Our Fava-orite Beans!

Spring is delightfully bipolar. She wavers between sun and rain. Today we have clouds and tomorrow ... who knows? As we move deeper into our experience up here, Spring is the most wonderful celebration of Life bursting forth. Farmer's markets are festivals of local fresh picked foods, one of our favorites being Fava Beans.

Fresh Favas have a very brief window of availability, so we grab 'em while we can. It's a bit time-consuming to pop them out of their pods and remove their skins, and a huge bag of pods makes just one small bowl of beans, but they're worth it. And actually, in the right frame of mind, the popping and shelling is one of those satisfying rituals to be done outside under a tree, or at the kitchen table with friends, or in front of TV while watching Spring golf. It's restful. The hardest part, is not popping them into our mouths the instant they're shelled. Raw. Green. Sweet. Paired with Pecarino Romano shavings (or chunks), olive oil, salt and pepper ... the tenderest, tastiest ode to Spring ever.