Blogging while suicidal

Don't. In a word don't. Been down a liddl' bit lately. "Are you depressed?" No I am not depressed... I am sad as fuck about pressure cooker bombs and racism and melting polar ice caps and 5 year olds shooting their 2 year old sister with MY FIRST ASSAULT WEAPON and the general devolution of our species into a bunch selfish moronic apes (sorry primates... I am using this solely as an illustration) who are just out to lick the damn bowl clean as fast as possible. Anyway the former post... the recipe for green beans and preserved lemons was me typing like a damn mommy blogger. I am not a mommy blogger. I am not even a mommy. I am a daddy... and I am not a daddy blogger. God bless mommy bloggers (and I guess daddy bloggers if their sorry asses actually exist) and their helpful hints about Handy Wipes and 1000 things to do with a used Diaper Genie poop log.  Look the bean recipe is excellent... toothsome even. But jesus just put some damn beans in a pan and toss in some of the lemon stuff y'all made and you're  done. Serve it with Diet Pepsi if it makes you happy.  Use your hazelnut and lavender smoked finishing salt... I do not care. It's yo' mouth.

I will be back to my usual horrific self pretty damn soon. In I think I am. Fuck you Martha Stewart.

Green beans with preserved lemons

This is a simple one. Remember the North African preserved lemons I showed you how to make awhile ago? Here's something quick and tasty to do with them. 

Take a bunch of green beans (I use the local Spanish judias verdes...  but you can use any green bean you like). You can adjust the quantity... more people, more beans.

Saute the beans in some good quality extra virgin olive oil over I guess medium low heat would be best. But you do want some nice darkly browned bits. Charcoal is good for you. If you are vigilante and keep moving the beans around you can use a higher heat.

They will be done when they are tender. Hey cook them enough... not into baby food goo but enough that they are soft.  This is not 1982 and it's ok to not scratch the crap out of your throat trying to slide down raw broccoli. Remember raw salmon... I do. And we're not talking sushi son. 

While that is going on work on the lemons. 

If you remember when we put up the lemons we split them into quarters but left the tops attached. I would retrieve 2 or three quarters from one of the lemons... it's enough, they have an amazing flavor which can go a long way. 

Rinse the brine off the lemon quarters and remove the pulp and chop the lemons in to maybe 1 cm slices. If you want to be fancy slice them on the vertical. Practical... on the horizontal. 

OK now just add them to the beans and basically just warm them up. The brine has really already cooked them. 

If you really like the flavor of the preserved lemons (like I do) go ahead and add the pulp. 

Hey if you want to get fancy toss on some toasted chopped hazel nuts or. walnuts. 

I often cook a bunch of these and and leave them to be discovered in the refrigerator. For a great quick lunch take a nice toasted tortilla and fill it with a little rice, the lemony beans, maybe some scrambled eggs and a little home made pico de gallo or just some chopped really ripe tomatoes et viola... let's eat. Oh... and a squirt of hot sauce... wouldn't hurt.