Holiday Foods, Day 22, Green beans, beans and legumes! Many consider green beans a staple at the Christmas table while others who are unable to eat meat may use various bean varieties to create their main dish. Beans may even show up if you choose to do a festive Mexican spread (which may be an option in areas where the manufactured avian flu scare is happening, add some beef to the blend to round things out). Blackbeans make a really nice chocolate dip, and you can use the water from a can of chickpeas to whip into a mousse! Just be sure to serve immediately after making it, particularly if you don't have any corn starch to help it hold it's shape, it will fall within a couple hours otherwise. They call that water "aquafabba" and you can make your own by soaking 2.5 cups of chickpeas in water in the fridge for several days after cooking them on the stove. I've also seen bean salads on some holiday buffet tables. Do beans feature at your Christmas table?