Broad Beans Are Sleeping In Their Blankety Bed!

The day before we had the late night trip down the M11, I went to CCWells again, and bought bags of fresh fruit and veg. It is testimony to the freshness of their produce that a week later, on my return, the only casualty was the beetroot. I'd hoped to use the stalks and leaves - but they were very wilted and beyond even turning into pesto. The beets were fine though.

I had bought some fresh broad beans in their pods. I can't remember the last time I saw them on sale, let alone bought any. 

It was such fun popping open the pods, and pushing out the beans, like jade beads, into a bowl. The insides of the pods are like a soft white blanket, and I kept singing the song to myself. 

Bob made a brilliant meal, using some ham, a mixture of the vegetables, and of course the beans- combined with some pasta.

Whilst I was with the family, I bought some spanakopita spinach rolls, from Oli's Turkish foodshop [I love that place!] With fresh bread and salad, a really tasty lunch. 

I decided to try making my own when I got back to Cornerstones.

I mixed frozen spinach [defrosted, with excess water squeezed out] crumbled Feta cheese, dill, nutmeg and salt and pepper. I brushed a sheet of filo pastry with melted butter, laid a second on top and brushed that too. Then I put the spinach cheese mixture in a sausage at the end, and rolled up the sheets. I popped them on a tray and cooked for about 10minutes. They were delicious.

I cut the rolls into 3 [each about 3" long]  They were very tasty. [we had 2 each plus salad and fresh bread]
But I do not know why they put eleven sheets of pastry in the packet - 12 would be easier to divide up. One of these is a three-sheet-roll!