I realize I haven’t posted any Bengali recipes in awhile. I’ve been cooking Bengali food – but it hasn’t been all that pretty, especially when I am rushing around and getting ready to serve dinner by a certain hour so that L can eat with us (after which, she is covered with food and must…
Category: Green Beans
The Year My Father Grew Beans
My father was a gardener. He grew vegetables primarily. Long before it was fashionable — but rather during the heyday of chemically-rich, perfectly green, and pesticide-laden lawns in the suburbs — my father carved out one-sixth of a relatively small backyard for vegetables. He also appraised the sides of the house, as well as sunny…