Comments on: not just your average lima bean salad

By: them apples

them apples — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:22:28 +0000

Those beans look great, but the carnivore in me is drooling over the lamb…

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:38:55 +0000

I made the husband a steak the other night and roasted tomatoes and mushrooms as a side dish, but wanted something more. So, I made a variation on this, with great northern beans along with the limas, and I gave some shallots a quick saute in the place of your red onion. I played around with proportions of the spices, and cooked the beans with bay leaf and garlic for extra flavor. It was really, really wonderful. I can’t wait for lunch today, because it’s my leftovers.

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By: TaratheFoodie

TaratheFoodie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:29:44 +0000

That bean salad sounds really good and hello lamb chops! We haven’t had lamb in a while in our house… we must fix that.

My “the one” would have to be Bobby Flay. Rick Bayless would be a very very close second. I know what you mean about a chef making you think a certain way in the kitchen. When I’m coming up with recipes, I almost always think to myself, “What would Bobby do?”. Works every time!

By: E for KC

E for KC — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:55:05 +0000

I LOVE lima beans and I’ve made them a million ways but never with cayenne. I love that idea. I’m going to start spicing up my beans.

By: Ethel

Ethel — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:01:52 +0000

After seeing those beans and reading into your enthusiasum, of course I am going to make them. I can always taste your food just from the reading. You make it all come alive , with all my senses.
And I also love lamb chops… what a winning combo.

By: We Are Never Full

We Are Never Full — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:11 +0000

as you know… i have a serious girl-crush on gabrielle hamilton. like, so bad that i have been double-checking my sexuality! ok, so that’s a bit exaggerated but i totally give you props on declaring your loyalty.

those beans look thick, fatty and buttery delicious. i love how simply (ala gabrielle) you dressed them. Delicioso!

By: democommie

democommie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:03:47 +0000

Claudia:

That book I’ve been reading, “The Perfectionist” –page 11o, the tarte fine aux pommes–is delicious. Have you read it?

By: maybelles mom (feeding maybelle)

maybelles mom (feeding maybelle) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:03:45 +0000

yum. i did something similar with white beans (though I guess I gussied it up with heirloom tomato and hungarian pepper), but I will definitely do this lima bean thing.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:08:21 +0000

SOLD. I am going there immediately and buying some. MMMMM…beans are good.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:42:37 +0000

RG beans are the shit. Period. And the lollipop chops look pretty skippy, too. Nice work.

By: Sandy S

Sandy S — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:06:31 +0000

Oh those big, gorgeous beans! And this is my kind of recipe – a little of this, a little of more of that. I saw Gabrielle’s Iron Chef battle the other night and thought, “Hmm. Now there’s a chef after my own heart!” Glad to “meet” a kindred spirit!

By: Emily Walters

Emily Walters — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:41:37 +0000

The Bean that Ate Clevelend.

Yum.

By: democommie

democommie — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:50:24 +0000

Claudia:

I think it’s safe to say there is no such thing as bad food (aka Lima beans, liver, tripe, etc.,.) only badly prepared food.

I’ve never been a huge fan of Lima beans because they’ve always been nasty. Those beans (especially with the lambipops garnish) look , well, I licked the screen!

By: Peter G

Peter G — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:35:40 +0000

Ok…just this once I’ll allow the lamb to be the side dish because those beans look darn good! I must say the flavour and ingredient combination is perfect. Pleasure to drop by and discover your blog!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Those beans remind me of that scene in Brave Little Tailor when Mickey, Donald and Goofy are starving peasants, all gathered around one bean at the dinner table, which they slice into wafer-thin sections for sharing. I always thought when I was a kid, “where’d they get such a big bean?”

I couldn’t top thinking about it, and didn’t even care about the dragon-slaying or anything else.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:26:12 +0000

those are some serious lima beans you got going on over there…

By: NOBLE PIG

NOBLE PIG — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:03:49 +0000

I love lima beans, I know lots of people don’t BUT I DO!

This is beautiful Claudia. But now my chef, hmmm, it has to be Julia Child, has to be.

By: melissa

melissa — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:37:49 +0000

Side dish. Heh.

I believe you about the beans. I finally received and cooked some RG’s myself last week. Just simple pintos. I figured it would be a good start, since we’re not huge bean-eaters, but it would be something we would be able to tell the difference with. And they were SO GOOD. Better than any I’ve ever had, for sure. I have a package of runner cannelini and need to do something with those too.

I’ll jot this one down. They won’t be sold out forever.

(P.S. The package on Buddha’s head amuses me to no end.)

By: Donald

Donald — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:56 +0000

Yum! I have stayed away from the limas ’cause I always hated them when I was a kid. I would only eat them in succotash.

You make them look soooooo appetizing here though.

Oh yeah, my next (read: 4th) order from RG is due tomorrw! More beans and quinoa!!!

By: cookiecrumb

cookiecrumb — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:15:01 +0000

For a side dish to those beans, I’d have had another scoop of those beans.

By: MangerLaVille

MangerLaVille — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:00:11 +0000

I love rancho gordo beans. It puts other beans to shame. I think it makes any bean dish the shining star. They were so hopeful when I went to the market. I love lamb. This dish sounds simply delicious.

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:19:42 +0000

I just happen to have some giant lima beans in my freezer that I cooked a few weeks back. So, I’m feeling pretty lucky right about now. Hope they thaw quickly.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:54:49 +0000

Okay, I’m convinced. I’m ordering some beans right away. I’ve always loved limas and I expect to fall in love with these.

By: ayankeeinasouthernkitchen

ayankeeinasouthernkitchen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:48:59 +0000

Okay Claudia- I spent my childhood trying to figure out how to survive not eating lima beans when they were forced fed to me. But, I am go to trust you and place a long overdue order at RG and will include 1 pkg of lima beans. Because, I would hate to think that I missed out over a childhood bean trauma.