Lima Bean side

 

I harvested some lima bean pods from my grandparents' garden.  So they're homegrown, organic, sustainable, and after I cooked them, it's garden to table. Ha!  I enjoyed it as a side dish with some ribs, white rice, and a little tomato salad.

Ingredients:

• Lima beans
• garlic, chopped
  
• butter
• olive oil
  
• salt and pepper
  
• water for boiling
  

 Instructions: 

1. Pick lima bean pods.
2. Bring pot of water to boil.
3. Rinse lima bean pods and remove beans from pods.
4. Boil lima beans for 3 minutes, until fork tender and drain.
   
5. Melt butter in pan.
6. Add garlic and olive oil to butter and stir until fragrant.
7. Add beans, salt, and pepper and stir.
   
8. Enjoy!
   

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Easy Garden Guacamole

I absolutely love the idea of gathering plants from the yard and turning it into a delicious dish.  I made this simple guacamole with an avocado from my parents' yard and tomatoes from my grandmother's yard.  The avocado and tomatoes were grown organically on the island of Kauai.

I know a lot of people don't have easy access to fresh, organic produce.  I don't regularly have that luxury where I live either.   But I love to take advantage of it when I visit home. 

Ingredients:

• 1 avocado
• 4 small tomatoes, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• Sprinkle of salt

Instructions:

1. Slice avocado open, remove pit, scoop out, and mash.
2. Chop tomatoes and add to mashed avocado.
3. Add lemon juice.
4. Sprinkle salt and mix.
5. Serve.

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