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Fresh or dried. Never canned. There are many varieties but my favorites in the fall are barlotti, cannellini, and red lentils. Barlotti don’t break down and so they are nice in a brothy soup with some greens, carrots and herbs. Cannellini are nice for a white bean soup with hearty roughage. Red lentils transform into the most delicious silky stew. Boil and then simmer beans in salted water with bay leaves, olive oil, and spices.
Dec 15, 2022
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my go-to pot of beans is
- 1 half of a onion
- 1 half of a lemon
- 1 small head if garlic, halved
- 1 parm rind
- any herbs in the fridge or bay leaf
- beanssss
- cover with water
——-add olive oil, toast the lemon + alliums and then add the rest. pinch of salt, and simmer until cooked through 😋
or lazy fun version— can if cooked beans, olive oil, grated garlic clove, and a tsp of calabrian chili to taste for heat!
Apr 19, 2024
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i just rinse whatever bean i’m going with out of the can (i like navy beans and chickpeas) and pour into a bowl then season with a bit of salt, pepper, generous olive oil. then balsamic or if i don’t have that i do lemon juice. if the balsamic is sweet i might do both. simple and good. sometimes i add a dollop of greek or skyr yogurt on top especially if i’m eating black beans.
Sep 28, 2024
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literally throw in whatever little tidbits you think taste good into the pot and cook that ish.
my last pot included: garlic, piece of kombo, dried shiitake, 2 dried red dates, some yellow miso paste, bay leaves, lemon peels, smoked pork tails. (this is why bean fans usually prefer dried beans because you can add the stuff that needs a few hours to simmer)
you really do just cover with cold water simmer, do not be afraid to use less water in the beginning, add more water as the beans cook. be afraid of over salting any salt you add will get concentrated as the liquid reduces
Feb 20, 2024
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In virtually any weather at any speed walking from downtown to midtown is one of my favorite activities. If you are bored it’s just a really nice activity to do by yourself or with a friend. It's really meditative, you see neighborhoods change and can look at all these different things on the way. There are some fun places to stop on the way, like Kaluystayans and Dover Street Market or the Morgan Library. Once I arrive in midtown I like going to the Paris Theater, The Grill, or Ice skating in central park. MoMA can be fun too.
Dec 15, 2022
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I have an affinity for period pieces. Some of my favorites are by Merchant and Ivory—A Room with A View, Maurice, and Howards End. I also love Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman's Contract, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Perceval Le Gallois by Eric Rohmer is also very intriguing. It feels more like filmed theater than veritable cinema but is definitely worth the watch. La Religieuse is fantastic, both the 1966 version by Jacques Rivette and the 2013 remake by Guillaume Nicloux. I feel like I was just reading somewhere that period films typically do very well in the box office so maybe I'm just preaching to the choir here but what can you do?????
Dec 15, 2022
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My favorite philosopher du jour. I’m just really a huge fan. I’ll let you look him up if you are interested. That way I don’t annoy you with an unintelligible description of Harmon’s object oriented ontology (OOO).
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