Oven-roasted green beans? You won't believe the taste.(Food)(Lean & lovin' it)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: March 1, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Don Mauer

If you've ever grown green beans in the backyard garden, brought them into the kitchen at just the right moment, steamed them until they're bright green with just a touch of crunch and then served them, you know how easy they are to prepare and how incredible, almost sweet, they can taste.

Winter beans, however, are a very different story. Supermarket green beans look pretty good, but if you prepare them the same way as those fresh-from-the-garden beans you're headed for disappointment. These beans that have traveled thousands of miles, instead of a few ...

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