Because another wine food and travel blog was way too long.
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Awful Falafel (Recipes from the rest of the meal)
The mashed chickpea mixture was not wet enough to hold together, and instead of adding a little water or stock I had the brilliant idea of kicking up the flavor by adding tahini sauce. While it seemed like a good idea at the time, when the falafel hit the pan the tahini melted and everything proceeded to fall apart and swim in the oil. I was not pleased. As it was my first complete kitchen disaster in quite some time, I probably should not complain too much. Sometimes it takes a major screw-up to keep me semi-humble. Good thing that I made too many sides, so we had plenty to eat. The sides all came out pretty well, and here are the recipes, sans the awful falafel. Lamb ribs I marinated about a dozen lamb ribs for 3 hours in the following: 1 cup decent olive oil Mix all ingredients in the food processor and add to a ziplock bag along with the lamb ribs. Smush it all around so that everything is coated. Refrigerate. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to grilling or broiling. Right before cooking season with salt, pepper, coriander and a little cumin. Grill or broil on the meaty side for 5 minutes, flip and c ook 2 more minutes. Rest for 5 minutes. They should be perfectly medium rare. Cucumber Dill Mint Yogurt 1 lg container of plain yogurt (32 oz) At least 3 or 4 hours prior to assembling the ingredients, line a colander with two layers of cheesecloth and place it over a bowl. Dump the yogurt into the colander and place in the refrigerator. This will allow the liquid whey to drain off and allow the yogurt to get nice and thick. When it is time to assemble the sauce place all of the herbs and spices into a food processor and pulse a couple of times. Add the sour cream and process until all ingredients have been thoroughly incorporated. Add the thickened yogurt and pulse a couple more times and it is done. This was supposed to go on the falafel that turned out so awful, but was really good on the ribs. Hummus 1 can of chickpeas Add all of the ingredients except the olive oil to a food processor and process until combined well. Continue processing and drizzle in olive oil until the mixture comes together and is creamy. Tomato Cucumber Salad 1 large cucumber, peeled and diced Mix all ingredients in a bowl. There you have it, along with some nan bread, these recipes made for a fine Mediterranean meal. However, my recipe for falafel will go to my grave with me. Sorry, stop begging, my mind is made up. 
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January 11th, 2009 at 10:58 am
The crumbs of falafel were fantastic on the salad. Being the scavenger that I am, I used a slotted spoon to extract them from the oil, drained them using paper towels and sprinkled them over the salad!
January 12th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Thanks for the recipes! I will try that Tomato Cucumber Salad with some red wine tonight.
looking forward on your future entries.
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January 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
You're welcome. I hope that you like it.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Thanks for a great post. I’m a fan of yogurt recipes and this post surely ads to my knowledge. Will send it out to my friends over at facebook for a look see.
March 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Thanks for a great post. I’m a fan of yogurt recipes and this post surely ads to my knowledge. Will send it out to my friends over at facebook for a look see.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Thanks for a great post. I’m a fan of yogurt recipes and this post surely ads to my knowledge. Will send it out to my friends over at facebook for a look see.