Saturday, April 30, 2022

Charred Pepper and White Bean Salad

 


This has become a favorite around here.  I've adapted it from a Cook's Country magazine article that called for some more expensive ingredients such as prosciutto ham, which was expensive even before all the latest inflation.  I like to make it when colored bell peppers are marked down at the produce section of my grocery store.  Ordinarily they are 2.00-2.50 apiece, but this morning I got a package of four for a dollar!  Once they're charred, the parts that were a little wrinkled are not even noticeable.

My adaptation:

3 tbsp. oil + 1/4 cup oil

1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp. table salt, divided

1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

1/8 tsp. cayenne (or chili) powder

2 cans cannellini beans, rinsed

3-4 colored bell peppers, seemed, seeded, and cut into strips

1/4-1/2 cup ham diced into small pieces

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped toasted almonds

1. Whisk the quarter cup oil, lemon juice, 1/2 tsp salt, paprika, and pepper together in a large bowl.  Add beans and toss to combine.

2. Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.  Add bell peppers and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and cook, stirring every two minutes, until tender and deep spotty brown, about 8 minutes total.

3. Transfer bell peppers to bowl with bean mixture and toss to combine.  Let set for at least 30 minutes.  

4. Add ham, Parmesan, and almonds to bean mixture and toss to combine.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Friday, April 29, 2022

Friday's Fave Five, 4/29/22

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1. My computer has decided to start adding pictures again.  Who knows!!!  I have to drag and drop, not add the usual way, but at least it is doing that!!

2. A rose-breasted grosbeak at the feeder!!  These are only here for about three weeks in the spring, as they migrate to points much further north.  Last year, just about everyone I know who watches birds saw one - except us.  So the five minutes that this beauty enjoyed our sunflower seeds were a great time for us to observe and get a few pictures also.  


3. Rube Goldberg projects are DONE.  It's a great project that my physical science class does each spring, and the students thoroughly enjoy building them - but it's also a great project to look at in the rearview mirror!


4. Mike is mowing again.  He loves getting on that mower and making the farm look nice.  And he does a good job!

5. Really good Beta Club trip today.  We went to the local food bank and worked for a couple of hours, organizing food, and, of all things, stacking toilet paper.  :-)  They unwrapped, counted, and stacked 4,200 rolls of toilet paper!!  Then we ate at Fuddruckers, and went to a nice local mini-golf place.  All in all a good day.





 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Fire Baptized Holiness

 On our recent trip to the Carolina coast, we saw so many little churches that I started writing down the names on the return trip.  I only wrote down about the first 75 miles' worth of churches, before we got to the interstate.  But it's safe to say that the Carolina Lowcountry is well represented with churches:

  • Lily Pond Missionary Baptist
  • Greater Mt. Zion AME (African Methodist Episcopal)
  • Mt. Zion AME
  • A second Mt. Zion AME
  • House of Prayer
  • Deliverance Ministries
  • Open Bible Tabernacle
  • St. Paul AME
  • Alpha Apostolic Holiness
  • New Hope Union Methodist Episcopal
  • Sampit Methodist
  • Grace Temple Revival Center
  • Andrews Holiness Church
  • Ebenezer Missionary Baptist
  • Mt. Lebanon AME
  • Crossroads Ministries
  • Pine Creek Baptist
  • Antioch Pentecostal Holiness
  • Spring Gulley Baptist
  • Cedar Grove Baptist 
  • Great Present AME
  • Jerusalem United Methodist
  • St. Luke United Methodist
  • St. Mary AME
  • Shekinah Temple
  • St. Mark Fire Baptized Holiness
  • Upon This Rock Church Ministries
  • Greeleyville Baptist
  • St. John 4B Missionary Baptist
  • Open Door Apostolic
  • True Believers
  • Union United Methodist Church
  • William Chapel Christian
  • Progressive Church of Jesus
  • Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist
  • Manning United Methodist
  • Manning First Baptist
  • Emmanuel Free Will Baptist
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church
  • White House Church
  • Andrew Chapel Baptist