Georgia Okeeffe Green Beans |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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I vacationed in New Mexico recently and toured Georgia Okeeffe's home in Abiquiu. It made her artwork really come alive to me. Later, I found a cookbook containing all of her own recipes at a bookstore in Santa Fe. Read more . This green been recipe was one of them. The book is A Painter's Kitchen by Margaret Wood. Ingredients:
12 ounces of fresh green, purple or yellow beans |
10 or more caradamom seeds |
butter or oil to taste |
herb salt to taste |
Directions:
1. Choose slender, young beans and wash them/
2. Snap or cut off the ends and snap or cut the beans into peices, about 1-inch long.
3. Boil them for 8-10 minutes, or until they are tender.
4. Drain the water, then set the beans aside with the lid on.
5. Select 10 or cardamom seeds and grind them to a medium-fine powder with a mortar and pestle.
6. Add this powder to the green beans, along with butter/oil and herb salt to taste.
7. These beans go well in a menu with her Tomato Aspic (page 6 of the book), Cucmber soup (page 19), Garlic Sandwiches (page 79) and fresh peaches with wheatgerm bars (page 98).
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