Jackson Free Press

OK, all, now that we have our Food Blog revamped, it's time to start hearing from all of you foodies about what you're cooking and where you're eating. So tell us! (And remember you can use your Facebook log-in now if you'd like!) Bon appetit!

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ID

157898

Comment

I love falafel and want to make it at home. Does anyone have a kick-butt recipe for it?

Author

Jesse Yancy

Date

2010-05-19T19:57:55-06:00

ID

157915

Comment

Jesse-I've actually tried three different recipes for falafel and have yet to find one that I can make from scratch that isn't as good as the organic dried falafel prepared mix you can get in the organic section at Kroger! Seriously. I think its Casbah brand? Now I just use that as my base and jazz it up a little.

Author

Lori G

Date

2010-05-21T12:42:53-06:00

ID

157917

Comment

I've been making a festive chicken salad (My Mom's old recipe. I use a whole chicken so that I can see all of its parts. It takes only a few minuetes to de-bone the chicken. Next I add grapes, apples, rasins and veggies such a onion, bell pepper, celery and lots of eggs. It's a good salad: Served with crackers or used as a stuffin for tomatoes. Just a simple sandwich ain't bad.

Author

justjess

Date

2010-05-21T13:49:27-06:00

ID

157922

Comment

Lori, what do you jazz it up with?

Author

Jesse Yancy

Date

2010-05-22T20:59:35-06:00

ID

157930

Comment

Jesse-I just add extra cumin, turmeric, pepper (red and black) and garlic. I like mine SASSY. :) The mix is good, but I'm always in favor of adding my own spices to mixes once I've tried them out and decided what they needed to bring them up to speed. Its the base of the falafel that gives me issues. The base that I've made at home just never really turns out well. And, I went thru a falafel making "phase" where I was making them at home at least once a week. I finally gave up, went back to the boxed organic mix (which you can get at Rainbow as well) and then added my own spices and such. If you can put the guy that owns Aladdin in a headlock and get him to come up off what's going on in theirs...I'll PAY you for it! :) (Same for their Baba Ghanouj!!)

Author

Lori G

Date

2010-05-24T10:19:46-06:00

ID

157940

Comment

I don't have a decent falafel recipe, sadly. I've finally figured out how to make good bread, its only taken me the better part of a decade to get it down pat. I'm craving some butterbean, bacon, and thyme soup this week, it isn't really a summer dish, but it still delicious.

Author

Kevin Slark

Date

2010-05-24T19:55:59-06:00