The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

System

so many lovely people with more pressing problems than mine, but I am trying to make a quick hummus with a can of chick peas, a blob of peanut butter (seen to recall reading Jack Monroe saying tahini isn't necessary) some jarred garlic cloves and olive oil...... I'm struggling to get it all together with just my little mouli, and I am wondering if I should have cooked the chick peas until softer first.....

been away for a while and will get caught up eventually, but it feels good to be 'home' on the OS board again x

System

Oh, just noticed my NEWBIE status has gone !! would insert a smilie if I knew where to find them.....

grandma247

Smillies are the easiest Just type : ) without the space

Mrs_Chip

greeninkpen wrote: »

so many lovely people with more pressing problems than mine, but I am trying to make a quick hummus with a can of chick peas, a blob of peanut butter (seen to recall reading Jack Monroe saying tahini isn't necessary) some jarred garlic cloves and olive oil...... I'm struggling to get it all together with just my little mouli, and I am wondering if I should have cooked the chick peas until softer first.....

been away for a while and will get caught up eventually, but it feels good to be 'home' on the OS board again x

Hi - you should not need to cook them further, unless they are really really hard (I get the odd tin like that). If it's too stiff a mix, add a bit of lemon juice, and a bit more oil if you can take it. Actually can be left a bit crunchy, we like it like that. When you say mouli, do you mean one with a handle you turn? Never tried making hummous lin mine, but if it's not happening, have you got a stick blender?

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System

thank you !! :hello:

yes, I do mean a good old crank the handle mouli, as I don't have any other kitchen equipment at the moment that might help other than a fork and a potato masher !!

better add a bit more elbow grease methinks :rotfl:

Mrs_Chip

I find there is a knack for stuff that 'won't go' through the mouli, I poke the food into the 'mouth' of the blade then turn again. Takes a bit of time but sometimes the food just seems to ride over the top all the time. Having said that, I love my mouli!

jem132

Hi all iv Ben away for a bit , iv been a bit down and depressed but counciling is helping a lot .

Iv had a hard six mts but it's all Chang in our house .

Dh is not doing any over time so we get to spend weekends together as a family ...

We have got a allotment witch we all love .

We have taken our house off the market .

I have stopped all the stress and worry over ds9 schooling I can't fight it any more . What will be will be ......

We also have a diagnosis for ds9 he is a mixed little Lamb bless him he has PDA and is autistic and allergic to all additives .

We have decided not to medicate him we have man gaged this long so with carful management at school in place at his new school ( he doent know he's going yet after Easter so don't need to tell him yet )
We are going to monitor it .

The Pead also wanted to give him something to help him sleep witch we did take her up on as that is somthing that is making me I'll no sleep . It's melatonin and only 2mg but it's somthing that naturally ocures in the body .


Anyway enough of my ramblings with him been allergic to additives we are back to old style weather we like it or not .

Luckily we do lol

I will read back now 10 pages then I get the gist of what's going on lol

System

lemon juice - the missing miracle ingredient !! thank you so much !!

didn't have any juice to hand, but remembered some frozen slices bagged up in the freezer.... a quick zap in the microwave, a shake of garlic powder and some black pepper and hey presto - a roughly textured (more power to the back of a fork) chick pea spread that bears a passing resemblance to a shop bought version....

AND the added bonus of the microwave having a bit of a spritz with some hot lemon too !!

shegar

MARDATHER........Quite agree with all the other posters about the dentist ........I had a filling 3 wks ago , but didnt have any symptons like you..........

Perhaps give up the sea kelp for 3 to 4 wks then go back on them again, just a thought......

NUTTYP....Sorry to hear about your mum ill again......

JEM ...Also sorry about your recent depression but very glad the councilor is helping you................:)
PRINCESS...What a problem your having with the bank.......

POSSESSION...So glad that both dogs have buried the hatchet and they are doing okay together, abit of a worry to start with though......:eek:

Right im off to dish the grub up, its shepherds pie and veg, and it smells lovely coming from the kitchen........Raining lots right now after such a nice sunny day.....Sheila

savingqueen

Hello everyone,


been reading along but either too busy with all sorts of tasks or my head has been too fuzzy to reply sorry. Seem to have been alternating with days getting stuff done and days when I feel exhausted - maybe there is a connection!


Good stuff: started my mood and stress management course today - there was a huge group of people there, apparently they invite about 80 at a time and typically 20-30 turn up - today there seemed about 50! It was a lecture style with questions thrown out to participants and opportunities to ask brief questions. I answered 2 QS, I would say only about 15% of people spoke at all and as public speaking is a big deal for me I am very pleased with myself. Had a headache the rest of the day though and couldn't concentrate on much else after. Came home to calm down rather than go shopping.


Also have my 1st counselling session on Friday. Meant to be a phone assessment but I asked for face to face as I struggle with the phone especially with something so emotional and lengthy. I am getting more assertive, asking for what I need these days.


Last bit of good news, DH passed his 1st exam of this year's course.


Then the not so good...
Upsetting stuff with both sides of family (hey what's new?) I have tried to convey an issue sensitively with my side by email and as usual I am met with total silence.


DH is upset on my behalf that 3 out of 4 of his family groupings "forgot" my birthday and the 4th was late. It is his birthday coming up soon and he wants to tell them not to bother sending him anything if they have left me out.


I don't know why we are the designated scapegoats but we are. I feel like we are having a mass family "divorce", we are getting closer and closer to breaking all contact entirely. It will be hard to live with but do-able as DH and I will eventually come to terms with it but what will we tell our children who have already built up relationships with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins? Without them the kids have us two and a couple of close family friends (who have big wider families of their own) We still haven't made a will as we have no-one we can ask to be the childrens' guardians, how awful is that?

sq x