Luke, I am your Fava.

Brady gets credit for that one. While he almost NEVER eats anything I cook, he does have some interest in the blog. I guess I will take it.

I happened upon these fresh fava beans at the store on Sunday while doing my regular shopping. I was supposed to be focused on artichokes, but this seemed like a fun diversion. I had never cooked fava beans before, and truthfully wasn't sure how. Thanks to the world wide web, I was able to quickly learn that the fava bean should be taken out of the pod, cooked, then shelled, then eaten. A bit of a process. This handful of fava bean pods yielded about 2 tbsp. of ready to eat fava beans. So, a lot of work. But admittedly they were pretty good. And since the kids won't eat them...well, who needs more than an itty bitty serving.

Back to the artichoke. May the force be with me.