Corona beans

Eastside Road, Healdsburg, June 18, 2009—

I'M SURE I'VE MENTIONED them before: Corona beans, half the size of a business card and much thicker, meaty and full of flavor. We get them from a friend in Portland; he has a food import business and brings them in from Italy, I think. Lindsey soaks them, then cooks them in water, flavored with salt and garlic; then tosses them with olive oil and savory from the garden. A soup-bowl or two makes a perfectly fine summer supper, with a green salad — lettuce from the garden.

Cheap Nero d'Avila, "Epicurio," 2006