White Bean Dip with Three Lemons
On a recent trip the farmers market, I started exploring a stall filled with potted plants: mostly flowers and herbs. I found myself sooooo wishing I had a home garden. How many times have I had to pay $2.99 for a bunch of fresh rosemary or thyme for a recipe, only to use a few pieces and have to discard the rest, only to have to buy it again a month later for another recipe. If only I had a garden! Then I could plant all of the herbs I wanted and enjoy them whenever I needed them with a quick snip outside. Nothing would be wasted. Meanwhile, I have wanted to buy lemon thyme for a long time. It always smells so bright and sweet and filled with citrus joy. I knew I wanted to find a good recipe that would let it shine. So when I spotted the lemon thyme plant, I thought: I can do this. I will try to keep this pot, this living thing, in my one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. The …