Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Spicy Beans

I found a recipe for spicy bean dip but being hungry and not having enough patients with the blender I settled for spicy beans.

I will most definitely make this again, hopefully I'll have a potato masher and make actual bean dip. When I do make it again this is the recipe I'll follow:

1/2 pint cooked beans (preferably black beans) (or one can beans)
2 1/2 Tbsp curry paste (curry powder mixed with water)
1/2 small can tomato sauce (or I'll make my own)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
juice from 1/2 lemon
pinch of salt
a few dashes of cinnamon
olive oil

Pre-heat pan with olive oil saute garlic and onions. Add curry paste and tomato sauce, stir. Add beans salt and cinnamon, mix well. Lastly add lemon juice.
You could also add hot sauce or hot peppers depending on how spicy you want it.
To make a dip mash or blend everything until you get the consistency you prefer.

I think if you don't make it into a dip it would be good over rice and/or with chicken.



Doesn't that look delicious?


I ate mine with carrots and celery. Yes, that's celery...it's very small. It's not meant to be eaten raw it's used as seasoning.

~Sara

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