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One of the trickier things to prepare on the grill is kebobs. Depending on what ingredients you're using, it might be difficult to cook someting thoroughly without burning something else on your skewer!...

I’ve started this post precisely one zillion times. How could it possibly take that many attempts to write up some simple Skillet Green Beans and Bacon? Because, to be honest, my mind has been occupied with lots of other things – national tragedies, tough stuff closer to home. It’s kind of hard to get going about green beans. I don’t know about you, but I could use a good dose of perspective right about now. I recently found some in the form of photos captured by my kids. If you’re ever curious to know what the world looks like through the eyes of children, may I suggest supplying them with a camera. I finally downloaded the 212 photos that my 3- and 5-year old have snapped on their little Fisher-Price digital camera over the past year. The images, blurred by overexcited photographers, are…refreshing. The major themes are: selfies, toys, food on their plate, what’s on TV, the buildings we pass on the way to school and mommy (me). Really, it’s the simple things. I thought I’d share a few of them here – no editing or cropping, these are the real deal. (...)Continue reading "Skillet Green Beans and Bacon…and the Simple Things" >> For the Love of Strawberries! ~ One of the best strawberry recipes I tried in recent years was this one for Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries - cool, white, creamy pillows and their balsamic-drenched sweet toppers. ~ If you find yourself with lots of strawberries on your hands this season (like, say, from a strawberry picking outing?) turn them into this Quick and Easy Strawberry Jam. About Cooking On the Side... It’s the recipe collection I didn’t even realize I had – the one derived from the side of a bag of fresh vegetables, a box of sugar, a jar of mayonnaise. Cooking On the Side – as in on the side of food packaging – is all about “revealing” these on-the-package recipes, with photos of how they actually turn out, cooking notes and more descriptive directions than package space usually allows for. -- Kathy Pinterest Join us on Facebook Follow me on Twitter © Cooking On the Side, 2013. | Permalink: http://cookingontheside.com/skillet-green-beans-and-bacon-and-the-simple-things/ Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh

This post is part of a series. Click here to read Part One. “I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime ‘associates,’ food, for me, has always been an adventure.” — Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly) Our second stop on the West Marin Food & Farm Tours Oyster Tour was Tomales Bay Oyster Company. It’s a beautiful setting. Apparently on the weekends it is PACKED with a line of cars as far as the eye can see. I think the best day to go is on a weekday, like we did. Step right up and get a bag of oysters. They give you the shucking knives. Then grab a picnic table and start shucking. Since we were with the tour, we got a private shucking lesson. All you have to do is grab the oyster and set it down with your non-dominant hand. Hold it firmly on a flat surface with that hand. With the oyster knife in your other hand, chip off the tip. Then wedge the knife in and pop off the top. Check back Saturday for the final installment of our Marin oyster tour.

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