Collard Wraps and Homemade Hummus

by Danielle Omar on May 15, 2012

I make collard wraps quite a bit these days.  I love the simplicity of just piling on some hummus, a few sliced veggies, some avocado and there’s lunch.  I decided this weekend to make my own hummus using my Vitamix.   I like my hummus simple…not a lot of bells and whistles.  This recipe was super creamy yet pretty low in fat.

I threw in 1 big can of chick peas (I drained about half the can), 1 Tbsp Tahini, 1 square frozen garlic (that square blob in the left corner), 2 Tbsp sesame seeds, 1 Tbsp olive oil, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, and 1 tsp each Celtic sea salt and cumin.

about 60 seconds later….

I had this.  Yum.

The perfect spread for my tasty collard wraps!

You might be thinking that collard wraps are not family-friendly, but think again!  My daughter loves them — especially when she gets to pick her own fillings!

Oh, and in case you were wondering, husbands will eat them, too.

What about you?  Have you ever tried collard wraps?  What’s your favorite filling?

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Dexas Kitchen Gadget Giveaway

by Danielle Omar on May 7, 2012

I love a good kitchen gadget, don’t you?  Especially one that makes an annoying task not so annoying (like onion goggles or a mini chopper).  Most of my kitchen annoyances are around cutting, slicing, and chopping. I’m always looking for an easy way out.

This weekend I was confronted with this problem.  Note the size of this monster melon next to the avocado.

Ever had to cut a HUGE watermelon?  It’s pretty annoying. I usually struggle with it…my knife gets stuff mid-way down and then almost disappears inside the melon.  Does that ever happen to you? It happens to me also with spaghetti squash.  Anyway, because of this, I’m forced to buy melon either pre-sliced or I get those baby melons.

Well, not this summer! I’m all over those big melons with this awesome slicer from Dexas. Note how swiftly and easily it worked it’s magic on my monster melon!

I got the husband to slice it for me so I could snap the pics.

Voila!  Perfectly sliced!

Another favorite kitchen item is this awesome salad bowl and klip kup.  Perfect bowl for outdoor salads but can also be used for chip and dip!

How cute is this Klip Kup?  It can clip on to anything to make an instant dip bowl.

If you’d like to win a new melon slicer, salad bowl, and klip kup for yourself, here’s how: 

1. Comment below: What’s your most annoying kitchen task and why?

2. For a second entry, Follow me on Twitter at @2eatwellRD and and then tweet the following:

I entered to win a new @DexasIntl melon slicer, salad bowl & klip kup from @2eatwellRD #Giveaway http://bit.ly/J8TmP9

3.  And for even more entries, leave a separate comment for each:

Facebook Like me at Food Confidence

Follow me on Pinterest & repin one of my pins!

or post about this Giveaway on your blog

Good luck!

Contest ends Friday, May 11, 2012 and winner will be chosen randomly. Open to continental U.S. and Canadian residents only.

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