I knew I’d bring greens back into my life today and I must say they debuted with a BANG!
Roasted green beans, baby.
Growing up, green beans were one of the only vegetables I actually enjoyed. My mom would steam them or boil them and top them with a bit of butter, salt and pepper.
When I began cooking for myself after I graduated college, I followed her method and continued to enjoy them. It wasn’t until I began roasting vegetables that I realized that I liked nearly every vegetable better roasted.
When I first tried roasting green beans, it didn’t go so well. I burnt them. Bad.
Fortunately I learned my lesson and every subsequent batch of roasted green beans I’ve made has come out slammin’.
Tonight I made them for my family and received rave reviews.
Dinner included roasted beans, pork chops, chicken sausage and sweet potatoes.
It feels so good to have healthy foods back in my diet. So, so good.
Know what else feels good? Watching trashy television (Bachelor Pad) with someone who enjoys is just as much as you do (my sister) and an adorably sleepy dog at your side.
And another good thing? I found a gym with BODYPUMP near my parents’ house!!! I am seriously psyched and can’t wait to pump it up tomorrow morning!
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Love green beans but my all time fave growing up broccoli and cheese sauce. Yum!
How ‘pumped’ are you to work out tomorrow- haha I couldn’t resist 😉
YAy! Three cheers for Body Pump! I am literally so excited for you, which is a little bizarre since I don’t actually know you in “real life”…but I really am happy for you, lol! 🙂 Hope you have an amazing time pumping it up!
Your dinner looks delicious…and I totally agree. Every vegetable tastes good roasted…so so good. My mum’s roasted veggies are my favourite food she makes in the whole world. Yum! Take care! xyx
I looove roasted veggies!!! 😀 Hope you have fun at BodyPump!
My sister and I always inevitably end up watching trashy TV when we’re together too! Haha. It’s so great when you have someone to understand it’s horrendous glory 🙂
I love roasted green beans! I am constantly buying them because they taste so good! I seriously roast vegetables every single night! I cannot get enough of them 🙂
I cooked roasted green beans for dinner last night, but my family and I like them burnt and squishy, just not TOO burnt 🙂 I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on Bachelor Pad today! Please tell me you laughed as hard as I did when Kasey randomly burst into song with his already weird sounding voice!!!! I actually died.
That meal looks like my Dear would eat every night if he could!
I’ve been roasting veggies a lot lately- my faves: cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus, carrots, and yellow squash… I like how the edges get a little “charred” 😛
I am about to lose Body Pump from my life. I was working at my gym part time, but won’t be after this week. I do not know how long I will be able to live without it.
Do you fee like the “Sweet Child of Mine” track is super hard? It has been killing me!
green beans were the only veggie I liked as a kid too! Now I love them all (or atleast most of them all!)
Hi Julie!
I LOVE ROASTED VEGGIES! I seriously have an addiction to roasted brussle sprouts, ugh way to good!
Also- Because you ALWAYS talk about Body Pump, I researched and have taken two classes, and MAN! They are tough! Great workout!!
Ha – I had steamed green beans and a baked sweet potato with my grilled chicken last night! I used to love helping my mom snap off the ends of the beans as a kid. They’re so good raw that I find I end up eating half of them while prepping dinner! I don’t know how people can eat canned green beans! Have you had green bean “fries”? I coat them with nonstick spray and shake them in bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then I bake them until crisp. They’re really good!
Mmm..green beans are my FAV veggie! I’ve never roasted them before, but I’ll have to try that soon.
Yay!! Have fun in body pump! And green beans are my fav too! Im pretty sure I have them everyday!
Thanks Julie – yet again, another amazing post!
As a newbie blogger, all this information is proving to be very handy so keep the good work up.
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