Friday

White beans alla Pines of Rome (recipe in the comments)
Hearty bread with roasted garlic
Seasoned broccoli

Hot tea
English toffee
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This is a recipe M and I created to mimic a wonderful appetizer from a restaurant outside of Washington, DC called The Pines of Rome. Pines is a low brow American-Italian style restaurant that I have been going to for as long as I can remember. I introduced M to Pines early in our relationship, and he is now an ardent fan as well. I love these beans because they're easy, good for you, and SO comforting. They were the perfect way to welcome ourselves to our first real weekend at home in a long while. We elevate the appetizer to entree status with some bread (or rice) and a side vegetable. Our friends F and E joined us at Pines while we were in DC (because they're awesome and trained down from CT to see us!), so I hope they make this and let me know how it compares!

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Onion
Time: 20 minutes
Make ahead: It's best fresh, but we make a lot and keep the leftovers, which are also good. If you make it with rice store them separately so the beans stay juicy.

Reaction
J: "Did Pines move to Michigan?"
M: "The pupil has surpassed the teacher."