Green Garbanzos

After tasting some green garbanzos at Gjelina last weekend, I was extremely excited to find a bushel of them at the Atwater Village Farmer's Market this Sunday.   The cats helped me pluck them off the stems, followed by a quick steam, some butter, and fresh mint for an amazing dinner.

The garden, last spring

I just got a roll of film developed from over a year ago.  What a nice surprise to see my old garden in all of its glory last spring (must've been March or April judging from the bright spots of poppies).  It has since fallen into summer dormancy and some disrepair since we moved away from it.  I've got big plans for it this winter though -- new plantings, some hard pruning and lots of mulch.

Lila has discovered catmint.  It was love at first sniff.