4 String Beans?!

For the 3rd consecutive year, I planted a garden. For the 3rd consecutive year, God has smiled on my efforts, blessed my small plot with good soil, and has allowed almost everything I planted to flourish. This year, the exception seems to be my red peppers, but I have recently seen some flowers. I have made no secret of the fact that my garden is a collaboration between God and me. How else could someone with absolutely no gardening skills produce a bumper crop every time?

In addition to all His other traits, I also believe God has a sense of humor. What else could explain some of the stuff that happens to me? For example:

Why would my two string bean plants produce only four -- that's right, 4 -- beans between them? They've been producing for amount a month now and I have gotten exactly 4 string beans about every two weeks. What am I supposed to do with 4 string beans? By the time the next crop -- I use that term very loosely -- is ready for harvesting, the previous crop has deteriorated.

I know what to do with 1 cucumber or 1 bellpepper or 1 jalapeno pepper, even. I do not know what to do with 4 string beans. And, don't say, "put them in a salad". I don't want to put them in a salad. I want to lightly steam them in a bit of chicken broth, garlic and butter. You can not do that with just 4 string beans!

God will be the only one laughing when I pay $3/lb. for string beans at the grocery store to supplement the 4 string beans from my garden!