White Beans and Artichokes

Seems like I'm doing less planning and more tossing together lately, shopping more with the thought, "What would be good to have on hand?" and less with a list for "What do I want to make?"

Last night I had a can of white beans, a small jar of marinated artichoke hearts, some fresh thyme, a quarter of a red bell pepper and a par-baked frozen small baguette from Fresh Direct, so I made crostini. It would've been better if the bread had already been baked all the way, and maybe even a day old, because as it is I had to finish baking it, let it rest, cut it and broil it. And I was hungry!

While the bread was baking I chopped up the artichokes, drained the beans and diced the pepper and mixed it all together with the thyme, salt, pepper, a little marinade from the artichokes and some balsamic (which is less likely to give me heartburn). It was probably good the bread had a long process to go through because it gave the beans some time to just sit. It was good for a thrown-together meal. I'm pretty sure thyme is my favorite herb at this point. So durable in the fridge, and pretty versatile.