Comments on: Dinner With My Family #26: Feta and Chickpea Pita Sandwiches

By: Georgia

Georgia — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:01:38 +0000

Kim – to prevent gas when cooking beans, add meat (usually bacon, ham, pig’s feet) and 1 oz. of caster oil with 1# package of dry beans. Just enough to prevent gas and not enough to make frequent bathroom visits. And, with the fatty pork, it is not taste discernible.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:09:23 +0000

Kim, you can find plenty of recipes without beans in the previous (non-vegetarian) recipe series. Not to mention on the entire rest of the internet, including sites more specifically geared toward food than this one is.

And if you don’t eat beans, how do you know how much gas they actually produce?

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:17:00 +0000

Yum, another bean recipe (said sarcastically). We do not eat beans. Can we ever get a recipe that isn’t made with beans? Your family sure must have a lot of gas with eating all of these beans!

By: kristine

kristine — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:43:26 +0000

Another great chickpea/feta combo is:
chickpeas, cous cous, halved grape tomatoes, feta, and fresh chopped basil.
A delicious cold summer dish!

By: em

em — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:01:09 +0000

@7 Emma, I’m a parent of 2 (3 soon) and I think that is a great plan ffor raising your kids as long as you are not making them something else because they won’t eat what you gave them. I tend to change up my response depending on my mood but I either say “ok don’t eat it that but your not getting anything else” or “you have to try at least 3 bites before you may eat something else” The second response is usually when its something completely new that I think they may easily not like the taste. In that case, I can’t fault them for not liking the taste so I won’t force the to eat it. But if I make it again in the future I still make them take 3 bites because it can take multiple tries for someone to get a taste for some things

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:59:35 +0000

I don’t have children of my own yet (and for that reason alone, I’m sure some people will ignore my little insight here), but when I do, I plan on raising them the exact same way I was raised. If I said, “I’m not eating this!” my mother’s response was always, “Fine, then don’t.”

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:50:51 +0000

#5 Emma- my kids at things like this all the time when they were little- 2 and 3 year olds. One of their favorite dishes was one that a Swiss au pair taught us- scrambled eggs with scrambled soft tofu and green onions in tortillas! We had pistou at least once a week and they loved homemade hummus on toast for breakfast:) Made for interesting conversations when they were in school! By the way, they are now 25 & 29.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:51:32 +0000

Do children really eat it? I would “pay” mine to take a bite at it.Love the recipe for the grown ups. I cook a lot of eggplant. Has very low glycemic level. Good for people concered with about diabetes. I would add more garlic than onion.Dash of olive oil. Also pita could be warm, toasted slightly.
@# 2 con I think Trent cooks meat for his chldren. He wrote about cutting chicken into small bites in the post about paretning.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:36:38 +0000

#2 con – Trent has mentioned in the past that they do have meat & he has a veggie version.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:58:35 +0000

I will definitely try this! I’m not a strict vegetarian, but I’m always in the market for new vegetarian recipe ideas. Thanks!

By: con

con — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:55:20 +0000

I’m just curious. Do you ever fix foods with meat that your wife and children can eat? I know, due to your health, you said you were advised to eat a veggie/vegan diet,but do you think about your family who might like meat? Or do you just adjust for yourself or go meatless like twice a week?

I know you’re not going to answer, but just asking.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:43:17 +0000

This sounds pretty tasty. There’s no way my child would have eaten this as a preschooler, though.

When I use canned beans (that aren’t in a sauce), I drain & rinse them, so would just use a little water or broth if needed.