I know you are thinking guacamole is delicious without tequila…but it is fabulous with tequila!!! This recipe for Mango Tequila Guacamole is from a liquor store in Edmonton, LIQUOR depot, The recipe was printed in their flyer, this is so good I am glad I tried it!
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Greek Salad Dip
Who doesn’t love a dip? Dips are perfect for entertaining but don’t just save this recipe for Greek Salad Dip for company! Enjoy this yourself!
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As usual…haha…this recipe is just written on a piece of paper & I have had it for over 30 years! I love going through my recipe binders & deciding to make some of the older recipes!
Continue reading “Greek Salad Dip”Mango Tequila Guacamole
I know you are thinking guacamole is delicious without tequila…but it is fabulous with tequila!!! This recipe is from a liquor store in Edmonton, LIQUOR depot
Mango Tequila Guacamole
I know you are thinking guacamole is delicious without tequila…but it is fabulous with tequila!!! This recipe for Mango Tequila Guacamole is from a liquor store in Edmonton, LIQUOR depot, The recipe was printed in their flyer, this is so good I am glad I tried it!
Continue reading “Mango Tequila Guacamole”Baba Ganoush
As with Hummus, there are so many recipes for Baba Ganoush & I pretty much like all of them. Some are made with mayonnaise which I really like but the one that I have been making lately uses tahini. Very quick & simple, delicious & healthy. If you can not eat tahini, add mayonnaise in its place. If I am using mayo I add enough to get the colour I like. I know that is not very exact, but somehow it works. I like the baba ganoush to be a medium grey colour if that helps!!
Here is the recipe
Baba Ganoush with Tahini
! medium size eggplant
1 lemon, squeezed *** discard lemon
1 clove of garlic, minced *** tip if using a food processor, you can drop a peeled clove of garlic into the food processor while it is running & it will get minced!!
1 -2 tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp tahini *** if you want to make this for Passover, use mayo!
Method
- Line a cookie sheet with foil
- Wash the eggplant & prick it with a fork in a few places. Put it on the cookie sheet & bake in a 350 oven for an hour or until it is very soft. ***I put on an oven glove and squish it to see how done it is & when it is very soft & the skin is wrinkled, it is done ***alternately cut the eggplant in half, spray the foil with non-stick spray, put the eggplant cut side down, bake until soft
- Let the eggplant cool
- Cut off the stem end of the eggplant & cut it into chunks
- Place the eggplant into a food processor or blender. add the lemon juice, minced garlic, salt & olive oil, process until you have the consistency your like *** I like mine smooth
Enjoy!
Hummus & Baked Pita Chips
There are so many recipes for Hummus & so many options to buy it ready-made in the grocery stores. But..I like making it myself. It is fast, easy & I can have it on a whim. I started making my own over 25 years ago and have come up with a recipe that we love. Lemony & smooth.If you don’t like yours lemony, just add the lemon juice gradually and taste as you go! Eat it with pita, fresh or baked, crackers, vegetables, on toast or just with a spoon! I toasted some pita in the oven which I had frozen when we had too much one time and it is great!
Here is my recipe for Hummus
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Ingredients
1 can chickpeas, drained & rinsed *** some people peel them to get a smoother hummus but I never want to spend the time doing that!
1 tsp garlic paste ***or 1 clove of garlic minced
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice *** juice from a whole smallish lemon
1 tsp Kosher salt ***regular table salt is fine
4 Tbsp olive oil
3 heaping tbsp Tahini paste
2 Tbsp water
Method
- Put the chickpeas in a food processor and process until they are smooth. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides *** be careful not to cut the spatula on the blade..I have done that many times!
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Serve in a bowl with a bit of olive oil drizzled on top if you would like!
Baked Pita Chips
Preheat oven to 400F ***I just turned my oven on while I was preparing the pitas, so it wasn’t quite at 400 degrees yet
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
Ingredients
I pkg of large pita pockets
olive oil
kosher salt
dried parsley
Method
- Split pitas in half
- Using a pastry brush, brush on some olive oil all over the inside part of the spit pitas
- Sprinkle with kosher salt & any herbs you might like. I like house salt only & some dried partly flakes
- Cut the pitas in triangles…cut in half then half again…or once more to make smaller triangles if you prefer
- Place the triangles on a lined baking sheet, not layered. & put into the oven
- Check after 5 minutes and keep your eye on them as they can burn quickly.
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