Thursday 22 August 2013

Leguminosity

Over the past few weeks, our veg box (delivered by the local organic growers) has contained, amongst other things, Broad Beans.

Now, Our Lass is not a fan of these. Neither, come to think of it, is SB. So the onus of eating large legumes falls upon Yours Truly.

Due to a number of factors, I hadn't kept up with my weekly ration, so on Tuesday evening I cooked a rather large amount, skinned them (as some were 3 weeks old!) and put the tender bean bits in the fridge.

Fast forward 24 hours and SB arrives home from work, in a hurry to have her evening meal before her beau turns up to take her out.

When she asked for my thoughts as to what she could eat, I couldn't help but respond with

"Cool beans, man!"

When Our Lass returned home, she cooked some fresh veg for herself to accompany a steak pie that we had intended to split three ways. With SB's departure, that meant half a pie each. Eek. Undaunted, I decided to create Mushy Beans, as this seemed a great accompaniment to a meat pie.

Let's just say that the meal meant I wasn't thinking about dessert... or supper, for that matter.

When I finally went to bed, later that evening, I must have had a 'windy' look on my face as Our Lass asked if I was ok.

"Me?... Yeah... I'm full of beans!"

6 comments:

biobabbler said...

I'm wondering if it is the natural role of a father to make corny puns? Brings my father to mind, King of Lentils. Made a delightful dish he proudly labelled (at church pot luck) "Lentil Swill." Not a pun, but was mildly amused at the time, and now I think it's genius.

Tales of a Bank Vole said...

Don't be surprised if the rest of the TT clan do a runner.

Imperfect and Tense said...

Punning is far too important to leave to the random association of X and Y chromosomes. It is one's destiny, regardless of gender. I may have overstated the case a little there.

I have often considered the assertion that the mark of a great man is an enlightened attitude towards legumes. The King of Lentils does indeed sound like a chap who would Give Peas a Chance.

Imperfect and Tense said...

Groan! :o)

Spadger said...

how's the gale warning at TT?

Imperfect and Tense said...

Is that why all the doors and windows are open? I assumed it was to do with the hot weather.