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On Sunday, June 24, 2007, my friend Sumi hosted her book club for a brunch in her San Francisco apartment. We had a vast amount of fresh veggies, cheeses and chicken. They read Barbara Kingsolver's
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life and she wanted the brunch to reflect the fruits of the earth!
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We used fresh
fava beans for the first time. These are too cool. They are quite the insulated little bean!
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They have their large outside green capsules....You pop out the inner bean....Then, after a quick blanch, you peel off another layer to reveal this cool green bean!
Sumi put the fava beans with fresh corn and potatoes with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette.
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She also made a heirloom tomato salad and yummy free range chicken breasts.
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I cut up all these lovely fruits into a fruit salad and made a pound cake from
Baking Illustrated (Sumi had the book!) The pound cake's crust was a little too brown but the inside was tasty. And when you cover it with fresh whipped creme and berries, you really didn't notice!
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One of the funny parts of the brunch was one of Sumi's friends describing her adventures with online dating. My favorite lines from her "matches" include:
Well, it's not like I'm a violent person... and
So, you are going to hang up on me just because I asked for free legal advice?! Yikes!
5 comments:
I'm hurt. You forgot all about me! :-(
Jamillah
So jealous of your jaunt in the Bay! Everything looks like it was delicious.
You've inspired me and now I think I will have to track down some fava beans and make a tasty salad...
Folks - I picked up much of the bounty from this tiny fruit stand outside of Dixon, CA as I was making my way home to SF. The fruit was perfectly ripe and sweet. If you're ever headed west on 80, it's a small place next to a gas station with a hand written sign advertising berries. It's a Southeast Asian family and they also grow onions, squash, garlic and of course, fava beans...
Thanks for making the brunch such a success Mary!
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