I love surprises and I came home yesterday to a nice one in my kitchen. A gardener friend of mine left me an ice cream bucket filled with green beans, peppers, some tomatoes and Swiss chard.
The kids helped me break the beans in half and then I simmered them in a large pan on the stove in water, minced onion and salt for about 30 minutes. I then added 1 T. of apple cider vinegar and 2-3 T of butter.
I let them cool and put them in a container to store overnight in the fridge. (p.s. thought I would have enough for 2 or 3 meals, but we gobbled them up, they were so vary tasty! I think there is 1 small serving left.)
For a little pre-dinner munching, I cut up the four different kinds of peppers. Aren’t they pretty? The darkest one is a chocolate pepper.
I thinly sliced a layer of potatoes and lined the bottom of a greased 9x13 glass pan with them. Added pan seared pork chops fried in a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil, covering each chop in a bit of my Rhubarb BBQ Sauce. And adding the 2-3 lbs of green beans on top. I covered the pan with aluminum foil and baked at 350 for an hour. Served with apple sauce with a bit of cinnamon.
Perfect. Simple, elegant, healthy, real foods. Costing pennies to make. (And probably less, since mine was free!) To top it off, the kids always appreciate and love these types of meals, too.
What are you digging from your (or friends’) gardens or farmers markets this season?
Also shared on Simple Lives Thursday and Fresh Bites Friday
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