Thursday, April 26, 2007

Broad Beans growing well - need string supports

Currently planting a lot of seeds but they don't look that exciting in a photo yet - so here's a pic of the broad beans instead. Had to put string round to give them a bit of support. Apparently you have to pinch out the tips to stop black fly at some point, not sure when though! In the USA they are called "fava beans" so I will try and find some recipes on Google. But I've found that you can make humus with pretty much any cooked bean, not just chick peas, just by adding some olive oil, salt, pepper, blob of tahini or peanut butter, plus any old spices that you like such as garlic or cumin. You can also find proper recipes online. I also like to pop in some leaves from the top of celery. Mmmm! I use a handheld blender that is very quick and easy to clean, and often we have humus "wraps" or burritos (using flour tortillas which we quickly heat up in a dry wok or frying pan), plus whatever is handly such as tomatoes, cheese, cucumber, lettuce, tofu etc. There is really no limit to what you can put in a wrap - there are whole restaurants selling just wraps in California and even one or two elsewhere too. The blender's also great for making fruit smoothies, but that's another topic!

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