The Lunch Thread

um......chicken and a few chips and some mixed veg. 

I'm making wraps for lunch. Putting in some chicken strips, ranch dressing and cheddar cheese. Mmmm....

That sounds sooooo good!! Must add to my shopping list

Today for me it will be chicken quesadillas...I only eat poultry as far as meat now...I want to eventually get out of eating that too but so far I know I am not ready!

Avocado, lettuce and hummous sandwich, Quaker salt&vinegar crunchy thingies and an orange. I seem to be going through a hummous faze right now. I love the stuff. Yummy, yummy, yummy!!

Avocado, lettuce and hummous sandwich, Quaker salt&vinegar crunchy thingies and an orange. I seem to be going through a hummous faze right now. I love the stuff. Yummy, yummy, yummy!!

How is the Avocado and hummous together.  Sounds really good!

If you like them separately then it's gorgeous!

If you like them separately then it's gorgeous!

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If you like hummous, Tesco has a carmelized onion hummous that is devastating. Might just be me, though. I get on weird food kicks. One Summer it was salami and canteloupe. This Winter it seems to be hummous. Go figure.

OK, now I have to go to Tesco!

I used to do Salami and pepper, so good!

If you like hummous, Tesco has a carmelized onion hummous that is devastating. Might just be me, though. I get on weird food kicks. One Summer it was salami and canteloupe. This Winter it seems to be hummous. Go figure.

I haven't tried that hummous! Sounds delish!! I just bought some sundried tomato and basil hummous today. Unfortuanately, I'm supposed to be saving it for drinks with friends on Friday evening. Supposed to be, I say. We'll see how tonight goes.

Definitely worth trying, Stacey!

belindaloo - let 'em eat cake

Red pepper hummous with a bit of cress sandwich with tomato basil soup.  I love hummous as well and next time at Tesco's I'm getting the caramelized onion. 
And I really like watercress added to sandwiches-gives them a peppery zing.

Lunch today was a bottle of powerade and some cheese-it's

Yesterday: our cafeteria now has hummous but all their sandwiches are are massive doorstop slices of bread. I had it with granary, tomatoes and cuke but the hummous to bread ratio was way too low. I really ought to just make my own but have been far too lazy lately.

I do quite like store-bought hummous anyway, but back in the US, I was well-known for my Lebanese-style hummous. The recipe I have does not have tahini in it, so it's much lighter and lower in fat. Loads of garlic, lemon, and paprika. Yum!

Wow, balmerhon! I've been wanting to make my own hummous for a while - can i have the recipe? Sounds yummy!

Well, I have to say that the cookbook with the recipe is back in the US. Will ask Mom if she can find it easily.

However, it's pretty simple, and I rarely stick exactly to a recipe anyway. It was basically one can of chickpeas, a tad of oil to lubricate (I use vegetable but olive is fine), 2 cloves of crushed garlic and the juice of one lemon. Garnish with paprika. I think I added some salt as well and often a bit of chili pepper. The trouble with hummous is that when you first make it, the flavors have not absorbed yet and it can taste very weak. Ideally you should whip it up, maybe with less then what I have suggested above, let it sit in the fridge for a couple hours or even overnight, and then check for taste. Back in the US I'd use a mini food processor but here I only have one of those hand blenders.