http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x55086Believe it or not, I had to look it up, to see what "hummus" is.
wildeyed (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 11:06 AM
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Is there any reason not to freeze hummus?
There is a complete nut ban at my daughter's school. Then, to complicate matters, her best friend is a vegetarian who is grossed out even by hard-boiled eggs, so I can't send obvious meat or animal products because then she can't sit next to her friend at lunch. I am thinking about convenient alternatives for her lunch box. Hummus is great, but I don't want to make it every week. So can I freeze half a double recipe, or will it separate or do something else weird?
Any other suggestions?
I'd be grossed out by the daughter's friend having such bad manners, being so selfish.
I mean, I think tofu is pretty stupid, but if I'm sitting next to someone who likes it, and who's eating it, well, his problem, not mine.
The empressof all (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 11:16 AM
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1. Based purely on my instinct only
I wouldn't freeze the hummus.
Lucinda (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 11:45 AM
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2. Yes. It can be frozen. The texture will change a bit, but if you thaw it in the fridge and then stir it to mix, it will work. You might want to make a small test batch to see if the change is acceptable to you though.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 12:17 PM
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3. cheese and veggie sandwiches
That would be my solution. Sprouts, cucumbers, red bell pepper, lettuce, tomato, and some kind of sliced cheese or herbed cream cheese on whole grain bread. Yummy.
Or perhaps a side salad and a bagel with cream cheese.
I'm thinking that hummus smells pretty garlicky and the friends might object to that, too.
wildeyed (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 12:37 PM
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5. Won't eat cheese sandwich.
I don't know why not, she generally likes cheese. I blame her father's DNA for that. The cream cheese with sprouts is a good idea. I will give that a go. Her friend's parents are both from India so I am hoping the spiciness doesn't bother him. In his defense, he didn't mind the turkey sandwich where he couldn't see the meat. It was just the very eggy looking hard boiled eggs that weirded him out.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 01:14 PM
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7. Vegan cheese has gotten quite a bit better and would be fine used cold in a sandwich. They just haven't gotten it to melt properly. You can't tell the difference by the looks, so it's possible to fib about if the cheese isn't vegan and the prissy best friend tries to cop a superior moral attitude.
"Better than Cream Cheese" is actually better than the real thing. It's expensive, though, so it's a rare treat for me. You can fib about that, too.
Good hummus is garlicky but kid hummus can be pretty mild. Yes, it will separate on thawing, but it can be recombined.
The empressof all (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 12:21 PM
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4. Slice up a hunk of tofu
Add some sprouts to whole grain bread and your daughter may well be on her way to branching out her social group. Jeeze, I don't even know this "friend" but she's irritating me.
wildeyed (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-03-09 12:57 PM
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6. I could do an herbed tofu spread.
But that involves effort. I miss the ease of peanut butter sandwiches. Sigh. Also, sunflower seed butter is acceptable to the school. Seeds, not nuts, so they are not an allergen. The problem there is that it tastes slightly different than the peanut butter and the children object. But I am going to put my foot down and say eat it occasionally or go hungry.
