Oh the goings on behind the scenes. If you could have watched this recipe come into being, you could have seen my words from last week about interruptions come to life. During the making of this recipe, there was also prepping of the boys for an adventure, my parents dropping by (which is not a complaint mom, just a note of what happened, come over all the time! 😉), boys coming back very early from the adventure due to an accident, cleaning up said accident, a small grill fire, and the maker becoming very hot & bothered, because summer…and fire…and running around like a crazy lady. My *favorite* is when people tell us how lucky we are to get paid to just take pictures of things we make. Yup, that’s it…just snapping a few pictures and then we’re done. 😜 Really though, I do love what I do, or I wouldn’t put up with all the craziness of it, but ya never really do know what’s going on behind all those blog photos…
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Creamy Garlic Dip
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1-2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
Whisk together ingredients. Taste and adjust as desired. Refrigerate for at least one hour or until ready to use. (Use within 24 hours).
Grilled Parmesan Green Beans
1-1.5 pounds fresh green beans (and/or yellow wax beans)
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
1/4 cup parmesan cheeses, shredded
Trim green beans. In a large bowl, toss beans with olive oil and salt pepper until beans are thoroughly coated. Heat grill to medium heat. Grill beans in a vegetable tray/basket, stirring occasionally, until lightly charred and tender (about 5-7 minutes). Sprinkle with cheese, serve immediately with creamy garlic dip.
What are your favorite things to grill? While you’ve got the grill fired up for the beans, you might as well try out these Grilled Peach S’mores for a yummy dessert to enjoy!
-Manda