Garden Salad 2.0

Materials:

romaine lettuce (3/4 bowl, chopped)

fresh basil leaves (1/4 bowl, also chopped)

vine-ripe tomatoes (chopped into half-bite-sized pieces)

fresh mozerella cheese (also chopped into half-bite-sized pieces)

jalapeno peppers (1 or 2)

garlic cloves (about 1 head of garlic)

shredded parmesan

fresh lemon balm (finely chopped, optional)

juice from 1 lime

olive oil

salt & pepper to taste

Methods:

1. Peel all garlic cloves (partial-smashing is an acceptable method for peeling).

2. Decapitate and disembowel jalapeno peppers, and chop into cm^2 pieces.

3. Pan-sear garlic and jalapeno pepper pieces in a small frying pan with olive oil until soft and cooked.

4. Combine all remaining ingredients in one large salad bowl.

5. Toss in the contents of the frying pan. Add the juice from one lime.

6. Mix well. Consume.

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Mother: I worry for those birds. That's not a stable branch and their workmanship on that nest is rather shoddy.

Me: I don't think there's much you can do to help. (Pause.) Oh, you meant you're going to super-glue the structure so it doesn't fall...

Mother: But they're likely to detach in the breeze if I don't! Or I could build them another nest...

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From spring 2009

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