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The Grateful Gourmet
I ’m thrilled to start this column and share my two biggest passions. After more than 25 years as a registered nurse, I
• Have a plan — aka a recipe!
was struggling to figure out what my purpose was. I found it in Adam Leipzig’s TED Talk, “How to Find Your Purpose in Five Min- utes.” My purpose is to connect people to God through cooking and eating by making it a time of connection and peace.
• Have a time frame — e.g., bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
This column will provide delicious reci- pes for food — and for delicious living.
BY MAILE ANDRUSPRICE
Heavenly Hummus
• Options — your free agency of choice and creativity.
Keep up with Maile Andrus-Price online at findinggodingourmet.com.
Here’s what I learned the day I was ‘ono for hummus but didn’t have garbanzo beans. I could
hear my grandma’s voice
saying, “Use what you have!”
So, I substituted Oki- nawan sweet potatoes and threw in some beets. Wow! It was de- licious!
The creative zone opens you up to inspi- ration. This particular experience provided the following guidelines for a meaningful life:
• Know what you want — what are you ‘ono for?
• Clarity — do you want sweet po- tatoes or Okinawan sweet potatoes?
PHOTO COURTESY MAILE ANDRUSPRICE
• The quality of your ingredients equals the quality of your outcome.
SWEET POTATO AND BEET HUMMUS
Ingredients:
• 2 Okinawan sweet potatoes, cooked and peeled (can substitute white sweet potatoes)
• 2-4 beets cooked and peeled
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 -3/4 cup tahini
• 1 cup of olive oil (or 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup
vegetable broth)
Directions:
Add half of the sweet pota- toes and all of the beets into a food processor. Add a half the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, seasoned salt and tahini. Blend until smooth. Add the rest of the sweet potatoes and the other 1/2 cup of olive oil (or 1/2 cup of vegetable broth)
a little at a time. Blend until smooth. Taste. Add more salt if needed. Garnish with sesame seeds or sprig of cilantro.
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