Green Bean Salad

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I hope everyone has been enjoying my blog.  I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I have to do a little stretching of my ingredients to make enough for everyone.  Just recently I had to do that.  I made a Green Bean Salad.   First thing you need to do is prepare your green beans for this salad.  You must first begin by snipping your green beans and cooking them in a big pot of boiling salty water to your desired tenderness.

"Green Bean Salad"

While prepping my green beans I drained and rinsed a can of beans. In this recipe I used red kidney beans.  I had some roasted wild mushrooms that I added to this recipe.  It isn't necessary to add what I add to my salad, but you can add what ever you would like.  I also added some chopped sun-dried tomatoes, diced red onion, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.  You can add olives, diced peppers or any other type of ingredients to make this dish your own.  I hope your dish is enjoyed by everyone.

Mo

Chilly Outside and Chili Inside

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I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but here it is pouring buckets of rain.  The temperature has dropped and I am thinking about something to stick to my ribs.  Something that doesn't require many ingredients and taste oh so good.  My friend Judy has been asking me for a while for a post about chili and this one is for her.  The weather is screaming for it......

"Beef Chili"

I love, love, love, "CHILI".  You can make chili with different types of meat and with or without beans.  Like most things that I create its a personal preference.  I prefer to use ground turkey when I make chili here at home, but have also made it with ground beef, stew beef, or chicken.

Make Room For Beans

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"Mixed bean salad"

"Beans, Beans, the more we eat the more we      ?    "  Okay I am sure some are wondering, "The more we what?" I am not telling.   Beans are a great source of fiber and protein.  There are many types of beans that you can buy, fresh, canned, or dried.  Whenever I want to buff up a dish or make an inexpensive side dish I always go for beans.  The hardest part is picking which beans to buy: cannelloni, black beans, black-eye pea, kidney, navy, pinto, pink, red, re-fried beans, and many more.  Depending on what I am making usually decides what kind of bean I am using.  For chili using beef or ground turkey I like to use a black bean.  For a chicken soup or pulled chicken chili I like to use a navy bean.  For a salad I like mixing two different canned beans.