52 SIDELINESMAY 2014
FORHORSEPEOPLE • ABOUTHORSEPEOPLE
RoastedRedPepper Hummus
Ingredients: One cup of dried garbanzo beans; two roasted
redpeppers, drained; two cloves of garlic; juice from one lemon;
two tablespoons of tahini; 1/4 cup of olive oil; salt and pepper.
Directions
:
Let beans sit overnight in about six cups of water.
Drainand rinse beans. Placebeans into a large saucepan
and cover with six cups of coldwater. Cook onmedium heat for
about onehour until beans lose theirmealiness. Reserve one
cupof cooking liquidand drain thebeans.
Ina food processor, combine the beans, red peppers, garlic,
lemon juice and tahini. Scrape down sides of food processor
and slowly add in theolive oil while running. If the consistency is
too thick, addone tablespoon of beanwater at a time toachieve
your desired thickness.
Seasonwith salt and pepper. Chill for an hour or longer prior
to serving
Lavender Lemonade
Ingredients: Five cups of water, divided, 3/4 cup of honey,
one tablespoon of lavender, andone cupof lemon juice, freshly
squeezed.
Directions:
Ina small saucepan onmedium heat, combine honey and
half of your water. Stir until sugar has dissolved andmixturehas
come to a simmer. Turn off burner, add lavender and cover. Let
steep for onehour.
Gather together a pitcher to hold your lemonade. Take a fine
mesh sieve and place over top of the pitcher, pour your sugar
mixtureover to infuse the lavender. Add your lemon juice and
remainingwater. Stir.
Place ice into glasses, pour lemonade over and enjoy!
ByKat Nielsen
When learning something new, I’ve found that it takes about
three timesbefore I’mable toabsorbanew technique.Thinkabout
the first time you learneda shoulder in, or perhapsabending line.
Youbuildupon techniquesyou’vealready learned, but it still takes
youa few triesbeforeyour bodyandmindcan talk tooneanother.
The initial attempt usually proves to be a complete flop. Even if
the pathways in your brain understand the concept, the physical
body usually takes some time to catch up. In short, you look like
a floundering fish. The second time is when your brain thinks it’s
there, but your trainer would tell you that this just isn’t the case.
Insert your favorite#fail memehere. Then, finally on that third try,
your neurologic pathways alignand your body getswhat it’s been
trying to convey. Aha! You bask in amoment of glory.
The recipes I’ve highlighted are actually quite easy, but the
unknowns formaking it yourowncanbeas tumultuousas learning
a leadchange.When learning thecues for your legsandhands to
set your horse up for that perfect change, you need to know how
to properly ask for the canter and counter canter prior to learning
how to ask for a change. In taking these learning techniques to
the kitchen, I’ve given you a base to build upon. Keep in mind
the steps required tomaster change in the kitchenareheldwithin
ingredients and ratios. You may fail a time or two in getting the
ratios right, but there is always a barn dog around to gobble up
your trials!
TrymyLavenderLemonade for instance.Whiledeliciousas it is,
try incorporating licorice, thyme or even hibiscus. Even tried-and-
truehummus isusuallynot veryexciting.While I lovemyRoasted
Red Pepper Hummus, think about incorporating roasted beets,
carrot tops, or even lemon zest and ginger in lieu of the peppers.
Each ingredient will upset the balance, but it’s all about learning
how to tame the ingredient to gain first place in your kitchen.
To full plates andeating your tarteout.
About the writer: Author Kat Nielsen is a horse enthusiast turned food blogger.
Shemaintains aday job in thehorseworld handlingmarketing andbrand support to
various companies while enjoying her evenings and weekends writing recipes and
blogging all about her culinary experiences. Visit her blog at EatYourTarteOut.com
or email her at
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GoodFoodHunting
RoastedRedPepper Hummus is agreat dip, but also anew
spread for your lunchtime sandwich.
Three’s aCharm
Lavender Lemonade is the perfect thirst-quenching cocktail for
mindandbody.
Photos byKat Nielsen
