Great new recipe

This was absolutely lovely, and I will post my new-invention recipe in just a sec. I wanted to use the beans and squash and thought about a cold salad with a tangy vinaigrette: ooh, lemon and feta with roasted garlic and fresh herbs sounds nice. It was. Then I wanted something more and pondered which flavors I like with feta and lemon. How about za’atar and pine nuts? Yes. So here we have it. A raw squash, steamed bean salad with the aforementioned vinaigrette and za’atar-spiced pine nuts. I ate this entire bowl. For real!

PS- The name of the dish (as named in Em-i-lis’ Recipes) is longer than the time it takes to make it, so don’t fret.

What's it going to be tonight?

T is out of town, I got a 20 minute nap today, just finished my cappuccino and have a lot of fresh produce in my fridge. So, what’s it going to be for my solo dinner? Something to do with the gorgeous wax beans I bought Sunday, that’s for sure. I also have some beautiful tomatoes but want to make a tart with those so am going to try and keep my mitts off of them. What else? Lots of squash- maybe a shaved, raw salad with those? Hmm…will keep you posted.

The Triple Agent

Have y'all heard this story? I'm listening to an NPR interview with the author, Joby Warrick, and it's fascinating. A Jordanian al-Qaeda mole became a double agent for the CIA but was using them all along and ultimately blew himself and 9 others up at a CIA meeting in Afghanistan. What a story!