Vegetables & Fruits

Place beans in Dutch oven; cover w water 2″ above beans; let soak 8 hours. Drain. Return to Dutch oven. Cover w water 2″ above beans. Add garlic; boil; cover and reduce heat. Simmer 1-1.5 hours or until tender. Add sage and cook 5 min. Remove from heat. Drain. Remove and discard sage leaves. Place…

Put beans, water, sage, bay leaf, and whole head of garlic in saucepan. Cover and slowly bring to simmer over low heat. This can take 1 hour. Simmer until tender and soft, but not mushy, about 35-40 min. Remove from heat and cool beans, covered, 15 min. Stir in sea salt. Drain almost all cooking…

Cook onion in Dutch oven coated w olive oil over medium high heat, stirring until softened, 5 min. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in curry paste; cook 1 min. Stir in beans, tomatoes, coconut milk, sugar, salt, lime zest and juice. Heat to boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 min. Top w green onion…

Heat oven to 475. In 10″ ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over med-hi. Fry garlic until lightly golden about 1 min. Stir in tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes an cumin, and fry 30 seconds, reducing heat as needed. Add beans, water and s&p, and stir to combine. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top and bake until…

Place asparagus in single layer in large nonstick skillet and drizzle w 1T oil. Shake the pan to coat the asparagus w oil and place over medium heat. Cook, shaking the pan every few minutes to brown evenly. Lower heat and continue cooking until asparagus is tender, 10-15 min. Transfer to serving dish. Season to…

Cook asparagus in salted boiling water just until tender (5 min). Plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain. In a small bowl, whisk together horseradish, shallot, vinegar and s&p. Whisk in the oil. Divide asparagus among 4 plates and dress w vinaigrette. Sprinkle herbs and chopped egg over. Asparagus 1.5 lb very thinHorseradish 2…

Prepare grill. Divide asparagus into 4 bunches. Align each in a flat row and thread 2 wooden skewers crosswise through each bunch. Brush w oil and season w salt. Grill on an oiled rack set 5-6 inches above coals until tender, 3-5 min per side. Asparagus 1.5 lb trimmedOlive Oil 2 TSalt Kosher

Make flan: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325. Butter an 8×2″ round cake pan and line bottom with a round of wax paper, then butter paper. Steam asparagus in steamer over boiling water, covered, until very tender, 6-8 min. Puree asparagus in a food processor until smooth, 1 to 2…

Preheat oven to 350. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until golden brown and fragrant, 10-15 minutes. Let cool completely. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add asparagus, return to a boil and cook, uncovered, until bright green and tender, 2-3 minutes. Drain. Run…