At long last, we have a garden. It's not like the old Worth Street city garden. Those raised beds, though well-meaning, were crammed in our tiny backyard and shaded by tall trees. Thus, they never had the potential to produce more than a handful of herbs. Our new set up is a large plot with full sun and that appears to have been used by the previous homeowner and the homeowner before that.
Alas, we didn't have time to take advantage of the land this year. The house itself comes first Nonetheless, K resolutely decided to throw in some tomato, chicory, and borlotti bean seeds. All three, with zero maintenance, turned out great.
The beautiful borlotti, which K dried on the vine, made their way into this classic beans and greens soup with homemade chicken brother and parmigiano-reggiano.