Bean and Time
What is the correct adjective for "bean-related," as in "I think I just had a minor bean-related breakdown when I realized that my pantry is out of both red and white kidney beans in mid-minestrone?"
... Fabaceous? Leguminaceous? Fabaphelic, perhaps?
Also, what does it say about me that I reacted boldly to this crisis by opting to (a) look up "bean" in Lewis & Short, followed by (b) declaring it Southern Fusion Minestrone and adding crowder peas along with chickpeas? (Am resisting the urge to go for broke, toss in collard greens, and serve it with grits gnocchi. This is mostly because it's a little late to start making gnocchi. But with any luck the crowder peas will just impart a slightly smoky flavor.)
Incidentally, our household has an overabundance of carob chips as an indirect result of Tu b'Shevat. Any recipe suggestions -- beyond the obvious Use Them Like Chocolate Chips, Duh -- would be appreciated.
ETA: While the end result was less "minestrone" and more "random vegetable-legume soup" (we opted to skip adding pasta for the time being), it was still exceedingly yummy, especially with lots of parm-reg grated on. Of course, there are very few things which are not yummy under those circumstances.
... Fabaceous? Leguminaceous? Fabaphelic, perhaps?
Also, what does it say about me that I reacted boldly to this crisis by opting to (a) look up "bean" in Lewis & Short, followed by (b) declaring it Southern Fusion Minestrone and adding crowder peas along with chickpeas? (Am resisting the urge to go for broke, toss in collard greens, and serve it with grits gnocchi. This is mostly because it's a little late to start making gnocchi. But with any luck the crowder peas will just impart a slightly smoky flavor.)
Incidentally, our household has an overabundance of carob chips as an indirect result of Tu b'Shevat. Any recipe suggestions -- beyond the obvious Use Them Like Chocolate Chips, Duh -- would be appreciated.
ETA: While the end result was less "minestrone" and more "random vegetable-legume soup" (we opted to skip adding pasta for the time being), it was still exceedingly yummy, especially with lots of parm-reg grated on. Of course, there are very few things which are not yummy under those circumstances.