Eat Your Green Beans

In the back of my mind I can hear my mom saying, "Eat your green beans". Maybe she had to say that because I didn't like green beans when I was a kid. In winter often we had canned green beans which many times are mushy and bland. Lately though I find myself craving green beans. I could almost eat them for every meal. I couldn't wait for the farmer's market this year so I could get some white half runner beans which are a stringed variety.

For the beans this week I sauteed garlic and shallots in a little butter and olive oil. I put in beans and then chopped up fresh home grown tomatoes. I added one tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar and one tablespoon of organic sugar. While these were cooking I went to the garden and cut fresh herbs of pineapple sage, Spanish tarragon, marjoram, and chocolate basil. I stripped the herb leaves from the stems and cut them up with scissors into small bits. All was cooked till aldente.

Today I was wondering why I have a craving for green beans, and even more green beans. I had a bowl of cereal but was still hungry so I heated a bowl of green beans leftover from yesterday. Take a look at this chart I've borrowed on the nutritional value of the beans (click the link to read the chart; I am sure you'll be as amazed as I am at how good string beans are for your health). My string bean craving must be my body telling me there are vitamins I need in the beans. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.