The 2010 February Daring Cook’s challenge was hosted by Michele of Veggie Num Nums. Michele chose to challenge everyone to make mezze based on various recipes from Claudia Roden, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Dugid.
Well I’m a few days late posting my February 2010 DC challenge but it’s not my fault. Between posting about how proud I am to be a Canadian and how much I love all of you, it took me awhile to get to the DC challenge.
I have to say, though, it’s been a great couple of weeks for me because between the Olympic love, the Valentine’s Day love and the love of this challenge, my tummy has been very happy!
Michele challenged us to make mezze, which are a series of small dishes to be served with homemade pita (which was also part of the challenge). Michelle specified that we had to make hummus, but beyond that we could make any other mezze that we liked.
For starters, I cannot thank Michele enough for showing us how to make pita bread. Had I known it was this easy, I would have tried it long ago. And the pita was truly delicious! I made mine with a bit of wholewheat flour thrown in with the all-purpose so the pita had a bit of a darker colour and a slight nutty taste, which was very nice.
The hummus was also delicious. I’ve made hummus many times before and every time I make it I think, “Why don’t I make this more often?”
Beyond those two components, I didn’t really try a lot of recipes. I made an eggplant dip, which I blogged about last week (but kept the DC secret!!!). I would have liked to try a lot more recipes but as usual, time was in short supply. However, I look forward to making pita bread again soon and trying some more mezze.
I want to thank Michele so much for this challenge! Please take a moment to visit the DC blogroll to see what the other Daring Cooks accomplished. You can click here for the recipe.
Okay … back to the Olympics … Opa!
Ciao!
10 comments
Rosa
Gorgeous food!
Cheers,
Rosa
The Cooking Ninja
I love your pita. Like you, I have great success with pita. I love watching it all puffed up so beautifully and they taste fantastic – soft as it should be.
Natashya
Wonderful! Your pita look perfect.
Claudia
I love this challenge – everyone has come out with the most delicious platings of goodies. And you made your own pita – something I never think to do. And it is just warm and inviting and scrumptious to the eye.
HealthJunkie
Mmm… I like the pita bread, it really is lovely. I am going to get the recipe and try to make it this week.
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deeba
Oh fun …. just when I thinkI have no more time to cook new stuff, this comes along! ♥ this month’s DC challenge! Got to make my own pita bread soon. That hummus sounds gorgeous too; nom nom!
Sweets at Vicky's
Looks like a party just waiting to happen! It’s perfect use-your-hands-to-eat food!
Tina Marie
Opa! And…wow! What beautiful photos….
Simone (junglefrog)
Looks gorgeous Ivonne! Apart from the stickyness of the pita I did love this challenge enormously!
Jamie
Really gorgeous pita, light and fluffy! And I also keep asking myself why I stopped making hummus (uh, I buy it now, duh!). Your mezze are making me so hungry!