Moroccan Fava Beans with Tomatoes

I love flowers.

I try to buy fresh flowers whenever they go on sale and decorate the house with them in different size vases. The other day, my husband bought orangina, which is a carbonated mixture of lemon, lime and orange juice. Anyway, the bottle it came in was cute, so I soaked it in water for an hour and peeled the label off --- that's the vase you see below. I placed it next to the sink, in front of the window. Not only does it encourage me to keep the sink empty, but it also looks beautiful in front of the white window trim. Flowers make any house feel cozy and warm.

Leftover drink bottle --- now a vase.

Between decorating with flowers, I actually cooked yesterday. :) I made fava beans and they were delicious - yum yum yum. I love them and I will make them many more times. The only problem I had was when I went to the store, I accidentally grabbed two bunches of parsley, instead of a parsley and a cilantro. Parsley alone tastes great in it, but use cilantro as well, if you have it on hand. I served the fava beans with rotisserie leg of lamb (sprinkled with salt, pepper and cumin), salad and saffron rice (recipe to come).

By the way, I am currently baking snickerdoodle bars. Sounds amazing, right? It puffed up into a snickerdoodle cake. This is either going to be completely amazing or a complete disaster. I will let you know later.

And by later, I mean now. The suspense was killing me. I had to stop blogging and get a piece. It's actually very, very good. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I hope I do it wrong next time as well. I'll post pics next time.

Saute the garlic and tomatoes until tender.

Mix in the beans, spices and herbs.

Garnish with parsley and serve.

Moroccan Fava Beans with Tomatoes

Serving Size = 3

• 1 cup of dried fava beans or 1 can of fava beans
• 1/8 cup chopped parsley
• 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges or diced
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Salt/Pepper to taste
• Additional parsley to garnish

1. If using dried fava beans, follow the directions on the bag and soak overnight and then boil until tender.
2. Add oil to a medium pot over medium heat. Saute the garlic and tomatoes, until the tomatoes are tender. Add the fava beans, spices, salt/pepper and herbs. Cook until the beans are warm and the spices blend (about 15 minutes, watch it, you might need to lower the heat). 
3. Sprinkle with additional parsley and serve.

Linking to: Real Food Deals, Hearth and Soul, Cooking Fun - Beans.