2 cups frozen sweet soybeans (edamame)
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
1/4 cup lime juice

Prepare soybeans according to package directions.  Drain in colander and rinse with cold water.  In large bowl, combine cooked soybeans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, onion, and cilantro.  In small bowl, whisk together oil, lime peel, lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.  Pour over bean mixture and toss to coat.  Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.  Stir well before serving.

Makes 10 servings. 

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2 ripe avocados
2 tablespoons finely diced white onion
4 tablespoons diced Roma tomatoes
4 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons finely chopped jalepeno peppers
juice of 1 lime

Mash avocados, onion and tomatoes together.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Add salt to taste.

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So to add insult to injury, I read an article in Better Homes & Gardens that might tell us why those 1200 square foot homes are not popular anymore.

Preteen boys shoot baskets on the driveway and pile onto the dining room benches for PB&Js.  “They don’t mind being packed in like sardines,” says mom Chris.

Later on, the article tells you exactly what “being packed in like sardines” really is - 1800 square feet.

This, of course, is amusing to me.  It’s no wonder the real estate market is flopping and people are foreclosing on their homes.  Most people are under the disillusion that 1800 square feet is actually small.

Call me cynical, but all I can think is, “looks like another couple headed for divorce.”  And it’s amazing how your perspective totally changes after you’ve been divorced.  All that stuff that was so important to you is no longer so wonderful, because once you’re divorced, well, all of your stuff is dwindled down to half-is-mine and half-is-yours piles, most of which is jettisoned overboard because split families have to downsize into tiny apartments.  Imagine that, you have to live in an apartment which is smaller than your house!

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1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
2 tablespoons snipped fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
1 tablespoon anchovy sauce (optional)
4 to 6 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a jar or plastic tub.  Pour over sliced tomatoes and feta cheese.  Add black olives (optional).

This recipe is great over pretty much any salad-type item, and also great for marinade.

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