Friday 14 October
The name refers to David Letterman's dumb-guy imitation of George W. Bush: "Are you cookin' beans? Is Zorro on?" But in this case, the beans are borlotti (cranberry beans) from Findlay Market, so very locavore and high-class, unlike our unlamented ex-president.
Cooked the beans as here, but with the added fillip of picking three big sage sprigs, taking the leaves off for later, and putting the twiggy bits in for the hour and a half simmer, removing them afterward. Made the house smell nice and sagey (Ozawa?).
Trader Joe's mild (read innocuous) Italian sausages went alongside. One clever thing: after browning the sausages, we usually steam them with a little wine to get them cooked through. This time, we did that with the juice from the beans. It got nice and thick by the time the sausages were done.
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