Greens Water

The chef instructor told me how to make homemade hummus by combining the chickpeas in the can with its aquafaba water.  But it’s too plain!  Needs olives, olive oil, garlic, etc. to give it some taste and heft. Use it as a base.  Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce – I would tone down the Middle Eastern spices. This is not an Italian meatball recipe. It’s a different taste profile, and served with Toasted Israeli Couscous (or a gluten-free variant), is chef’s kiss. The Fried Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce is an easy weeknight if you make it a light fry with small florets in a wok at home. Similar recipes to these are available on the internet. The corporate group who attended this class together:   whip smart, cool, interested and interesting. A bigger adventure @iceculinary possibly soon.    

Trendy NYC sourdough bagel shop, Apollo Bagels, is now in our town. We purchased a half-dozen and gave them a try.  These are not Grandma’s Jewish deli-style bagels. They are light, fluffy with just the right amount of density and chew, the Everything bagel, a bit salty.   Sourdough done wrong is overly dense, unpleasant. These hit the right notes, not overly dense at all. At $14.93 with NJ tax for a half-dozen, they are $2.49 a pop.   Old people might find this to be a crime.   Young people don’t, given the crowd that was there when I purchased.   Sourdough’s popularity is linked to the gluten-free or low gluten movement because sourdough seems to be more digestible than regular wheat-baked.   I think this is true.   Apollo’s minimal but impactful visual marketing and spare menu should serve them well. My take: don’t bother with the whitefish or smoked salmon sandwiches. Buy your own accoutrements. But get the bagels from Apollo for your Sunday fi...

you’ll fall for anything.  #nokings My boots went to a smaller protest at the next-door neighbor city.   Honestly, it’s genetics or family modeling.  You have the gene or you don’t. The helping gene. If you thought this post was a Ted Talk. From a family that pursued the American Dream through retail, let’s keep the dream going.     

 More on Twitter.