Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Greatest Hummus I Have Ever Made (so far)


Chickpeas
(2 cans)
Tahini
(about 1/2 cup)
Lemon Juice
(about 1/3 cup)
Sriracha
(to taste)
Roasted Garlic
(to taste)
Roasted Red Pepper
(I used a 7 oz. jar)

I got a food processor for my birthday, it is truly a gift that keeps on giving. Hummus is so much cheaper (and more fun) to make than to buy. This recipe makes a ton!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Sand Dessert




I made this dessert to bring to a Fourth of July cookout. The bowl was licked clean! I used a traditional "dirt" recipe but subbed the crushed Oreos for crushed graham crackers and vanilla wafers. I originally got this idea from the cooking class Zack and I used to teach with kindergarten through thrid grade students. To make it a little leaner I used Cool Whip Lite, light cream cheese, and skim milk when making the pudding. You could also substitute sugar free vanilla pudding mixture, but I feel that it tastes too "diety". This is a great creative dessert to bring when you are low on cash. I obtained all of the ingredients at Marc's (decorations excluded) for under $10. In retrospect some strawberries would have tasted awesome in there but I am unsure of what sea creature they would represent? Another idea is to serve the dessert in a new beach pail and scoop it with a shovel! Happy summer!

Lemongrass Stir Fry


I got this idea from a Jillian Michael's cookbook. Veggies are incredibly cheap at the West Side Market. This recipe called for coconut milk. I used the light version, definitely not as flavorful but saves on the calories. The other ingredient that made this recipe unique was lemongrass. I went to an Asian market on the corner of my street and luckily they had some. It tastes great but is very difficult to cut. I sliced my finger right open when I made this dish a week ago and it still has not healed! I served the stir fry over quinoa but rice or noodles would work great as well!