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Meatless: Smashed Chickpea and Sweet Pea Dip

This is Zoey just back from a run: and she’s out! She really gets a good workout, after all, she’s pulling 117 lbs. of ME! Dips for dunking’ dainty delightful delicacies. From “Meatless: The Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living” the following ideas were born. It was a Sunday afternoon and dinner wasn’t going to be fancy so I decided to make a mish-mash of options or “pickeys” as you will, to munch on. The first dip is a chickpea, basil and radish dip. It’s pretty basic and very easy to whip up in a food processor. Although the original recipe [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-18T17:32:46-04:00March 18, 2013|Vegetarian|6 Comments

Meatless Lentil Hummus with Natural Cashew Butter

We had a great idea for a weekend vacation in July: Ted and I would volunteer to work the Lake Placid Ironman! Great idea, right?! Well, it would have been if we had thought about it months ago. We might be able to volunteer but we won’t have any place to stay. Every hotel, B&B, and po-dunk Inn is booked from July 26 – July 28. Oh well, it WAS a good idea. On to bigger and better things…FOOD! Not chickpeas and tahini but lentils and nut butter. The cashew butter has a less distinct taste than peanut butter and [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-07T20:03:18-05:00March 7, 2013|Vegetarian|5 Comments

Nutritional Planning and Hello Hummus

I was trying to do a little research on my first half marathon coming up this Sunday. I wanted to see the elevation chart and find out about all pit stops along the way. The response from the coordinator was very disheartening: “There is no elevation chart. There are rolling hills and some challenging shorter inclines. There are 4 water stations for the half marathon but the only bathroom facilities are at the start and the finish. There are a lot of trees and wooded areas along the way.” My emotions. Advanced nutritional planning is a priority. Not only [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-05T18:47:14-04:00April 5, 2010|Food thoughts|18 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica: Humus or Hummus

Ted and I just returned from a great trip to Newport, Rhode Island. An easy side dish to tonight’s dinner was a must. The following recipe was perfect. We are in for a treat this week with A Taste of Utica cookbook recipes. We have two different versions of Humus offered on pages 14 and 15 of our book Humus, offered by Kathleen Hobiaca is very simple. Using a food processor or blender add the following: 2 cloves minced garlic 2 TBS oil 1 can chick peas – drain but reserve the juice. 1 heaping TBS of Tahini *Tahini [...]