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Roasted Summer Succotash

August 19, 2018 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

Recipe ideas come to me everywhere, this one came to me after I saw roasted lima beans on a menu, I think something I saw online, because it’s not something I ate. The description made me wonder exactly what the result would be – raosting bean? Then I remembered a Greek-style roasted dish using gigante beans and tomatoes, and my mind immediately went to butter beans, which lead … [Read more...] about Roasted Summer Succotash

Creamy Butter Bean Casserole

July 30, 2017 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

My mother tells me, often now, that when I was a child, I would no more have eaten a butter bean or a field pea than a piece of shoe leather. She marvels every time I serve, write about or just generally express appreciation for the glories I now see in them. But she never turns down a dish that I make. And this one has become a family favorite. I mean, juicy butter beans, … [Read more...] about Creamy Butter Bean Casserole

Sunshine Succotash

August 23, 2015 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

Field peas and corn are my favorite summer foods, so I am always thinking up ways to use them in recipes. Succotash is a traditional Native American dish originating in the Northeast, but it lends itself to regional variations and is a perfect vehicle for Southern field peas and our own fresh corn. Creamy butterbeans and delicate lady peas pair wonderfully with sweet corn. I … [Read more...] about Sunshine Succotash

Succotash Salad

June 13, 2010 by The Runaway Spoon 4 Comments

I know.  Frankly, it’s just fun to say.  Succotash.  I could go here with Sweet Summer Succotash Salad. Sunny Season Succotash Salad. Or the trite but amusing Sufferin’ Succotash Salad.  But more than being a pleasure to say, it’s a pleasure to eat. Crispy corn, creamy limas, crunchy bell pepper in a sweet-tart Vidalia dressing.  It screams summer.  And it looks like a big bowl … [Read more...] about Succotash Salad

Southern Girl Butter Beans

May 19, 2010 by The Runaway Spoon 7 Comments

Butter beans, lima beans, whatever you want to call them, good, fresh butter beans are a real treat.  When I start to see these fresh little green gems at the farmer’s market and produce stand, I load up on them.  And I love to cook them in the Southern manner – with pork.  Here I use bacon and add a simple, old-fashioned sauce.  These would be great alongside a pork chop … [Read more...] about Southern Girl Butter Beans

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