Comments on: Trends and Opportunities for 2009 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jan Fulcher http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/#comment-851 Jan Fulcher Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:57:39 +0000 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/?p=3055#comment-851 NOW, that's what I'm talking about! Thanks Soni, I'm going to call the kids to come over and have baked garbanzo beans for supper. NOW, that’s what I’m talking about! Thanks Soni, I’m going to call the kids to come over and have baked garbanzo beans for supper.

]]> By: Soni Pitts http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/#comment-848 Soni Pitts Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:57:41 +0000 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/?p=3055#comment-848 One of my favorite comfort foods is a Catalan-style baked garbanzo beans. The basic recipe is to saute some onions (and garlic, if you want it) along with a chopped sweet red bell pepper. Once those are cooked down, add a big fat can of tomato sauce or a couple regular 15-oz cans, a 1/4 tsp of thyme and a sprinkle each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Let that simmer together for a few minutes, then add to a deep lidded baking dish or dutch oven with 6 cups of pre-cooked chickpeas. You want enough sauce on the chickpeas to keep them well sauced, but not enough to cover them. Add more tomato sauce as it cooks if necessary, if it looks like they're going to dry out. Cover the dish and bake at 350 for 1.5 hours, stirring every half hour. After the last stir, cook for another 15 minutes with the lid off if it's still watery. Otherwise, it's done. Serve over rice. Mmmmmm...good. This is a simple dish to make, and it's very tasty and filling - perfect for a cold winter's night. It's the cinnamon and nutmeg that really do it. I've found that there are few tomato dishes that can't be enhanced with a little cinnamon and nutmeg. One of my favorite comfort foods is a Catalan-style baked garbanzo beans. The basic recipe is to saute some onions (and garlic, if you want it) along with a chopped sweet red bell pepper. Once those are cooked down, add a big fat can of tomato sauce or a couple regular 15-oz cans, a 1/4 tsp of thyme and a sprinkle each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Let that simmer together for a few minutes, then add to a deep lidded baking dish or dutch oven with 6 cups of pre-cooked chickpeas. You want enough sauce on the chickpeas to keep them well sauced, but not enough to cover them. Add more tomato sauce as it cooks if necessary, if it looks like they’re going to dry out.

Cover the dish and bake at 350 for 1.5 hours, stirring every half hour. After the last stir, cook for another 15 minutes with the lid off if it’s still watery. Otherwise, it’s done. Serve over rice. Mmmmmm…good.

This is a simple dish to make, and it’s very tasty and filling - perfect for a cold winter’s night. It’s the cinnamon and nutmeg that really do it. I’ve found that there are few tomato dishes that can’t be enhanced with a little cinnamon and nutmeg.

]]> By: juliepascua http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/#comment-831 juliepascua Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/?p=3055#comment-831 My favorite comfort food is a chicken rice porridge that we also call Arroz Caldo. It is so perfect for this time of the year! My favorite comfort food is a chicken rice porridge that we also call Arroz Caldo. It is so perfect for this time of the year!

]]> By: Jan Fulcher http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/#comment-826 Jan Fulcher Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:17:13 +0000 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/?p=3055#comment-826 PERfect Soni...you can share some of those "old school" recipes with us! PERfect Soni…you can share some of those “old school” recipes with us!

]]> By: Soni Pitts http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/2009/01/07/trends-and-opportunities-for-2009/#comment-813 Soni Pitts Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:51:34 +0000 http://ondemand.compasslifedesigns.com/?p=3055#comment-813 LOL, I must be ahead of the curve, then. I've been addicted to "old school" cooking, crafts and pastimes for quite some time now. LOL, I must be ahead of the curve, then. I’ve been addicted to “old school” cooking, crafts and pastimes for quite some time now.

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