It's one of those lazy days where I feel 2% like getting my act together, and 98% like padding around all day in my robe.
To integrate my conflicting parts, I am cleaning out the refrigerator by cooking some its contents into one tasty dish.
So far it seems to be going well. I had a little leftover browned sage butter from the most recent batch of orange cauli/tart apple soup in which I sauteed a thing of pre-sliced mushrooms. I boiled a cup of fresh shelling beans and added them to the pan along with a 1/2 of uncooked orzo pasta. I used the hot bean water to parboil an orange heirloom tomato which I then mashed into the pan. I had a couple cups of leftover homemade chicken veggie broth which I poured in with a spash of sherry, and let the works burble on low, covered, till the liquid thickened. I've tested shelling beans - still a little toothy - maybe I should have waited to salt & pepper the mixture. I've added a little more liquid and scooped out the flesh of a half-delicata squash I had previously roasted with lemon olive oil & thyme, so now the goopus has sweetened and thickened a little more.
I'll just leave it covered till the beans seem truly tender. Very autumn-y!
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This is what I've been told, btw: Beans and tomatos should always meet AFTER the beans cook. -I rarely cook, but I noticed you mentioned that the beans were still tough afterwards... So, there ya' go
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