On the menu tonight was a fried Flat Bread, Hummus, Israeli Salad http://allrecipes.com/recipe/israeli-salad/detail.aspx and Cheese Bourekas http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cheese-bourekas/detail.aspx
Israel is in western Asia and is located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest.
Yesterday morning, I was lucky enough to glimpse a red-headed woodpecker out back on a tree. It doesn't have one thing to with this blog, I just thought it was cool. LOL!
I found a basic unleavened flatbread recipe, so that's what I used. I was going to just use pita bread, as Rachel suggested, but I got excited over something at the produce stand that I'll get to in a minute and forgot it at the store. With the weather changes around here, the arthritis has really been acting up, so I just didn't feel like making pitas from scratch, so I found the lazy way around. The recipe is simple: 1 cup wheat flour, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough water to make a ball of dough in the bowl. This recipe would have made 3 flat breads, but I'm not, by any means, experienced with rolling stuff out, so one got all stuck to my handy-dandy, one-of-a-kind rolling pin and I had to toss it out! But...I fried the bread in my skillet in olive oil until it got toasty brown. It had great texture...you know...like the Taco Bell gorditos. It was a cross between a cracker and a bread and super easy! I'll be doing this more often, with different flours.~BroncosFan said to wrap the dough really well in waxed paper and run over it with my car if I didn't feel like rolling it out...just for S & G, I may just do that someday...anyway, I thought it was a pretty clever time saving trick~
Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state. It has a population of approximately 7.5 million people of which approximately 5.7 million are Jewish. Israel dates back to Biblical times. You want history...go visit! Although Israel is a relatively small country, it features a variety of geographical features. The Negev desert in the south and the Galilee, Carmel and Golan mountain ranges in the north. Temperatures vary, as well. Jerusalem usually gets at least one snowfall a year, while coastal cities, such as Tel Aviv or Haifa have more of a typical Mediterranean climate~hot summers and cool, rainy winters.
I read that on average, Israeli people consume around 350 pounds of fresh fruit per person, per year. Israel exports more than 40 different types of fruit, and fruit is served as a snack or a dessert.
This is that handy-dandy rolling pin that I referred to above. The thing about these models is that you can actually open the rolling pin up and drink the contents after rolling out whatever it is you're rolling out. I'm saving this for something else, though...I'm not sure what yet, but doesn't that wine sound great?!?!
I feel that making hummus in a food processor is over-rated! No, just kidding~~I'm just jealous that I don't have one here and I had to make this hummus completely by hand with my potato masher (hence, the coarse texture of it). If you have any aggressions, I highly recommend this method because by the time you get those garbanzo (chick peas) beans mashed to a consistency that even vaguely resembles how hummus is supposed to look, you're so tired that aggression is no longer an issue! This recipe was basic: garbanzo beans, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, S & P, and sesame seeds. It really is a tasty dip and so versatile! I've made hummus several different ways. You could add so many things to this and completely change the taste. And if you have a food processor, Magic Bullet or a blender, it will make the texture a lot smoother than this.
This mint plant is half of the reason that I forgot to buy pita bread at the store. I added the cost of buying this to the cost of my groceries this week. The guy that just opened up the new produce stand in town here was super nice and told me if I bought the mint plant, he'd give me a dill plant because he wasn't sure how to grow them and he was killing them off. I told him that they were root-bound in their little pots and he gave me one bring home. I got it in a bigger home right away and it's gonna pull out, I hope!
This is the Israeli Salad. It is refreshing and the taste reminds me of taboule with the mint, parsley and lemon. This is a great salad! I hear, but don't know if it's a fact, that Israeli people often eat salads with breakfast.
These are the Cheese Bourekas. Bob said they remind him of a snack that an old Jewish lady from Boston used to make for him and his brothers. He said "Kinishes"--I spelled it phonetically. These are super filling. I didn't think they would be, but 2 was more than plenty for each of us and I still have filling and another sheet of dough for breakfast tomorrow. One of the reviews of this recipe said to eat immediately, so we did. Super good!
This was my Israeli spread for tonight. My groceries came to $18.09 this week, so I was able to add $1.91 to the Beach Bag. This is week 13, and I am officially 1/4 of the way through this project. Not to mention that I have managed to save $80.97...I'm not doing too bad!
This is that handy-dandy rolling pin that I referred to above. The thing about these models is that you can actually open the rolling pin up and drink the contents after rolling out whatever it is you're rolling out. I'm saving this for something else, though...I'm not sure what yet, but doesn't that wine sound great?!?!
I feel that making hummus in a food processor is over-rated! No, just kidding~~I'm just jealous that I don't have one here and I had to make this hummus completely by hand with my potato masher (hence, the coarse texture of it). If you have any aggressions, I highly recommend this method because by the time you get those garbanzo (chick peas) beans mashed to a consistency that even vaguely resembles how hummus is supposed to look, you're so tired that aggression is no longer an issue! This recipe was basic: garbanzo beans, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, S & P, and sesame seeds. It really is a tasty dip and so versatile! I've made hummus several different ways. You could add so many things to this and completely change the taste. And if you have a food processor, Magic Bullet or a blender, it will make the texture a lot smoother than this.
This mint plant is half of the reason that I forgot to buy pita bread at the store. I added the cost of buying this to the cost of my groceries this week. The guy that just opened up the new produce stand in town here was super nice and told me if I bought the mint plant, he'd give me a dill plant because he wasn't sure how to grow them and he was killing them off. I told him that they were root-bound in their little pots and he gave me one bring home. I got it in a bigger home right away and it's gonna pull out, I hope!
This is the Israeli Salad. It is refreshing and the taste reminds me of taboule with the mint, parsley and lemon. This is a great salad! I hear, but don't know if it's a fact, that Israeli people often eat salads with breakfast.
These are the Cheese Bourekas. Bob said they remind him of a snack that an old Jewish lady from Boston used to make for him and his brothers. He said "Kinishes"--I spelled it phonetically. These are super filling. I didn't think they would be, but 2 was more than plenty for each of us and I still have filling and another sheet of dough for breakfast tomorrow. One of the reviews of this recipe said to eat immediately, so we did. Super good!
This was my Israeli spread for tonight. My groceries came to $18.09 this week, so I was able to add $1.91 to the Beach Bag. This is week 13, and I am officially 1/4 of the way through this project. Not to mention that I have managed to save $80.97...I'm not doing too bad!
I want to thank all 37 people who voted yesterday for next week's country. Bob picked Ecuador, I picked Argentina and 24-13, it's Argentina next week!
We have an appointment in Portland tomorrow with the oncologist. We know where Bob's cancer is located and we know that when he starts radiation that he can't have any citrus. And, yes, sadly, he will have to have all of his teeth pulled. He was told by the dentist that even if one's teeth are in perfect condition, radiation treatments take a toll on the teeth. He'll recieve his dentures 6 months after the treatment is done. I'm not sure why such a wait, but I'll find out tomorrow.
So, again, Rachel...thank you so much and BroncosFan...I told you I would write about your time-saving, roll-out-the-dough tip!! So, until next week, cooking Argentinian (did I say or spell that right?) food...PEACE!
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