this was supposed to be a post about a really good venison recipe. but…the recipe ended up being absolutely mediocre, so i scrapped it.
instead, i’ll talk about the side i made with said venison because that was memorable, and, i’ll introduce you to my friend ralph. first the ginger garlic green beans. here they are:
now on to more interesting things. here’s ralph:
ralph came into our family just a couple weeks ago, when i visited moches farm (same place i bought the delicious honey lemon jelly i talked about). ralph was just hanging there on the wall, amongst other much larger and more impressive objects, until jason’s aunt therese pointed him out to me.
as soon as i saw him, i knew i had to have him. first of all, he’s tiny, and makes me feel like a giant, which is basically my mission in life.
second of all, he has big dumb eyes that look in different directions and evokes the phrase “a face only a mother could love.” i am his mother.
i don’t know why i fell so deeply in love with ralph, but i did. so much so that i managed to convince jason to let me mount ralph on our living room wall, next to his real deer antlers, that he would like to point out were not a craft project but actual hard work.
i literally giggle every time i see ralph. he is my favorite. but you can’t eat ralph, so instead, try this recipe. it’s a good quick one. you’re welcome.
- 2 lb green beans, trimmed
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup ginger, grated
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water and keep next to stove.
- Drop in green beans (in batches, if necessary) and cook until crisp, about 4-6 minutes. Transfer green beans into ice water. Repeat with remaining batches.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add garlic, ginger, and green beans and cook until garlic has softened and the general smell of your kitchen is delicious.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve immediately
recipe adapted from ny times.
I CANNOT find your email in the website. SO Im messaging you here
I really love your recipes :) they’re good and actually do-able <3
I just have to ask your permission for something.
See, as part of a senior project I'm doing in school – I'm collecting simple recipes that feature vegetables from a local philippine. One of them is green beans (sitaw in filipino) and I really really want to use your this ginger garlic green beans recipe!!!! It won't be published, and your name and website will be displayed as recipe owner – for my professors to see – however, I hope to use your photo too because I really can't take food pictures that look good enough to use (you'll be credited as photo owner too) – there will be a direct link to your website where the photo/recipe is
cheers,
writes Charylcharyl – veggie fan
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