beans and cook until beans are tender....sometimes I will add a
> handful of cooked red beans, or pintos, what ever is on hand.


When I was a kid, my favorite canned vegetable was Shelly Beans. I don't
think those are even made any more. I did get some through mail order that
were similar but the proportions were off. Too many of the shell beans in
proportion to the green.


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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
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>>> 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



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> 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


There is actually a fairly new liquor store by Angela's dance studio. I
have to walk by it to get to the grocery store. So I wouldn't have to go
out of my way to go in there. It's just that liquor stores make me feel
uncomfortable and I don't really know why. I've only ever been in them a
few times.

When I was younger, they had some sort of military thing at Sand Point. My
friend's husband was in the Army so if I needed liquor she would just get it
for me there. I never went in with her so don't know how or where it was
sold there. In those days the liquor sold there was much cheaper than at
our state run liquor stores. I don't drink at all any more and didn't drink
much in those days but I did throw a lot of parties and I always supplied at
least some of the liquor. I do know some people are picky about what they
drink so those folks would most likely have to bring their own. But I
digress...

When we were first married, the department type store on the base where we
lived sold hard liquor. I only ever bought a few of those single serve
bottles and I think they were about a dollar apiece. The grocery store on
the base sold beer and wine. I did buy quite a lot of wine for cooking and
I sometimes bought beer for my husband and his friends. The prices there
were much cheaper than what I would have paid at the state run store or
grocery store (only beer and wine) here in WA.

But then the military began to crack down. First it was liquor and then it
was cigarettes. They raised the prices higher and higher in an effort to
make them less appealing to the service people. I don't know if it worked
or not but I'm thinking it did.

When we lived on Cape Cod the big thing was to throw parties every weekend
with free flowing liquor. There were contests to see who could get the most
drunk or stay drunk for the longest length of time. I kid you not and the
people who did this actually seemed to be proud of it. It was really pretty
pathetic. It also could have had something to do with the ages of the
people living there. I was 35 when I moved there and there were few people
my age. Most were between 19 and 25. I know I drank more when I was
younger, but never to that extent.

When we moved to CA, we had friends who had parties every weekend. There
was beer. Not sure if there was any wine or not. Some people drank the
beer, many did not. I don't remember anyone ever getting drunk to the point
of getting sick and only one person getting drunk to the point of acting
crazy. Alas he was my next door neighbor, until he did that. He lost his
housing after what he had pulled. It wasn't just for this incident.
Apparently he had quite a history of doing what he shouldn't.

Then we moved to NY. They had a block party on our first day there.
Because I hadn't finished unpacking, I brought a cheese platter and raw
veggies. I wasn't able to cook anything just yet. They closed off the
street to traffic and set out huge BBQs where they cooked all sorts of
meats. Everything else was potluck.

My husband brought a 6-pack of beer. Just a single 6-pack. You should have
seen the looks he was given! It was clearly not approved of. He took it
back home.

We went to many parties while we lived there and I don't recall liquor at
any of them except for an event that was at a club in Manhattan. They were
only allowed to serve the liquor for a period of about 2 hours and I was
told that as the time went on, the liquor was more and more watered down. I
tried to get a club soda. They didn't have it. Nor did they have Diet
Coke. I finally settled on a mineral which I don't like very much because
it is too salty. I can't remember now if it was Perrier or Evian.

They did provide coffee later but only filled the cups halfway. We were
unable to get a refill despite many of us trying. And there was no sugar or
cream. Thankfully I drink mine black.

The food was really bad at that party too. Those of us who went through the
line first (that would be me) found the food to be very bland as if it had
no seasoning at all. The ones who went through the line later all
complained that the food was too salty! It was as though they dumped some
salt in at some point and never mixed it in. They also had the woodiest
shards of raw beets in the salad. One of them made my tongue bleed so I had
to quit eating it. Thankfully I haven't had to go to any such parties since
then.


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the l/s makes you uncomfortable because you are of an age where nice girls
didn't go into taverns or seedy bars, and the l/s was usually next door to a
pool hall... if this new store is like fryer tucks or benny's beverage
depo, they are set up alot more like a grocery store, isles dividing
types/brands/uses... i love that our fryer tucks has the "dessert" isle...
but to be honest i wouldn't go in if not with my dh...

Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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

>
> There is actually a fairly new liquor store by Angela's dance studio. I
> have to walk by it to get to the grocery store. So I wouldn't have to go
> out of my way to go in there. It's just that liquor stores make me feel
> uncomfortable and I don't really know why. I've only ever been in them a
> few times.
>
> When I was younger, they had some sort of military thing at Sand Point.
> My friend's husband was in the Army so if I needed liquor she would just
> get it for me there. I never went in with her so don't know how or where
> it was sold there. In those days the liquor sold there was much cheaper
> than at our state run liquor stores. I don't drink at all any more and
> didn't drink much in those days but I did throw a lot of parties and I
> always supplied at least some of the liquor. I do know some people are
> picky about what they drink so those folks would most likely have to bring
> their own. But I digress...
>
> When we were first married, the department type store on the base where we
> lived sold hard liquor. I only ever bought a few of those single serve
> bottles and I think they were about a dollar apiece. The grocery store on
> the base sold beer and wine. I did buy quite a lot of wine for cooking
> and I sometimes bought beer for my husband and his friends. The prices
> there were much cheaper than what I would have paid at the state run store
> or grocery store (only beer and wine) here in WA.
>
> But then the military began to crack down. First it was liquor and then
> it was cigarettes. They raised the prices higher and higher in an effort
> to make them less appealing to the service people. I don't know if it
> worked or not but I'm thinking it did.
>
> When we lived on Cape Cod the big thing was to throw parties every weekend
> with free flowing liquor. There were contests to see who could get the
> most drunk or stay drunk for the longest length of time. I kid you not
> and the people who did this actually seemed to be proud of it. It was
> really pretty pathetic. It also could have had something to do with the
> ages of the people living there. I was 35 when I moved there and there
> were few people my age. Most were between 19 and 25. I know I drank more
> when I was younger, but never to that extent.
>
> When we moved to CA, we had friends who had parties every weekend. There
> was beer. Not sure if there was any wine or not. Some people drank the
> beer, many did not. I don't remember anyone ever getting drunk to the
> point of getting sick and only one person getting drunk to the point of
> acting crazy. Alas he was my next door neighbor, until he did that. He
> lost his housing after what he had pulled. It wasn't just for this
> incident. Apparently he had quite a history of doing what he shouldn't.
>
> Then we moved to NY. They had a block party on our first day there.
> Because I hadn't finished unpacking, I brought a cheese platter and raw
> veggies. I wasn't able to cook anything just yet. They closed off the
> street to traffic and set out huge BBQs where they cooked all sorts of
> meats. Everything else was potluck.
>
> My husband brought a 6-pack of beer. Just a single 6-pack. You should
> have seen the looks he was given! It was clearly not approved of. He
> took it back home.
>
> We went to many parties while we lived there and I don't recall liquor at
> any of them except for an event that was at a club in Manhattan. They
> were only allowed to serve the liquor for a period of about 2 hours and I
> was told that as the time went on, the liquor was more and more watered
> down. I tried to get a club soda. They didn't have it. Nor did they
> have Diet Coke. I finally settled on a mineral which I don't like very
> much because it is too salty. I can't remember now if it was Perrier or
> Evian.
>
> They did provide coffee later but only filled the cups halfway. We were
> unable to get a refill despite many of us trying. And there was no sugar
> or cream. Thankfully I drink mine black.
>
> The food was really bad at that party too. Those of us who went through
> the line first (that would be me) found the food to be very bland as if it
> had no seasoning at all. The ones who went through the line later all
> complained that the food was too salty! It was as though they dumped some
> salt in at some point and never mixed it in. They also had the woodiest
> shards of raw beets in the salad. One of them made my tongue bleed so I
> had to quit eating it. Thankfully I haven't had to go to any such parties
> since then.
>



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> the l/s makes you uncomfortable because you are of an age where nice girls
> didn't go into taverns or seedy bars, and the l/s was usually next door to
> a pool hall... if this new store is like fryer tucks or benny's beverage
> depo, they are set up alot more like a grocery store, isles dividing
> types/brands/uses... i love that our fryer tucks has the "dessert" isle...
> but to be honest i wouldn't go in if not with my dh...
>


Oh I had no trouble going into seedy bars! That's where I met my husband.
Heh!

I don't know what it is. I guess it's just all those bottles or something.
I get in there and the whole thing seems sooo confusing!

This is a small place. I don't recall if there are aisles or not. I am
thinking not. Seems from looking in there that it has a very open design
with the bottles on the walls. They do sell a few other things that are not
liquor. Like decorative plates and linens.


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