It has been so long, I think I forgot how to blog!!!!! : )
I have months worth of back photos to share, but I am going to start with my adventures in the kitchen last week. I try to make most of my own food, so I figured why not make my own hummus???? It didn't come out bad, but it didn't really come out good either. "Failed Attempts...." haha
It tasted good, but the consistency was way off, it was too watery and too chunky. I need to blend it more, or just use a better food processor than the mini I have right now! haha
Cedar's Spinach and Artichoke is my favorite, so I figured I would try and copy that!
I have months worth of back photos to share, but I am going to start with my adventures in the kitchen last week. I try to make most of my own food, so I figured why not make my own hummus???? It didn't come out bad, but it didn't really come out good either. "Failed Attempts...." haha
It tasted good, but the consistency was way off, it was too watery and too chunky. I need to blend it more, or just use a better food processor than the mini I have right now! haha
Cedar's Spinach and Artichoke is my favorite, so I figured I would try and copy that!
I did a can of chick peas, 1/4 cup oil olive, 1 clove garlic (perhaps 1/2 would have been better), 2 tablespoons lemon juice, cumin, fresh parsley, fresh rosemary...then I added half an artichoke (from a can stored in water) and some fresh baby spinach. Then I saved the liquid from the can of beans to add as needed when blending.
Use the term "recipe" loosely for the above paragraph since I didn't really master this yet haha
I made the spinach artichoke batch and I think I put way too much spinach in, so I made a second batch plain. That one tasted a bit better. Then I just mixed about half the spinach batch in with the regular.
I have been eating it at work, and although not bad, it isn't exactly good either. Ill need to try this one again. : )
Once that was done, I whipped up a quiche for lunch! Yum!!!
And since we are talking about cooking.......I took my first trip to the farmers market last weekend!!!!! yay!!!!! I'll photograph my next trip for you. Even Colin loved the farmers market, I could tell! : )
Among other things, I got some Swiss Chard. I put it in my chili, but there are so many favors in that, I really couldn't tell you what it tastes like. So I cooked it up the way I make escarole and bean.
Whoa those leaves are big!!! I put the stems in first to give them a head start, I was told they hold the most fiber so you need to cook them!!! They guy at the market said to cook the Swiss Chard with Bok Choy since the flavors compliment each other. Perhaps I'll try that next week. : )
I bet the after picture of the green veggies would look better NOT in a green Tupperware! haha
I have been eating it at work, and although not bad, it isn't exactly good either. Ill need to try this one again. : )
Once that was done, I whipped up a quiche for lunch! Yum!!!
And since we are talking about cooking.......I took my first trip to the farmers market last weekend!!!!! yay!!!!! I'll photograph my next trip for you. Even Colin loved the farmers market, I could tell! : )
Among other things, I got some Swiss Chard. I put it in my chili, but there are so many favors in that, I really couldn't tell you what it tastes like. So I cooked it up the way I make escarole and bean.
Whoa those leaves are big!!! I put the stems in first to give them a head start, I was told they hold the most fiber so you need to cook them!!! They guy at the market said to cook the Swiss Chard with Bok Choy since the flavors compliment each other. Perhaps I'll try that next week. : )
I bet the after picture of the green veggies would look better NOT in a green Tupperware! haha
i think that the hummus is missing tahini? that would make it thicker and gives it a nutty taste. prob also want to drain the artichokes and make sure the spinach is dry. the swiss chard looks really good! let me know how you make out with it, i've been wanting to try it : )
ReplyDeletemmm hummus. it's kid of a pain to do, but i find removing the chickpeas' skins makes a creamier hummus, as well.
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