Tomato, Avocado, and Feta Dip

Recently a dear friend made this dip and to say that I devoured it would be an understatement.  I tend to love all things avocado and cheese related so this dip definitely was my type of dish.  My friend is a nutritionist, so she tries to be healthy.  While you probably could eat this as a salad, I serve it with tortilla chips (not too healthy but the dip is healthy than other cheese dips I make).

 

I promise if you bring this to a party, you will not bring any home with you.  You might even want to double the recipe.

 

Tomato, Avocado and Feta Dip

1 Pint Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, halved

1/2 Cup Feta Cheese

Splash of red wine vinegar (to taste)

Light Pinch of Salt

Light sprinkle of garlic powder

1 Avocado, cubed

 

Combine the first five ingredients and stir.  Taste to ensure that the flavor is right and adjust to your preferences.  (At this point, I cover it with saran wrap and head out the door with it and the avocado.)  When ready to serve, add the freshly cubed avocado and stir.  Serve with tortilla chips.

 

I will add that I have discovered in the past year my favorite tortilla chips, Xochitl tortilla chips.  I buy these chips without salt and do not miss it.  They are close to the thin restaurant chips you find in your average mexican restaurant. We won’t even address the fact that they are organic.

Swabian Night

One of my dear friends is leaving Tuesday to move make to Germany.  It truly makes me sad since I feel like she just moved here.  In order to keep from being too sad, a group of us got together last night to enjoy delicacies from the German region of SWABIA (PLUS SOME FLAMMKUCHEN).

Recipe to come soon

We made schnitzel and spätzle and a mushroom sauce to go with them both.  Schnitzel is a breaded boneless pork chop.  Spätzle is an egg noodle that is often served with a sauce or gravy, but I have had them with caramelized onions and cheese also.

I have previously learned to make the sauce and schnitzel but I have wanted to learn about the spätzlel. In fact, my friend’s mom sent my own spätzle shaker. I will say that it was quite fun to make and resulted in lots of laughs as we worked to get the “dough” or “batter” in the right consistency.

While there were two Germans present to help us with making the batter, I think it was a first time for the whole group to make our own noodle. Since my shaker only holds the portion for two, we made the batter in a bowl and just used the shaker to shape the batter into strings over a pot of boiling water.

After a few tweaks, we nailed the consistency of the batter and quickly cooked all of our noodles.

While I did not manage to take a picture of the finished product, I was lucky that my friend took a picture of her plate with her iphone.  Sadly, the schnitzel is missing since she does not eat meat.

Living Like a Hobo

While packing up my former house, my friends definitely made fun of me for owning almost every kitchen gadget known to man.  I will have to say that while that was not true, but I do have more than most …