Soup.
Chicken stock, rendered chicken fat, water, basil, beet greens.
Beet greens were from a bunch of Chioggia beets [Silverthorn Farm].
Trimmed & washed basil.
From my deck.
Yes, the flowers that were left on the basil went into the soup.
Chicken stir-fry w/ fried rice.
Hot oil, chopped smashed garlic, chopped-up local chicken thighs, salt, cut-up pattypan squashes & green+purple yard-long beans [both Farming Engineers], hon-mirin [Takara], cut-up Vidalia onion, this-and-that.
Hot oil, chopped scallions (lots), chopped de-stringed celery, 2-day-old white rice, salt.
Chicken & stuff in the pan.
