On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:54:57 +1000, in alt.food.diabetic, "Ozgirl"
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>"Karen" wrote in message
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>On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:28:25 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
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>>> Thanks. That does sound good and is definitely lower carb than the
>>> standard hummus recipe. I really do love the flavor of cumin too.
>>> We
>>> won't be watching the game here (not football fans here) but I like
>>> having snacks available so will probably make this anyway. :-)
>>> Karen
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>>Yes, I am going to try it since some recipes can sub quite well. I did
>>find
>>that with Chayote Squash in place of apples, it tastes much more like
>>apples
>>than even zucchini does in dessert recipes. I wouldn't have thought of
>>hummus without your suggestion though. :-)
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>>Cheri
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>I've never tried Chayote squash. I'll look for it in the supermarket
>next time I shop. It sounds interesting. Can it be used for other
>types of dishes. We really don't eat dessert. Hubby doesn't like
>sweets and I shouldn't have them, although I do like them.
>Karen
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>Apple Crumble Use ground (not too fine) almonds in place of normal
>crumble ingredient. Nice warm with dollop cream.

Ohh that sounds good. My mother in law used to make fried apples.
I'm thinking this may be a good experiment to try with the Chayote, as
well as try the Apple Crumble with it.
Karen