Tierra Vegetables-purveyors of the very finest! Lee and Wayne James, a brother and sister team, operate an unusual 15-acre farm in Healdsburg, 70 miles north of San Francisco. While most of their farm is devoted to market garden vegetables and to a small vineyard, their true love lies in growing chiles. 20 varieties they sell fresh, dried or smoked. They also sell 15 varieties of fresh sweet peppers and sweet chiles. They also raise a small flock of Shetland sheep!Tierra Vegetables-purveyors of the very finest

 

Fava Bean Saute

If you’ve never had fava beans, you’re in for a treat. If you have, you know what I mean. Take the bean out of the pod* and then you can do lots of things. I like to saute some onion/ garlic and add the beans with a bit of water or broth. Then I add chopped asparagus if I have any and cook for a couple of minutes until everything is tender. Add salt and pepper and you’re good to go.

*When the beans get bigger you may need to "double peel." To do this, take the podded beans and drop into boiling water for a little less than a minute, then into cold water. Pop the outer skin off.