Green Beans , etc.

Lunch choice for today was accidental (down below is why). So after all the drama I went through today, I didn't have any appetite for food and for cooking. 
I made a simple but as my husband puts it, a "sexy hot" dish.
As you know from my previous posts, now I live in the area where organic food, and good vegetables per se  are rare find. In a local supermarkets there is a small produce section with only one-two organic items in it. Not good enough. 
Therefore I buy my produce at the little store with a cute name "Squash Blossom". They have some basic organic vegetables and fruits in stock, and if I want an extra I just have to order a box.  
And a box of green beans arrived...

I cut the ends from the beans, washed it and boiled it for 2-3 minutes. 

In a cast iron skillet I heated a Tbsp of olive oil, added 1/4 tsp hot pepper paste and 1 tsp fire roasted tomatoes flakes. 

One stir, and green beans went in the skillet. 
Another 30 seconds, another stir, and it's ready. 
Seasoned with a good quality sea salt and pepper to taste. I served it with a leftover pasta from yesterday (I don't like to through away food). 
Potatoes  would be my other choice. 
Shave a few strips of a sharp cheese on top. 
Crunchy, flavorful, and hot(spicy) - all I needed for lunch today.

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For about a week I my energy level was lower than usual. On Monday I couldn't run my five miles, and had to cut it down to 3,2 miles. On Tuesday I had one yoga class only instead of planned two. 
My first thought was that I was coming down with a cold. Until this morning, when I woke up from a toothache at 4 AM. I got out of a bed, took Alive, and impatiently (meaning I was walking back and forth, checking clock every 5 minutes just to see that only 5 minutes passed) waited for a reasonable time to call the dentist office. By the time office was suppose to be open, I was all ready to go without even the call. They were very nice to see me immediately, and my dentist announced his verdict: I have an infection because my wisdom tooth lost it's filling. Bummer! 
Deep breath, another one... Nothing I can do about it, so just accept it. Another news, the tooth has to go... after I treat the inflammation with antibiotics for a week.  
And my saga with the dentist begins... I need to tell a little secret, which is not that little in my mind: I am panically afraid of any dentists. 
So this week is going to be a very interesting one: I need to talk myself into the fact that I HAVE to see the dentist in a week again. 
Deeeeep sigh. Another... I am brave... I can do it... 

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Do you want to know what was planned for lunch today? 
Squash spread from the Weekend in Photos post. 
It is coming, stay tuned!






Until next time,
Cowboy Country Vegetarian