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[nDed]

Had leftover pita dough so I made some kind of ghetto calzone. Filling was mozzarella and tomato sauce with pepperoni/bacon/shallot/broccoli sauté. Leaked a little since I was too lazy to reduce the sauce, but otherwise it turned out pretty tasty.

[jay-ell]

Wow, there is really a difference between good hummus and bad hummus, isn't there?

I thought I liked hummus the first couple of times I had it and then I had some that was gross, and I thought maybe I didn't like it after all. But I decided to give it another try today and this kind is really good. It's from the deli at my grocery store; I think the big-name packaged stuff is probably not better, even though it is significantly more expensive. The store-brand stuff seems to have a creamier texture.

Today's after school snack was caramelized onion hummus and one of those 100-calorie Arnold sandwich thins (honey wheat). Maybe the bread makes a difference, too -- this stuff has a pretty good flavor; last time I was dipping with pasty white pita, which I don't think held up as well.

[jay-ell]

Yeah, I realize that the ideal thing, nutritionally, is to use it as a veggie dip. But I am still in the "getting accustomed to it" phase, so I'm going easy on my palate. Too much texture and my sensory receptors shut down and I start gagging on stuff. It's a weirdness of mine.

[theinevitable]

I really want to make these guys.

[AugustWest]

Been eating a bunch of hummus the past couple of days because you don't have to chew it. 

You should try making your own -- it's pretty easy.

[nDed]

I really want to make these guys.

I've tried a similar recipe before and it turned out okay save for the occasional squishy dud. I'm thinking using dried chickpeas soaked overnight rather than canned might have yielded better results.

Falafel is probably my favorite chickpea preparation. I don't care if you used dried beans or canned for that "creamy hummus center" texture, I will eat up all your falafels.

[theinevitable]

Every time I go to this place, which is around the corner from the store I work at, I am blown away. This guy's other restaurants are hit or miss, but this place hits it out of the park every time. The other day I had Cajun shrimp with Andouille sausage and white beans. Holy shit. I took a bite and had a feeling that I normally only get from really expensive, extravagant foods. "I'm happy that I am alive in a universe where I can eat this." So good. I need to learn some cajun recipes. The beer was also great-- Left Hand Brewery's Octoberfest.

[jay-ell]

Monster trail mix, I love you. Even if I did buy peanut butter M&Ms instead of regular...turns out that's actually a pretty damn good swap.

I make mine with cashews, raisins, craisins, chocolate and peanut butter chips, and (apparently) pb M&Ms. Who has a good trail mix recipe? Chaos Girl has become very fond of helping me mix them up so that she can take them to school.

I did a thing with yogurt-covered raisins and dried blueberries one time, but it lacked the necessary crunch factor.

Also, did I share my adventures with oatmeal breakfast cookies here? Doesn't look like, but I am a huge fan. The chocolate-cherry-hazelnut ones were less than stellar, but the cranberry-walnut-brown sugar & cinnamon ones were really phenomenal.