Comments on: Spud Sunday: Of Hummus, Fries And Food Bloggers

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By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:33:56 +0000

Tangled Noodle: Please don’t risk a case of hives on my account :D I do heartily recommend the chips and mushy peas combination (and, hey, you can have gravy with that too :) )

Duo Dishes: It’s just great to meet some of the faces behind the blogs, not to mention meeting new faces and new blogs; I really hope we can get to meet like that someday too!

Jeanne: Hummus and fries? No problem at all :) And it certainly was a lovely weekend, wall-to-wall good times!

gastroanthropologist: Excuse me while I blush :) I haven’t had any really stinky soaked chickpea experiences (though you’re not the only person I’ve heard who has) – I wonder if they smell differently to different people (in the same way that supertasters taste things differently to non-supertasters… hmm)

Phyllis: if you’ve ever eaten fresh peas from the pod, then that is similar to how sprouted chickpeas taste (so it’s quite different from the cooked version) – I think you’ll just have to sprout some chickpeas and give it a go!

Chef E: now that I’ve sprouted chickpeas, I must go and do likewise with lentils, seeing as I always have some of those lying around; and I hope you get to do some events like this – maybe we can go to one together one day!

By: Chef E

Chef E — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:46:41 +0000

Yah live food! Love my sprouted beans and lentils- My son just told me he had a srouted lentil puree with his new vegetarian sweetie, I am excited he is dating a girl with good taste as you :)

Wish I could do some foodie events!

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:52:52 +0000

Fries dipped in hummus… I think I’m in love! And sprouted chickpea hummus sounds intriguing. I’m so curious about the flavor!

By: gastroanthropologist

gastroanthropologist — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:52:21 +0000

I have never tried sprouted hummus, very excited to try…I stopped soaking my own chickpeas last year because they started to stink up the kitchen. Did you have that experience? Maybe I got a bad batch of dried chickpeas….

ps met Valentina for breakfast today and we both gushed about you for a few minutes! we love your blog!

By: Jeanne @ CookSister!

Jeanne @ CookSister! — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:58:15 +0000

Hummus and fries – what’s the problem?! Sounds utterly divine! But then again, I would dip fries in just about any savoury sauce/dip that’s going :) It was a lovely weekend, wasn’t it, full of old friends, new faces and wall-to-wall FOOD! :)

By: The Duo Dishes

The Duo Dishes — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:24:53 +0000

It’s awesome to read about food bloggers getting together in the real world. It’s always a nice way to finish off the connection you’ve made online.

By: Tangled Noodle

Tangled Noodle — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:07:04 +0000

Notwithstanding that I risk a mild case of hives when I eat chickpeas, I LOVE hummus! I’ve never seen or tasted sprouted chickpeas before and don’t doubt that they taste delicious. I may no longer be content with plain french fries/chips dipped in ketchup or smothered in gravy: now, I’ve got to try them, if not with hummus, then at least with mushy peas!

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:06:03 +0000

mayssam: you know, I usually keep my regular hummus fairly classic and don’t put cumin in it – though chickpeas and cumin go so well together (as do cumin and spuds) that I might just start adding cumin to my hummus more often!

Juls: oh yes, let there be a next time and we will have more time to chat :)

Kerrin: Ah, that we should all get to know each other by the food that we eat! I wish I could say that I’d had some of Bethany’s cooking (the curry we had was from a local Indian restaurant) but someday I might just have to pay a visit to Brighton to have hummus and fries, Bethany-style :)

Nic: ’twas a shame you couldn’t go, and even though I know it’s not quite the same, the reporting and photos from various sources have really covered events very well

valentina: Hurrah indeed, I will be over to visit at your new address! And thanks for the kind words, so glad you are enjoying it over here.

sarah: It’s good to know that you can make use of the beans if they decide to sprout! As for nutritional value, my understanding is that you do get additional nutrients from the sprouts, in addition to the fact that you are likely to gain more (from a nutrient point of view) simply because you are eating them raw.

sippitysup: …and I wish you could go to them all too – it would be so much fun to meet in person more often!