Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I was looking at my Fannie Farmer cookbook that has been around forever and the cooking times on the vegetables was horrible....vegetables must have changed since the late 1800's early 1900's. She was cooking veggies for 10-15 minutes and steaming she said would take longer. No wonder some of us grew up hating veggies. My maximum time to steam almost all veggies is seven minutes. Now I have to go back and look at the Joy cook book and see what it is saying about the times....hopefully it is more up to date. If I cooked my veggies for 10-15 minutes I would never be able to eat that pile of mush. Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen green beans. Their cost is really high here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get them to cook...they weren't done after the time it recommended and then they went straight to mush. They were terrible. I did them on the stove top. Anyone know how to cook frozen string beans? linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - artichoke72x Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:27 AM Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking i agree with you linda. 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of my most used cookbooks. susie --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > know how to cook them and what additions would be > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > linda ________ DSL - Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Well, I detest frozen green beans myself. But I always thought it was somethin' wrong I was doin' in cookin' the things...I reckon NOT after reading your story, Linda! They taste like how I would imagine cardboard to taste. Disgusting! I prefer canned greenies any day. Preferably Bush brand, if I can get 'em. (A Southern based brand of canned vegies, you see.) But you just cannot rescue frozen green beans. Wonder what they do to 'em to get 'em to that nasty state? Bron On 1/4/06, linda <lindai81 wrote: > > I was looking at my Fannie Farmer cookbook that has been around forever > and the cooking times on the vegetables was horrible....vegetables must have > changed since the late 1800's early 1900's. She was cooking veggies for > 10-15 minutes and steaming she said would take longer. No wonder some of us > grew up hating veggies. My maximum time to steam almost all veggies is seven > minutes. Now I have to go back and look at the Joy cook book and see what > it is saying about the times....hopefully it is more up to date. If I cooked > my veggies for 10-15 minutes I would never be able to eat that pile of > mush. > > Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen green beans. Their > cost is really high here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get them to > cook...they weren't done after the time it recommended and then they went > straight to mush. They were terrible. I did them on the stove top. Anyone > know how to cook frozen string beans? > linda > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you > do it. " > Mohandas Gandhi > > linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 > - > artichoke72x > > Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:27 AM > Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking > > > i agree with you linda. > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > my most used cookbooks. > > susie > > --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > linda > > > > > ________ > DSL - Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Glad to know it wasn't just my ineptness in the kitchen. I was thinking I should have a baby so that I don't have to eat those beans in the fridge but could mush them for the little one. But, babies take nine months the last time I heard and don't think the beans will last that long. I bought three packages of those frozen little suckers and I will have to eat them since I hate to be wasteful. Guess I live without my favorite veggie until the price drops on the fresh ones or just buy a handful. But then I would have to use restraint. Not my forte. linda southernflower Well, I detest frozen green beans myself. But I always thought it was somethin' wrong I was doin' in cookin' the things...I reckon NOT after reading your story, Linda! They taste like how I would imagine cardboard to taste. Disgusting! I prefer canned greenies any day. Preferably Bush brand, if I can get 'em. (A Southern based brand of canned vegies, you see.) But you just cannot rescue frozen green beans. Wonder what they do to 'em to get 'em to that nasty state? Bron On 1/4/06, linda <lindai81 wrote: > > I was looking at my Fannie Farmer cookbook that has been around forever > and the cooking times on the vegetables was horrible....vegetables must have > changed since the late 1800's early 1900's. She was cooking veggies for > 10-15 minutes and steaming she said would take longer. No wonder some of us > grew up hating veggies. My maximum time to steam almost all veggies is seven > minutes. Now I have to go back and look at the Joy cook book and see what > it is saying about the times....hopefully it is more up to date. If I cooked > my veggies for 10-15 minutes I would never be able to eat that pile of > mush. > > Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen green beans. Their > cost is really high here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get them to > cook...they weren't done after the time it recommended and then they went > straight to mush. They were terrible. I did them on the stove top. Anyone > know how to cook frozen string beans? > linda > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you > do it. " > Mohandas Gandhi > > linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 > - > artichoke72x > > Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:27 AM > Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking > > > i agree with you linda. > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > my most used cookbooks. > > susie > > --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > linda > > > > > ________ > DSL - Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 frozen string beans never do right for me. the only way i can tolerate them is cooked in a thai curry. susie --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen > green beans. Their cost is really high > here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get them to > cook...they weren't done after the time it > recommended and then they went straight to mush. > They were terrible. I did them on the stove top. > Anyone know how to cook frozen string beans? > linda ________ DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 , " linda " <lindai81@c...> wrote: > > Glad to know it wasn't just my ineptness in the kitchen. I was thinking I should have a baby so that I don't have to eat those beans in the fridge but could mush them for the little one. But, babies take nine months the last time I heard and don't think the beans will last that long. I bought three packages of those frozen little suckers and I will have to eat them since I hate to be wasteful. Guess I live without my favorite veggie until the price drops on the fresh ones or just buy a handful. But then I would have to use restraint. Not my forte. *lol* have a baby to eat up the beans!! :-) But, they'd be ok in a casserole, maybe?? Are there vegan casseroles? I don't make many casseroles anyhow, but few I have made have eggs & cheese.:-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Well, I for one steam my fresh green beans 10 to 15 minutes. As I was a product of the late 40's and 50's, my mother would put her frozen veggies (what they all used in the '50's -- apparently fresh veggies hadn't been invented yet) on to thaw with butter, then, when they were done, she'd transfer them to a double boiler while she made Dad's evening martini. Then, when Dad came home, they'd visit in their bedroom while Dad changed out of his suit and would sip his martini. By the time dinner was served, the green beans had this " velvety " texture that I grew to adore ( lima beans fixed this same way were my abiding passion then, so go figure). I can tolerate and actually prefer most veggies on the crisp side now, but I still steam the daylights out of my fresh green beans and prefer them that way. (I think frozen vegetables are deprived of that crunchy state due to the freezing. Best to buy them fresh if crunchy is the desired result.) Sherry At 09:04 AM 1/4/2006, you wrote: >I was looking at my Fannie Farmer cookbook that has been around >forever and the cooking times on the vegetables was >horrible....vegetables must have changed since the late 1800's early >1900's. She was cooking veggies for 10-15 minutes and steaming she >said would take longer. No wonder some of us grew up hating veggies. >My maximum time to steam almost all veggies is seven minutes. Now I >have to go back and look at the Joy cook book and see what it is >saying about the times....hopefully it is more up to date. If I >cooked my veggies for 10-15 minutes I would never be able to eat >that pile of mush. > >Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen green beans. >Their cost is really high here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get >them to cook...they weren't done after the time it recommended and >then they went straight to mush. They were terrible. I did them on >the stove top. Anyone know how to cook frozen string beans? >linda > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that >you do it. " >Mohandas Gandhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 OMGoddess! Steam for that long? <grinning> I never do mine more than 7 minutes and usually a bit under. They are very firm but not crunchy. I did get a handful of green beans today, and I mean a small handful to the tune of nearly $2...they shall be treasured every single bite and the dog is badly out of luck with me sharing with her and she loves them more than I do. But she does nothing to earn her keep...let her eat cake. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - Sherry Rose Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:25 PM Re: JOY and String Beans question Well, I for one steam my fresh green beans 10 to 15 minutes. As I was a product of the late 40's and 50's, my mother would put her frozen veggies (what they all used in the '50's -- apparently fresh veggies hadn't been invented yet) on to thaw with butter, then, when they were done, she'd transfer them to a double boiler while she made Dad's evening martini. Then, when Dad came home, they'd visit in their bedroom while Dad changed out of his suit and would sip his martini. By the time dinner was served, the green beans had this " velvety " texture that I grew to adore ( lima beans fixed this same way were my abiding passion then, so go figure). I can tolerate and actually prefer most veggies on the crisp side now, but I still steam the daylights out of my fresh green beans and prefer them that way. (I think frozen vegetables are deprived of that crunchy state due to the freezing. Best to buy them fresh if crunchy is the desired result.) Sherry At 09:04 AM 1/4/2006, you wrote: >I was looking at my Fannie Farmer cookbook that has been around >forever and the cooking times on the vegetables was >horrible....vegetables must have changed since the late 1800's early >1900's. She was cooking veggies for 10-15 minutes and steaming she >said would take longer. No wonder some of us grew up hating veggies. >My maximum time to steam almost all veggies is seven minutes. Now I >have to go back and look at the Joy cook book and see what it is >saying about the times....hopefully it is more up to date. If I >cooked my veggies for 10-15 minutes I would never be able to eat >that pile of mush. > >Last night I was reduced to cooking a bag of frozen green beans. >Their cost is really high here...$4.99-6.99 a pound. I could not get >them to cook...they weren't done after the time it recommended and >then they went straight to mush. They were terrible. I did them on >the stove top. Anyone know how to cook frozen string beans? >linda > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that >you do it. " >Mohandas Gandhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 How to fix frozen green beans: cook in minimal amount of water puree strain put pulp in compost pile put liquid back in cooking water and add to soup stock. next time buy canned - the frozen suck - LOL I think they over process them, my mama's frozen green beans were good. she just dipped em in the boiling water ( in a basket) to blanch em - fresh picked too - wonder how long from picked to processed the comercial ones take. one of the few veggies better canned if ya can't get fresh imho. peace, Angela who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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