DailyInbox: DIB Presents - 11-08-04 - Green and White Bean Salad

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If you can't read this or the formatting is incorrect, please go to http://www.dailyinbox.com. . DailyInbox Presents Knowledge, Insight, Fun and Food for November 8, 2004 .         DailyInbox Also Presents: * Chicken Soup for the Soul * Heloise's Hints * From the Masters * America in Uniform * Bible Verses Good Housekeeping's Site of the Day Endangered Earth http://www.endangeredearth.com/ Endangered Earth is 'a global source of information about the earth's endangered animals.'  There is no one better than Craig Kasnoff, well-known journalist and conservationist for over 25 years, to be your guide through Asia and Africa.  A click on a particular animal will return a snapshot of the species, including photos and video footage.  As well as the virtual tour, you'll have access to 'Species News' and 'Imagine Animals' pictures of animals from all over the world.  Don't miss 'Endangered TV,' online multimedia pieces that put the face on some of the species that you've not seen and stop by the 'Conservation Info Center,' 'your guide to what's working, and who's working in the effort to save endangered animals.'  Links to Mr. Kasnoff's other projects, 'Bagheera,' 'Tigers in Crisis,' 'Rock and the Environment' and 'Camp 41' provide complete resources for your education on endangered species! To submit a specific site for us to review in Site of the Day (or to make a suggestion for a site topic), please click here. Click here for the Good Housekeeping Site of the Day Archive. Proverbs Plus Visits always give pleasure � if not the arrival, the departure. -- Portuguese Proverb And Then There's...   When guests stay too long, try treating them like members of the family.  If they don't leave then, they never will. -- Martin Ragaway  Reader's Digest CyberSmiles Anytime companies merge, employees worry about layoffs. When the company I work for was bought, I was no exception. My fears seemed justified when a photo of the newly merged staff appeared on the company's website with the following words underneath: "Updated daily."  --Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Dianne Stevens Smiles, grins & humor from the files of Reader's Digest! The Recipe File Appetizers, Salads and Breads: Green and White Bean Salad from Colorado Colore: A Palate of Tastes INGREDIENTS for Toasted Walnuts: 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup milk INGREDIENTS for Herb Vinaigrette: 2 large shallots, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 to 4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 to 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 to 2 Tablespoons minced fresh winter savory or tarragon 1 Tablespoon minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 Tablespoons olive oil   Salt and white pepper to taste INGREDIENTS for Salad: 1/4 cup drained canned baby lima beans, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup drained canned white cannellini beans,   rinsed and drained 1 pound fresh thin green beans, trimmed   Salt to taste 4 ounces Stilton cheese, crumbled TO PREPARE:   For the walnuts, soak the walnuts in the milk in a bowl for 1 hour; drain.  Spread the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.  Toast at 400 degrees until light brown.  Let stand until cool. For the vinaigrette, whisk the shallots, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, savory and parsley in a bowl.  Add the olive oil a few drops at a time, whisking constantly.  Season with salt and white pepper. For the salad, toss the canned beans with enough vinaigrette to coat in a bowl.  Cook the fresh green beans in boiling salted water in a saucepan until tender-crisp but very green; drain.  Rinse the green beans with cold water until the beans are cool; drain.  Toss the lima beans, cannellini beans and green beans in a bowl.  Add the desired amount of remaining vinaigrette and mix well.  Sprinkle with walnuts and cheese. . SERVES:  4 Copyright 2002 by The Junior League of Denver, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Visit The Junior League of Denver, Inc. web site (http://www.jld.org) to purchase copies of Colorado Colore: A Palate of Tastes and other cookbooks published by the Junior League of Denver or call (800) 552-9244.   Print this recipe Send this recipe to a friend Subscription Information You are subscribed with e-mail address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To modify your subscription information visit:  The Subscription Center To unsubscribe immediately, click here:  The Remove Page To unsubscribe using email, forward this message to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail your unsubscribe request to:   DailyInbox P.O. Box 913 Wimberley, TX 78676 View our:  Privacy Policy Contact email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]