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YOhio 06-29-2008 07:10 PM

Sunday dinner
 
I love Sundays. It's the only day in the week where I get hours to prep a great meal. This week, it's a Meditteranean/Middle Eastern BBQ with everything made from scratch. The menu is:

Grilled flatbread
Baba Ganouj
Hummus
Tabouli
Couscous with Sundried Tomato and Kalamata Olives
Lamb kabob with Tzatziki
Lemon chicken kabob
Grilled squash, artichoke, carrots and asparagus

The guests are bringing desert. I'm expecting brownies from a box.

The best part about this is the leftovers. I can use the grilled flatbread to make pizza, topped with fresh basil and mozzarella. I can use the couscous for stuffed chicken. The hummus and baba ganouj make a pretty healthy snack.

RockyBalboa 06-29-2008 07:26 PM

Are you inviting all of Adams LDS Arab friends?

Jeff Lebowski 06-29-2008 07:29 PM

Sounds wonderful. How about posting some recipes?

Runner Coug 06-29-2008 10:28 PM

Our Sunday dinner usually consists of what are known as "gnarly nachos". We load a big ol pan with chips, cheese, and whatever else we feel like putting on top. The kids love it. We're just not the pot roast and potatoes type of family.

TripletDaddy 06-29-2008 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio (Post 236045)
I love Sundays. It's the only day in the week where I get hours to prep a great meal. This week, it's a Meditteranean/Middle Eastern BBQ with everything made from scratch. The menu is:

Grilled flatbread
Baba Ganouj
Hummus
Tabouli
Couscous with Sundried Tomato and Kalamata Olives
Lamb kabob with Tzatziki
Lemon chicken kabob
Grilled squash, artichoke, carrots and asparagus

The guests are bringing desert. I'm expecting brownies from a box.

The best part about this is the leftovers. I can use the grilled flatbread to make pizza, topped with fresh basil and mozzarella. I can use the couscous for stuffed chicken. The hummus and baba ganouj make a pretty healthy snack.

Do you do anything special with the couscous to make it tasty? we dig couscous in our house, but lately I have been a bit burned out on it. Looking for ways to spice it up.

Also, your hummus and baba gnanouj is from scratch? that is impressive.

Your menu sounds amazing. Good luck and please come back and report. As Leb says, share the wealth...post some recipes!

SteelBlue 06-30-2008 12:59 AM

Speaking of baba ganoush, I harvested my first egg plants from the garden today. Had 'em stir fried and they were delish.

TripletDaddy 06-30-2008 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue (Post 236124)
Speaking of baba ganoush, I harvested my first egg plants from the garden today. Had 'em stir fried and they were delish.

we had eggplant parmesan about a week ago.

eggplant doesnt get half the run it deserves when throwing down vegetable smack.

marsupial 06-30-2008 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy (Post 236106)
Also, your hummus and baba gnanouj is from scratch? that is impressive.

Hummus from scratch is easy. Baba ghanoush is a bit trickier. Salting the eggplant and getting out the bitter juices is a pain. I am mostly impressed with the array of the items. Any one probably isn't so tough, but put them together and you're in the kitchen all day.

marsupial 06-30-2008 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa (Post 236048)
Are you inviting all of Adams LDS Arab friends?

We have a family from Jordan in our ward. Also, I spent a couple of months in Jordan about 11 years ago. At that time there were two branches in the country and not all members were ex-pats. One of the branch presidents was an Iraqi who fought in the first Gulf War for Iraq. There aren't a lot of Arab Mormons out there, but they do exist.

Jeff Lebowski 06-30-2008 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YOhio (Post 236045)
I love Sundays. It's the only day in the week where I get hours to prep a great meal.

My wife and I have a deal that I get to cook Sunday dinner each week. I cook other meals also as time permits, but this one is reserved for me. I love it. We had yakiniku today (Japanese BBQ). I would like to tackle a menu like you described sometime.


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