Dave Smith wrote:
>
> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > I have an aversion to garbonzo beans. It's the mouth feel, not the
> > smell that gets to me.
>
> I love them. They are not something I grew up with. I discovered them
> years ago at restaurant salad bars. I am not much interested in salad
> greens but would get tomatoes, cucumber, croutons, peppers, chick peas
> and blue cheese dressing.

I like them in a salad too. I had forgotten about that.
BTW - no onion slices in your salad?

> Lately I have been making a lot of hummus

I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
I wasn't impressed.

I do love falafel though, served in a pita with other
ingredients.
A local restaurant here makes them "to die for."

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 06:15:14 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > I have an aversion to garbonzo beans. It's the mouth feel, not the
>> > smell that gets to me.
>>
>> I love them. They are not something I grew up with. I discovered them
>> years ago at restaurant salad bars. I am not much interested in salad
>> greens but would get tomatoes, cucumber, croutons, peppers, chick peas
>> and blue cheese dressing.
>
>I like them in a salad too. I had forgotten about that.
>BTW - no onion slices in your salad?
>
>> Lately I have been making a lot of hummus
>
>I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
>recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
>I wasn't impressed.

It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
not a main act, but I like it.

Bruce wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
> >recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
> >I wasn't impressed.
>
> It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
> not a main act, but I like it.

I haven't given up on it but just haven't bothered to try
another source. I didn't like the "flavoring" of the Trader
Joe's kind.

Another false lead to Trader Joe's here was someone claiming
their ginger snaps were the best in the universe. Their
ginger snaps have that unique little dot of candied ginger
in the center but again, I wasn't impressed.

I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.

On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7:44:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > >I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
> > >recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
> > >I wasn't impressed.
> >
> > It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
> > not a main act, but I like it.
> I haven't given up on it but just haven't bothered to try
> another source. I didn't like the "flavoring" of the Trader
> Joe's kind.

I like a good, garlicky hummus, and I'm a little unusual in preferring it
to be not too smoothly pureed. Happily, we've got a large Middle
Eastern population here and good hummus is easy to find.

> Another false lead to Trader Joe's here was someone claiming
> their ginger snaps were the best in the universe. Their
> ginger snaps have that unique little dot of candied ginger
> in the center but again, I wasn't impressed.
>
> I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
> I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.

You come across here as a "shut in" that rarely leaves
the house. You're too young for that. Get out more and enjoy
your nice ocean area while you still can. Someday you
won't have that choice.

Cindy Hamilton

On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 8:57:33 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > > I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
> > > I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.
> >
> > You come across here as a "shut in" that rarely leaves
> > the house. You're too young for that. Get out more and enjoy
> > your nice ocean area while you still can. Someday you
> > won't have that choice.
> LOL! Did that make you feel better, Cindy?

The juxtaposition made me laugh.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
> > I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.
>
> You come across here as a "shut in" that rarely leaves
> the house. You're too young for that. Get out more and enjoy
> your nice ocean area while you still can. Someday you
> won't have that choice.

LOL! Did that make you feel better, Cindy?

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 8:57:33 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > Gary wrote:
> > > > I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
> > > > I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.
> > >
> > > You come across here as a "shut in" that rarely leaves
> > > the house. You're too young for that. Get out more and enjoy
> > > your nice ocean area while you still can. Someday you
> > > won't have that choice.
> > LOL! Did that make you feel better, Cindy?
>
> The juxtaposition made me laugh.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

"Funniest post of the day?" ;-D

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:44:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>> >I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
>> >recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
>> >I wasn't impressed.
>>
>> It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
>> not a main act, but I like it.
>
>I haven't given up on it but just haven't bothered to try
>another source. I didn't like the "flavoring" of the Trader
>Joe's kind.

Tahini (sesame seed paste), garlic and a bit of lemon juice and olive
oil. We often make it ourselves in the food processor.

>Another false lead to Trader Joe's here was someone claiming
>their ginger snaps were the best in the universe. Their
>ginger snaps have that unique little dot of candied ginger
>in the center but again, I wasn't impressed.
>
>I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
>I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.

Stauffer's ginger snaps:
enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine
mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), sugar,
palm oil, molasses, ginger, baking soda (for leavening), caramel
color, salt, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), cinnamon, cloves, chili
powder, red pepper

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 05:50:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7:44:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> I haven't given up on it but just haven't bothered to try
>> another source. I didn't like the "flavoring" of the Trader
>> Joe's kind.
>
>I like a good, garlicky hummus, and I'm a little unusual in preferring it
>to be not too smoothly pureed. Happily, we've got a large Middle
>Eastern population here and good hummus is easy to find.
>
>> Another false lead to Trader Joe's here was someone claiming
>> their ginger snaps were the best in the universe. Their
>> ginger snaps have that unique little dot of candied ginger
>> in the center but again, I wasn't impressed.
>>
>> I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
>> I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.
>
>You come across here as a "shut in" that rarely leaves
>the house. You're too young for that. Get out more and enjoy
>your nice ocean area while you still can. Someday you
>won't have that choice.

During covid a nice ocean area is good, but I'd only go to a store if
I had to, even if they sell Stauffer's ginger snaps.