More than halfway through the summer. I’m loving the lazy heat of it. The late to bed and not so early to rise. How can I go to bed when it’s still light and hot? Or make the kids go?

We went camping last week. My youngest is going back on the GAPS/SCD diet with some herbal antibiotics to finally take care of some lingering bugs in his gut, so I needed to think through the food a little more carefully than usual. And, I didn’t have a lot of energy to do extra shopping, so I hunted around in the pantry to see what I could use – and there they were.

White beans. Shhh… don’t tell. I don’t usually eat beans, but white beans are GAPS/SCD legal. So, into a jar they went, covered in water. Then sprouted for a day. So sweet, with little sprouty tails just appearing. Red onion, mint and Italian parsley from the garden, a little balsamic, lemon, olive oil and salt. So simple, and really, really good. I remembered at the last minute to take a photo, after most of it was eaten.

Minty White Beans – photo snapped at lunch break on an 8 mile hike.