beans (my choice) cilantro sour cream bacon goat cheese
All the makings for a good, solid meal.
Fava beans were the choice. These dandies are some of the oldest beans in civilization...and also technically not beans. They're really peas, but they definitely qualify as beans, so we're going to run with that.... Fava beans have a nice, creamy texture and a bit of a nutty flavor. I used a canned version of them I found at an international market in Bloomington. (They may not be easily found in many more rural areas, so be on the lookout when you're out and about. They also grow well in the garden, so fresh would be even better!) I rinsed the beans, added a bit of water, and then put them on low heat. I added a bit of bacon grease to the beans. (The original plan was bacon, but when I priced it earlier in the week, it was $5 a pound; I bought a great pork roast for $2.19 lb...it won out.)
You can put the pork roast in the crock pot earlier in the day; it will cook into sublime tenderness with great flavor. It needs little else.
Back to the fava beans. Once they are warmed, add a mixture of finely diced cilantro to sour cream and fold that into the beans. As a final touch, add a couple of tablespoons of goat cheese crumbled to the mix and let it all get nicely and creamy.
A simple meal, and a sustaining one...and tasty!
Enjoy!
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