Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

It’s been a while, I know. But I made this Tuscan White Bean Salad for dinner the other day, and while none of my children were nuts for it (there were a lot of thumbs middles), I was totally a fan. I was probably short on both herbs–I got lazy with the basil and stingy with what was left on my parsley plants–and I doubled the tomatoes, because hey! it’s fresh tomato season! (And while my own plants aren’t producing a whole lot right now, my neighbors have the greenest of green thumbs and more tomatoes than they can eat.) I’d double the tomatoes every time, but it’d be nice to have the full complement of herbs…

Anyway. It was tangy and lovely and–I forgot. I zested the lemon and threw in the zest, too, because almost everything’s better with lemon zest, right? So–it was tangy and lovely and filling, and if you enjoy all of the ingredients, you should absolutely make this one while you (or your productive neighbors) have all of the requisite garden ingredients. Let me know what you think!