Beans With Bacon!

You can't go wrong when the recipe involves Bacon!  As I was growing up...beans were beans. You took them out of the can and warmed them up on the stove and just ate them.  When I got married I found that Spike's family cared a little more about flavors.  They fried up some bacon first maybe with a little onion and then added the beans.  Delicious!

Here is the easy recipe:

Fry four pieces of bacon
Add half an onion and saute it
Once the bacon is crisp and the onion are transparent, add a can of green beans.

I think this will be on the menu for Thanksgiving dinner for sure!

Grilled Steak W/ Chimichurri Sauce

If you are getting ready to grill up some steaks this spring, try this recipe.  It is really good.

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for grill grates
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 strip steaks (about 1-inch thick), about 1 1/2 pounds total, trimmed of excess fat and halved
• Chimichurri sauce, recipe follows

Place a double layered piece of heavy-duty foil on a tray or cutting board; fold and gather edge to form a rim. Toss the green beans and tomatoes on foil with 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper.

Preheat a grill to medium. Lightly oil the grill grates and season the steak with salt and pepper. Slide the foil tray onto the grill; cook, tossing occasionally, until the beans char slightly and cook through, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, add the steaks to the grill; cook until desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove steaks to cutting board to rest 5 minutes. Slice, and serve steak and the vegetables with the Chimichurri Sauce.

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Nutritional analysis per serving of steak and tomatoes
Calories 451; Total Fat 29g (Sat Fat 11g, Mono Fat 13.4g, Poly Fat 1.54) ; Protein 37g; Carb 9g; Fiber 4g; Cholesterol 94mg; Sodium 217mg

Chimichurri Sauce:

• 1/2 small garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh herbs, such as parsley, mint and cilantro
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine the garlic, vinegar, herbs, olive oil and water in small food processor; pulse until herbs are coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper.

Calories 33; Total Fat 3.5g (Sat Fat .5g, Mono Fat 2.7g, Poly Fat 0.3g) ; Protein 0g; Carb 0g; Fiber 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 120.5mg

Sour cream beans

2 pieces of bacon
1 can of green beans
1 plop of sour cream
8 or 10 chunks of cheddar cheese

Fry the bacon and remove from pan. Put the drained green beans into the pan. Add in the plop of sour cream and the cheese. Stir it around and put the lid on until the cheese melts. Break up the bacon and add it back into the beans. Stir one more time.