Founded in 1988, Alpine Fresh is a grower, packer and shipper of asparagus, french beans, brussels sprouts, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and mango.
ORGANIC FRENCH BEANS:
Sold at my local Costco, the hefty bag of haricot vert weighs in at two healthy pounds with a price of around $8. If you're wondering, French beans are skinnier than traditional green beans and are a little shorter in length. What I like about Alpine Fresh's product is that the stems are snipped which saves me A LOT of time when preparing them. 99% of the beans were fresh with just a few brown or discolored ones.
RECIPIES:
My favorite way to prepare them is a stir fry with 1" sliced beans, garlic, fresh mushrooms, garlic salt, pepper and oyster sauce. Another favorite preparation (that I no longer make do due to health reasons) is with a stir fry with julienned beans, Spam, garlic, oyster sauce and shoyu. So simple and delish but partly unhealthy!
OVERALL:
Fresh and affordable (at Costco, anyway). read more