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AMILNEFLIP
9/18/07 2:39 P
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| Thanks for the ideas. I just got a new food processor for my birthday and need to use it. I like the chicken idea. I think I can come up with some ideas now!!!!
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BIGMAMADOLL
9/13/07 7:21 P
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| Tobobear I am going to try it and I will let you know what I think.
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A fairly light bean dip, but the spices you put in can change it.
For a fairly clean crisp taste use a bit of garlic and lemon juice.
For a spicey taste add some red peppers.
If you like olives add some sliced olives.
etc...
Toby
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BIGMAMADOLL
9/12/07 11:12 P
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| Tody what do humus taste like?
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If shopping at a "normal supermarket":
Prepared humus would be in the refrigerated deli section Athenos is a common brand, it is already to eat, just scoop up on Pita.
If you want to make your own, garbanzo beans (a.k.a. chickpeas) are in the section with canned beans, they can just get whirred in your food processor since they are already cooked. Tahini would be in the ethnic foods aisle (Krinos is a common brand), if you can't find it you could substitute peanut butter.
other ingredients would be lemon, garlic and maybe a little olive oil.
If you go to a health food store or food co-op just ask for humus they will probably have quite a few to choose from.
If you can get to a middle eastern grocery or deli, you will be in humus heaven.
That is where I would recommend looking for the stuff.
Toby
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BIGMAMADOLL
9/12/07 4:12 P
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| Tobobear where would I find this?
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| We use ours to make fresh salsa. Just chop up tomatoes, onions, jalapeno and cilantro (in whatever proportions you like). Add a pinch of salt and pepper and a squirt of lime juice. Eat with baked tortilla chips, or use to dip veggies, spice up a grilled chicken breast and more.
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humus is often served with pita bread and you just dip your pita into it. It also makes a good dip for veggies.
It is fairly high in protein and low in fat, during the mad cow scare in Britain the food companies who made humus were not able to keep up with demand as britons shied away from meats.
The sandwiches that I have made, we called "compost sandwiches" because we punned off of hummus as the earthy rich dirt that is in my garden. We used to try to beat our past records on number of ingredients in our sandwiches. The result was a veggie dagwood sandwich made with layers of the following:
humus
shredded carrots
sliced cucumbers
sliced green peppers
pimentos
green olives
shredded radish
shredded cheese
sliced tomato
lettuce
shredded red cabbage
alfalfa sprouts
black olives
sliced mushrooms
sliced onions
minced garlic
diced pickles
sliced zucchini
sesame seeds
spinach leaves
on a kaiser roll.
We would have 20+ ingredients making it a salad on a bun. We spent most of our time preparing ingredients and then would make a massive sandwich and gnosh for a bit. We made sure every 3-4 layers was humus to hold everything in place.
Now I am hungry and want to make one.
Good Luck
Toby
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BIGMAMADOLL
9/11/07 7:47 P
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| Tobobear thank you because I had no idea what hummus is.
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Hummus (a.k.a. humus, or humous, or hummous, or humos, or homus) is a pureed dip (a.k.a. spread) made from chickpeas (a.k.a. garbanzo beans). It is often made with tahini (sesame paste, but some people substitute peanut butter).
You can add spices to it, like red pepper, garlic, lemon, pimentoes, olives, etc...
To make it:
puree cooked chickpeas, add some tahini (table spoon or so), some lemon and garlic and then spice to your heart's content.
One really sweet thing to do is to take every vegetable you can find and shred some (like carrots) and thinly slice others, then take a bun, put a layer or two of veggies, a layer of humus, more veggies, more humus, and keep going until you run out of veggies and then finish with alfalfa sprouts and the top of the bun. Eat that and it is like a salad in a sandwich.
good luck
Toby
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BIGMAMADOLL
9/11/07 12:01 A
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| Karlee2255 what is humuus?
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I fixed my first recipe that I recieved from this site. It was curry pork chops with mango. Very quick and easy to fix and my whole family liked it!
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| everyone there is great recipe from the olive garden that is very healthy at only 9 grams of fat for the whole serving. It is called Capellini Pomodoro & you can go to olivegarden.com & print the recipe.
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DIGGINLIFE
8/29/07 2:04 A
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aw you guys are AWESOME! thanks for all the awesome recipes I am so excited to try 'em! 
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DIGGINLIFE
8/29/07 2:02 A
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| aw you guys are AWESOME! thanks for all the awesome recipes I am so excited to try 'em!
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Salsa- toss in tomatoes, peppers, onions, lime/lemon juice, maybe cilantro and whir it until as smooth as you want it.
You can whir it, taste, adjust spices, whir again, taste, etc... until you are happy and full of salsa.
It is pretty easy.
Toby
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LEARNINGDAILY
8/20/07 1:03 P
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I like to make chicken lettuce wraps, and use mostly the processor for that.
Process fresh bell peppers, onions, canned (well rinsed) bamboo shoots and baby corn, carrots, garlic, and scallions. Place in a bowl and then process steamed chicken breast meat. Toss together with a little spicy peanut sauce or low-fat/low-sodium hoison sauce and wrap in lettuce leafs. Yummy with extra sauce on the side, low cal and good servings of veggies.
I also like to make a saute version of succotash. I use the processor to prepare carrots, onions, garlic, peppers, potatoes, cabbage, seeded squash. Then I quick saute them in garlic oil with fresh sage and a couple of coarsely chopped tomatoes. The kids love it more crunchy and I can add a bit of stock and 'soften' my portions.
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FITFOR50NOW
8/19/07 8:23 P
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Since basil is so abundant in the summer months I love to make Pesto. I use the recipe in "Rosie in the Kitchen" (Oprah's old cook). I'll quadruple the recipe and freeze the leftover in small 1/4 cup containers. Cook up some pasta, toss in the pesto and viola a really nice refreshing meal.
p.s. pine nuts can be really pricey. I buy a large bag at Costco for the price of a really small jar at the grocery.
p.s.s. pine nuts freeze really well too.
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BASICMOUTH
8/11/07 10:50 P
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Pizza Dough in the food processor:
1/2 to 3/4 cup warm water (105-115 degrees- spit warm)
1 pkg. yeast (or 1 tbls. dry yeast)
1 tsp sugar
1 tbls oil
1/2 tsp salt
Combine 1/4 cup water with the yeast and sugar. Stir to dissolve yeast and let stand until it bubbles, about five minutes (use a small bowl).
Put the flour, oil, and salt into a food processor and process about 5 seconds with a steel blade.
Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and process 10 seconds, or until blended.
Turn on processor and drizzle just enough of the remaining water through the feed tube so the dough forms a ball that cleans the sides of the bowl. Process so the dough ball turns about 25 times.
Put the dough ball onto a 14 inch greased pizza pan or large cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap or a bowl and let stand 10 minutes in a warm place.
Pat the dough out so it covers the bottom of the pan, leaving a crust ridge on the edge.
Make the pizza with toppings, etc...
Bake at 425 for 15 to 20 minutes.
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| Humuus is fun to make in a food processor. I saw an attractive looking recipe somewhere here on Sparks recipes that uses less fat than you usually see.
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DIGGINLIFE
7/23/07 8:21 A
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Ohh thanks for the idea! He'll love it!
If you don't mind I would also LOVE the pizza dough recipe... can't buy it fresh here and I hate that packaged stuff!
Thanks again!
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BASICMOUTH
7/20/07 9:53 P
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Oh! I'm sorry I didn't see this until today!
Cole slaw is the easiest thing to make: just shred your carrots and cabbage (I also use jicama in mine for a sweet crunch). Dump the shreds into a glass bowl, add 1/2-1 Cup mayo (depending on your taste) and sweeten with sugar to your taste.
I have a pizza dough recipe too that's pretty good. And I think you can do cookie dough in a processor as well.
But the cole slaw should satisfy your sweetie's urge to destroy. :))
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DIGGINLIFE
7/19/07 8:39 A
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| my boyfriend bought us a new food processor and he is just dying to use the darn thing. Does anyone have any suggestions for something I can whip up with it tonight?
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