Just experimenting with another way to make green beans. This was over the summer and I’d gotten a bunch of beans at the farmers market. I liked them as much as this Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots and Gremolata recipe. Definitely better than when I made Green Beans with Bread Crumbs.
Green Bean Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. soy [...]

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Yesterday morning I went back to the Lincoln Square farmers’ market. The farmers’ market is fun for everyone. In the photo above: spot the hipster, spot the kids, the elderly, the middle-aged. My bag felt extra heavy so I weighed it when I got home. 13 pounds! Ouch. Good thing I took the bus.
I [...]

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Dallas and I haven’t been cooking much at all this summer. We still grill a lot, but we haven’t been cooking new things, really. The last cooking posts I made here were in April and May. Over the weekend I bought some buy one get one free bags of beans at Jewel, so I looked [...]

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Fan Si Pan, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Over the weekend I went to this new Vietnamese restaurant that I’ve been meaning to try out. For my full review, check out my Chicagoist post.

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