I Hate Lima Beans

Except when they are baby lima beans cooked in rice full of wonderful herbs, and the rice cooked so that it gets a delicious crust on the bottom.
Jerry and I had dinner at Sha and Lora's last night, and Sha cooked. It's always wonderful when he cooks. He's from Iran, and he makes incredible Persian food. Along with the rice, we had a stew with garbanzo beans, potatoes and lamb. The lamb was really more of a garnish-- it didn't overwhelm the stew. It was so tender it had fallen off the bones.

But back to the rice-- it had coriander, tumeric and a few other wonderful herbs in it. We had red wine with it. For dessert, Lora made a pear tart that had ginger in it. I have to get the recipe from her.

The substantial dinner served us well for our ride today. We rode from Sausalito to Lagunitas. It was a lovely lovely day for a ride. It was nice and cool, but sunny. When we were heading back to Sausalito, we came upon one of the Seismic Challenge rest stops and pulled in to say hello. It was our favorite crew from ALC rest stop 4. They told us they were already planning for next year's ride. They manage to outdo themselves year after year.

When we got home, Jerry went to his office and I made dinner. I made polenta with parmesan in it, topped with chicken sausage cooked with tomatoes, garlic, red wine and onions. I put that in a dish and melted some mozzarella on top. It was delicious, and we have enough left over for tomorrow.