DAY Recipe

Makes 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
3pounds thin green beans,trimmed
6tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3tablespoons chopped fresh chives
DIRECTIONS
Cook green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Transfer beans to large bowl. Toss with oil and chives. Season [...]

“Because my family loves this hearty stew so much, I included it in a cookbook I put together for my children,” Joy Smith, Glastonbury, Connecticut. “It makes a comforting meal on cold winter evenings here in Connecticut, and it’s a convenient dish that freezes and reheats well.”

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Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 1 hr.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
3 lb haricots vertsor other thingreen beans

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Toss beans with oil and salt to taste. Roast [...]

Marisol likes to serve the Candied Butternut Squash atop the couscous.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1/4cup olive oil
4cups chopped onions
115-ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
1cup chopped pitted prunes (about 6 ounces)
3cups canned low-salt chicken broth
1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon
2cups couscous (about 12 ounces)1/3cup [...]

Michael McLaughlin, cookbook author, says, “Green beans amandine used to be the festive vegetable of choice at any number of my family’s holiday celebrations. Over the years, a few of us have improvised here and there, resulting in this easy side dish, a real family heirloom. For a change of pace, orange peel can replace [...]