Grace likes to dip her foods into all kinds of sauces and pastes. Do all kids like that? I like to dip my food into crazy sauces, too, so I'm not sure if it's a family thing or a kid thing. Some dips we've tried recently:
- A strawberry or raspberry dipping sauce
- Ranch dressing mixed up with a handful of cooked white beans that have been pureed
- Spinach chopped finely and blended with a basil-based pesto
- Low fat sour cream mixed with salsa
- Hummus
Hummus is very easy to make at home. It is just like my falafels.
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Carol says
Yummy! So the only time I've made hummus from scratch was in Ecuador in college, and I remember a very (VERY) labor intensive step of peeling the chickpeas after soaking them. They had a husky peel similar to garlic. Do you not have to peel them because they're sold differently in our grocery stores than in the markets there, or because you're using a food processor where we were mashing them by hand? Man, that hummus must've been good for all that work -- we were serving 20!
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Carol says
Yummy! So the only time I've made hummus from scratch was in Ecuador in college, and I remember a very (VERY) labor intensive step of peeling the chickpeas after soaking them. They had a husky peel similar to garlic. Do you not have to peel them because they're sold differently in our grocery stores than in the markets there, or because you're using a food processor where we were mashing them by hand? Man, that hummus must've been good for all that work -- we were serving 20!
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Tara says
Seriously, Carol? Peeling the chick peas?! I don't peel them. When I buy them dried from the grocery store, they're just like any other dried bean.
When you say that there's a shell like garlic, I am imagining the papery skin on a bulb of garlic. Is that what you're talking about?
The beans do have a skin, just like any bean, but I don't peel that. I just whiz it around in the blender, and it turns out okay. Delicious, even. 🙂
Tara says
Seriously, Carol? Peeling the chick peas?! I don't peel them. When I buy them dried from the grocery store, they're just like any other dried bean.
When you say that there's a shell like garlic, I am imagining the papery skin on a bulb of garlic. Is that what you're talking about?
The beans do have a skin, just like any bean, but I don't peel that. I just whiz it around in the blender, and it turns out okay. Delicious, even. 🙂
Live.Love.Eat says
I LOVE hummus. Your other dips sound fantastic too. I can give up chocolate the rest of my life to have dips and chips. That's it.
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Live.Love.Eat says
I LOVE hummus. Your other dips sound fantastic too. I can give up chocolate the rest of my life to have dips and chips. That's it.
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Mary says
I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
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Mary says
I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
.-= Mary´s last blog ..Apfel Sahne Torte - Apple Cream Cake - Foodie Friday =-.
Gollum Foodie Friday says
I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!
Gollum Foodie Friday says
I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!
Nicole Feliciano says
Thanks for the dip ideas. I have to commiserate with all my foodie friends that Gourmet is closing. I am trying to find a Gourmet recipe to feature this Friday. Hope to see you over at Momtrends.
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-food-pork-and-apples.html
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Nicole Feliciano says
Thanks for the dip ideas. I have to commiserate with all my foodie friends that Gourmet is closing. I am trying to find a Gourmet recipe to feature this Friday. Hope to see you over at Momtrends.
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-food-pork-and-apples.html
.-= Nicole Feliciano´s last blog ..Flowers for Birthday Parties =-.
fioricet online says
Nice dips I will try this at home with taco's and chips.