Fact Vs. Fiction: I Can Make Green Beans Taste Like French Fries

Fact: I finally made a proper visit to Urban Farmhouse.

This time for lunch with a special lady, Rebekah of Clarity in Creation. We forgot to get a pict together but know that we had a grand time chatting and enjoying the delicious food. For me, the twosome – a hummus sandwich and a tofu miso salad.  

Of course the salad was lovely – especially with Twin Oaks tofu, an EBF favorite. But, what surprised me was how much I liked the sandwich bread. Apparently it’s baked locally at the Flour Garden, a bakery that sources a few local restaurants. I haven’t seen it at the grocery store so I’m wondering where I can get my hands on a loaf- any local RVA folks know?

Fact: Leftover vegan/gluten free black bean and sweet potato burgers are just as good the second time around, particularly when served with another helping of sweet taters a.k.a. crispy sweet potato fries.

Fiction: Full fat yogurt is bad for you.

Actually, it’s quite the opposite. This cup of Original Voskos topped with blackberries and high fiber cereal was creamy, needed no added sweetener and kept me feeling full all morning! Say it with me now… fat isn’t bad!!

Fact: Sometimes blog theme updates are best left undone. Unless, of course, you want to spend your whole lunch break on the phone fixing it. PS – The lifesaver that helped me get the blog back up and running was Zesty over at ZestyCook, who by the way, has a great post on juicing that you might want to check out!

While fixing up the blog I had just a few minutes to whip up a quick lunch.

Basically I threw a bunch of stuff into a wrap and called it a day. If my memory serves me right there was zucchini, tomatoes, tofu, onions, and a squirt of honey mustard involved. Luckily this turned out to be quite the combination and tasted amazing. A part of which goes to the Low Carb Tumaro wrap that I used. I’ve tried the Tumaro’s Soy-Full Heart wraps before when Isaac picked them up as a treat for me so I was excited to try the low carb multigrain variety that the company graciously sent me to review.

I really liked the soft texture and heartiness of the these wraps- they don’t break when you are trying to stuff lots of ingredients inside. I enjoyed the multi-grain flavor as well. As it turns out they have several different flavors in the low-carb variety (Garden Vegetable, Green Onion, Salsa). The salsa flavor sounds perfect for fajitas! As far as nutrition facts go, a 10 inch wrap has only 90 calories, 0 grams sugar, 8 grams of protein, and 11 grams of fiber!! Not too shabby. Overall, I’d definitely pick these up at the grocery store with my own $ (and have before). Thanks again to Tumaro for letting me test these out!

Fiction- Noodles can only be made from grains.

Zucchini pasta is right up my alley during the summer. It’s light and refreshing and tastes so delicious. I simply julienned (aka cut into matchstick sized pieces) 1 whole zucchini and topped it with some pasta sauce. Super easy, super tasty!

And for the grand finale:

Fiction- Fries must be made of potatoes.

Obviously, this one is false, considering I’ve made butternut squash fries, parsnip fries, carrot fries, etc… but for the first time I made green bean fries last night.

Green Bean Fries

I washed fresh green beans from Isaac’s parents garden, snapped off the ends, tossed them in a little olive oil (just enough to coat), sprinkled them with sea salt and roasted them in the oven on 425° for about 20 minutes. I probably should have only done 15 minutes as this batch got a little brown, however the flavor was so much like french fries it was frightening, but I loved it just the same! Crispy, soft in some bites, salty, and… plain delicious. Yea, I’m pretty sure these are a going to be a summer staple!!

Okay, I’m to get out out of my work clothes and relax. Hooray for tomorrow being Wednesday already!

-Brittany

Tagged as: Green Bean Fries, Tumaro Wraps, Urban Farmhouse