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mama_kestrel) wrote2019-08-15 10:47 pm
mama_kestrel) wrote2019-08-15 10:47 pm
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Summertime....
And my herbs are in full leaf. There's a farm-stand about half a mile from our house, where I can get tomatoes, corn, green beans, etc picked that same morning. To get even fresher herbs, all I have to do is walk out onto my deck, since everything is in huge pots. End result is great yumminess.
Tonight I cut up small new potatoes and set them to start steaming while I trimmed green beans. The potatoes take about 15 minutes to steam, and the green beans about half that, so once the beans were ready I dumped them in on top of the half-cooked potatoes. Went outside and cut flat leaf parsley, sweet basil, lemon basil and garlic chives, ending up with about a handful total. Rinsed those and chopped them, dropping them into my serving bowl with about a tablespoon a good butter. Dropped cooked veggies on top, stirred to coat with the herbs and butter, and added one good grind of sea salt. Sprinkled on about a tablespoon of white wine vinegar and stirred again.
My mom had come in while I was cooking, wrinkled her nose, and announced that she didn't like green beans. I took it as a challenge.
She took seconds on the vegetables.
Tonight I cut up small new potatoes and set them to start steaming while I trimmed green beans. The potatoes take about 15 minutes to steam, and the green beans about half that, so once the beans were ready I dumped them in on top of the half-cooked potatoes. Went outside and cut flat leaf parsley, sweet basil, lemon basil and garlic chives, ending up with about a handful total. Rinsed those and chopped them, dropping them into my serving bowl with about a tablespoon a good butter. Dropped cooked veggies on top, stirred to coat with the herbs and butter, and added one good grind of sea salt. Sprinkled on about a tablespoon of white wine vinegar and stirred again.
My mom had come in while I was cooking, wrinkled her nose, and announced that she didn't like green beans. I took it as a challenge.
She took seconds on the vegetables.
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