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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

FOFF Best Ever Babbaganoush and Sour Cream Biscuits

Let’s blame Peggy. It was her idea to make BOTH recipes on page 5 of our new book ”Fusion of Food and Friends”, hence, F O F F But Peggy did us a favor because there recipes pair so well. The Babbaganoush, a Lebanese eggplant dip/spread, is commonly served with Pita bread. It turned out that it was an excellent dip to serve with the warm sour cream biscuits. PEGGYS PICS! The Babbaganoush on crusty bread. I can taste it now! Ahhh…. biscuits! So light and deLIGHTful. Great job Peggy! Want to join the fun, cook up some really good [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-28T16:47:09-04:00September 29, 2011|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

FoFF Caponata

I couldn’t leave the kitchen when this dish began to fill the air with such a tantalizing aroma. It was so easy. Just get that crock pot out, chop a few ingredients up, open a can, open a jar or two and let it cook. Peggy of Pantry Revisted made the Caponata and loved it. See what she had to say. You will LOVE this recipe by Carla Vavala. *Carla has a Facebook page, “Carla Vavala Creative Cook”. Make sure to keep up with her or better yet, cook along with us every Thursday and I’ll post your photos, your [...]