I need a cookbook. I need to find my cookbook. The one that mom got me for Christmas last year. The Paula Dean cookbook to be exact. I wanted to look through it so that I can find something to cook for Thanksgiving from it. Yes, it is a Christmas cookbook but I am sure the recipes won’t mind being used for another holiday.

Now, if only I had my own big red easy button I would be able to find it in my room. Unfortunately, I don’t have that easy button and I can’t remember where I moved it to when I cleaned off the magazines and cookbooks from my desk! So disheartening! However, I do have about a week until we’ll be going Thanksgiving food shopping. Maybe I’ll find it by then.

Until then, I’ll have to use the internet. Oh the trusty internet. Now I can surf you while laying in bed again. Jamie got the laptop to semi work by switching out the batteries and not charging them all the way. This poor thing. I wish I hadn’t left that cup of coffee near it that fateful day. Alas, I can’t take it back and we can only move forward. I’m just thankful we can get some use out of it again. It makes the money we spent on it not seem so bad.

Now, it isn’t an $800 paperweight! Hooray! Still, why can’t it find my cookbook for me?

My mom didn’t feel like having the traditional green bean casserole this year. Although it was a bummer to me, I decided that I would definitely be looking up a different recipe that has something to do with green beans. So, I went to Rachael Ray’s website. She has such awesome recipes I thought, why not! It was so delicious that I am going to start making this regularly! Here is the recipe. TRY IT!

You need:

1 large bag whole frozen green beans (18 ounces)
1 can stewed tomatoes (14-ounces)
2 scallions, chopped
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling, about 2 teaspoons
Salt and pepper

Preparations are:

In a microwave safe bowl, combine beans and stewed tomatoes, scallion and a drizzle of EVOO. Loosely cover bowl with plastic food storage wrap and microwave on high 5 minutes, stir and microwave on high 2 minutes more.

Season with salt and pepper, to taste and serve.

Seriously..run..try it!