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Cathys don't knock it 'til ya' try it "Sandwich"

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2 slices of pumpernickle bread
Hummus
Rosated and salted sunflower seeds
Bread & Butter pickles

Spread Hummus on bread, sprinkle liberally with sunflower seeds then top with pickles, spread hummus on other piece of bread slap all together and enjoy! I find this sandwich light and not too filling, yet satisfying and very fresh tasting. Sometimes lunchmeat gets a bit too much when I want a light lunch.

If any of you decide to give this a try let me know how you like it.

Cathy
 
Hmmmmmmm? I'd of thought the pickles would overpower the humus.

Even better than sunflower seeds, try it with pumpkin. Ummmmm, good!
 
Jg you have got to try it! I wish you had an International Market near you, or at the very least a Kroger's store. But since you do not here's my hummus recipe (really easy)

1 can chick peas (drained & liquid reserved) chick peas=garbanzo beans
juice from 2 fresh lemons
1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp. tahini (since I can not get it her I use 1 tsp. sesame seed oil)
3 cloves of garlic

Place all ingredients in a blender and mix adding reserved liquid as needed to blend into a dip consistency. (I usually wind up using all the liquid) Spoon a generous helping into a shallow saucer to serve, and I top mine with a drizzle of EVOO and some spicy crushed peppers.

Serve with fresh warm pita bread.

This is most delicious and healthy! When I eat this it is so refreshing and tastes wonderful! Another beautiful dip that I love is called Baba Ganough,
it is made in a similar manner only instead of the chick peas you use roasted egg plant- simply bake the egg plant until done thru & thru, peel and use it instead of the chick peas and the liquid. I can eat this until I am about to pop! I often make both on the same day since I am allready making pita bread. Must admit my pita bread has never come out quite like the restaurants:( But it is ok & gets the job done! They probably have a brick oven to bake theirs in :mad: not fair at all!
 
We are going to get groceries tomorrow and I will get the stuff I need to try it.
I have never been able to get tahini here either.
 
Janie, maybe it's time you made a list. Then you, Sis, and I can get together in Lexington, and I'll show you where to find things.

Although tahini shouldn't be that hard. Even Walmart carries it down here, and they don't have much of anything.
 
I have kinda noticed Wal Marts tend to cater to the area they are located. Yours is probably in a more affluent area where ours is in a more rural location. It is like the two Wal Marts in Ashland. One is located in a more affluent area of Ashland so you can find so much more of a variety there. Especially in their seafood selection. I found garam masala there but neither carry sundried tomatoes in olive oil and you can only get the basic types of flour at either. I got a great new cookbook for bread called Crust. It even has a dvd with it. He uses a couple of different types of flour I cannot get around here unfortunately.
Ordering online would be the best option. Gas prices are so high it would be the cheaper route but I appreciate the offer very much.
 
I don't know if it's so much affluence as what the manager percieves is the ethnic base. For instance, our Walmart has a fairly large Mexican foods department (and Kroger, on the other hand, has virtually none).

For flours, check out Wisenberger Mills, Weisenberger Mill They're right here in Midway, as it turns out. But you can mail order.

Like everyone else, they've had to raise their prices. But they're still affordible. 25 pounds of bread flour are something like 15 bucks. On another list somebody was complaining that he couldn't afford to bake, not when bread flour was more than a buck a pound. So I reckon Wisenberger still has the best prices.

Not only that, but all their wheat is purchased from Kentucky growers!

Until the big gas price run-up I would just drive out there (only about 45 miles, for me). It's a fun place---a water-driven mill on the banks of the S. Elkhorn. In fact, my next back-page column in Kentucky Gardener will feature them.
 
I know what you mean about gas prices. It's hard to go anywhere further then down the block, nowadays.

What I do is keep an on-going list of specialty items. Then we do a round robin in Lexington, visiting all the stores we need to. That might range from Fresh Mart, to an Indian shop, to the farmer's market, to Bed Bath & Beyond. Sometimes we hit as many as 7 or 8 different places, stocking up on stuff that's just not available in Richmond---which is almost everything.

We also joined Sam's Club, and that's a big help. The savings I realize on foodstuffs and other items more than makes up for the gas it costs getting there. For instance, a large bag (2 lb) of tail on raw shrimp is only 12 bucks, compared to as much as $15/lb locally. Last time I bough pork loins there they were like $2.85. Etc.

Working it like that, the gas cost sort of gets swallowed up. I would never consider driving to Lexington for just one or two items, though. Not like the old days, that's for sure.

"I found garam masala there but neither carry sundried tomatoes in olive oil "

Maybe I'm a snob? But I much prefer blending spice mixes, like garam masala, for myself. I know exactly what's going into them, that way. And I know the mix hasn't been sitting around on a shelf for several years.

I do the same with a lot of specialty items, such as sun dried tomatoes. I dry my own, and, if I need them in oil, put them up with some chopped basil and EVOO.
 
I was reading that dried tomatos should be the texture of dried apricots. Is that right?
If I store mine in a jar with evoo do I need to keep them in the fridge?
If you have a list of specialty stores in Lexington that you like I would love to know of them.
Our friends go to lexington just about every weekend. Their daughter just graduated college there and their son is going to start college very soon. I could ask them to pick some items up for me. Im sure they wouldnt mind.
 
Trouble is, I know where the places are to find them, but not to send somebody.

For instance, there's a new fish store in Chevy Chase. I can find it, but damned if I know what the streets are. Somewhere off Tates Creek Rd. is all.

I really should start collecting business cards for these places. But let's see what I can do:

Good Foods Co-Op is at the end of Southland Dr., off of Nickolousville Rd. Across the street from there is Ali Baba, a Lebanese market and lunch counter.

Parisi International Market is off Richmond Rd., just before you reach New Circle (coming from I-75). It's kind of tucked-in behind the McDonalds. If you then get on New Circle, going to the right, you'll come to Soul Market, just before the turn off to Sam's. Soul is general Asian foodstuffs, and, if you time it right, has some of the best produce in Kentucky.

Bluegrass Farmer's Market is on Richmond Rd. You can see it from the road, but I have no idea what the cross-street is. It operates on Saturdays. Lexington Farmer's Market operates on Tues., Thurs., Saturday, and Sunday, at different locations. They are having problems, though, and nobody is sure if they're going to be around much longer.

Sagar India Market has two locations, one at Keithshire Place (which you'll never find without a guide) and one at the Andover Shoppes, by Hamburg Place. They have crazy hours, though, and you never know when they'll be open.

The Liquor Barn near Hamburg has the best deli counter in the region, with cheeses and cold cuts you can't find anywhere else. That, for instance, is where I bought the tasso for last night's jambalaya.

The Fresh Mart is on Tates Creek Rd, right off New Circle. If it means anything, they're in the old Sloan's building. There's a (rather expensive) cheese shop in the strip mall there as well.

There's supposed to be a Chinese market next to Central Baptist Hospital, but I haven't had a chance to check it out.

Whole Foods (used to be Wild Oats until they were bought out) is in Lexington Green. Across the street from them is Bed Bath & Beyond, which also has a location in Hamburg Place. You'll find Linen & Things at Hamburg as well.

Whew! I know I'm leaving some out. And I'm sure there are others I don't know about. But this is a start.
 
Not all that many, Cathy, especially for somebody raised up in New York, and is, therefore, spoiled. And it's been a long road ferreting them out.

For instance, I learned about Sagar by accident, when I mentioned, at the Good Foods Co-Op that I was having difficulty finding curry leaves. This was before the ban.

Somebody asked, "did you try the Indian market?" To which I replied, "what Indian market?" There then ensued a discussion about exactly where they were located, what their hours were, etc. Took me another two weeks to actually figure out their location.

Despite what Emeril and them say, X is not available "everywhere." Indeed, "everywhere," seems to exclude everybody who doesn't live in either New York, Chicago, or LA. But the fact is, too, that all big cities, and most not so big ones, do have these ethinic and neighborhood places. If you take the time to find them, they can be godsends---particularly to someone like me, who hates ordering on-line.

Often, too, you find sources in unlikely places. It never would have occured to me to look in a liquor store for offbeat meat and cheese products. I discovered that counter when I went in looking for some wine.

And so it goes. Now, if I could only find a restaurant supply store within a reasonale distance......
 
jglass said:
I was reading that dried tomatos should be the texture of dried apricots. Is that right?
If I store mine in a jar with evoo do I need to keep them in the fridge?
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Yes, items in room temperature oil are a magnetic for bacteria.
 
Yeah, Nan,

But it was apparently short lived.

If I understand it correctly, one case of leaves from Hawaii was infected with that citrus disease carrier. So all further shipments into California were banned until things go straightened out.

If I understand it correctly, all curry leaves coming to the mainland are first fumigated. Somehow or other that one slipped through. USDA has modified its inspection system, and the ban was lifted after just a month. But shipments are just now starting to catch up with demand.

As of a week and a half ago my supplier was still telling people he had none because of the ban.
 
Hi KYH & Nan,

I am not a big fan of curry, at one time I used curry in everything, and just kind of made myself sick of it:( I Used to frequent this Indian Restaurant in California and just kind of decided it was not for me anymore. I wonder if I will ever get back my taste for it!

Have either of you heard about turmeric being good for carpal tunnel syndrome? It has an anti-inflamatory property and so some health-food advocates say it can help. I have been taking it for that, and darn if my memory did not improve.......like by a 100% improvement:) It's crazy, but wonderful I am just enjoying it! Thought I would pass along the word!

Hope ya' all have nice weekends, Cathy
 
Cathy, don't confuse curry leaves with the spice blend curry. They are different things.

Curry leaves bring a unique flavor to foods they are added to, and there is no substitute. If you have a recipe that calls for curry leaves, and don't have any, it's better to just leave them out than to try and find a sub.
 
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