With food. With food blogs and websites. The Food Network. Cooking competition shows. Cookbooks and cooking magazines. Restaurants and cafes. Grocery stores. Farmers markets. Gardens and farms. Breakfast, and lunch and dinner. And dessert.
I'm obsessed.
I've always known I had more of a love for food and flavor than most of my friends and people I know, but I never knew this love would become an obsession or such a growing passion until a few years ago.
Growing up my parents raised my brother and I to give almost everything a try. They'd say, "You have to at least try it; and just one more bite." I'll admit, I didn't like everything, especially a meal my parents adored: the dreaded "Ham and Beans". However, when most children around my age were eating only hot dogs and mac and cheese, I was divulging in fettuccine alfredo, deviled eggs and crab legs (thanks dad and mom!).
I have so many thoughts and ideas for the future, so many recipes I want to remember and want to try. So here I am: starting this blog for myself. A personal place that I can recall past and present stories and recipes, and a place that I can jot down everything food-related that makes me giddy and excited daily.
The first recipe I want to share, I will remember forever and continue to cook on my own. I literally came out of the womb eating and loving green beans. Okay, so that's a bit of an exaggeration, but seriously, I've loved green beans since as far back as I can remember. When my family lived in Illinois, we were all incredibly involved with our community church. We used to attend church potlucks, and it was at one of these events that my parents first tried "Dave's Famous Green Beans." They were smitten after the first bite, and left with the recipe and utterly satisfied palates. My mom has made these very green beans for Thanksgivings, Christmases and other special events ever since. I joke that I could eat the entire batch, but I truly could. Justin and I would be, and still are, the official "green bean snappers" every year for my mom. Hearing the crisp legumes go snap! and then watching mom create this pot of smoky, down-south style beans are such fond memories. And when it comes time to make my own Thanksgiving feast, I too will bring this recipe to my table.
Dave's Famous Green Beans:
1 heaping bag on fresh green beans, snapped
2 ham hocks
1 large onion, roughly chopped
Salt and Pepper, for seasoning
Add all of the ingredients together in a large pot of water, and simmer on medium low for several hours until tender. Remove/or shred ham hocks before serving.
WARNING: The smell will taunt you ALL day.
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