Tighe

This is a bean dish my grandmother often makes with the summer's fresh bean harvest, and freezes to enjoy all winter long. She gave the recipe to my father, who made this batch shown here. She calls it tighe or "tiggy" which I think is probably an Italian word, though I am not sure exactly what it means. The recipe basically involves fresh wax beans, yellow, green, or a combination of both. You could also add in some other beans, dried or canned, such as garbonzo, chickpeas, or navy beans. Add some chopped onion, and cook it up in tomato sauce. A little seasoning, and that's basically it. If you have a lot of beans and a little sauce, this makes delicious sauced beans. If you have a lot of sauce and a little beans, this makes a delicious bean sauce. Either way, enjoy it hot or cold, as a side dish or a condiment, it is a yummy way to eat your beans!