What do YOU put in your falafel???

gryp

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 12:43 pm

ive heard of:
falafel balls
Israeli salad
chummus
techina
sour pickles
french fries
fried eggplant
sauerkraut

any other suggestions?

my latest idea for my son's upshernish, since it will be only family and lots of kids, will be a make your own falafel luncheon!
so easy and fun Very Happy

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:34 pm

the kids eat a lot of that in school, I would never dream to serve it at dinner at home, much less at a party.......ditto potato knishes, blintzes, and fish sticks!

what happened to the chocolate fountain and the cotton candy machine?

Motek

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:36 pm

if it would be me, well, I don't eat falafal, chumus, techina ... Confused

Crayon210

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:46 pm

I think it's a great idea, GR!

I remember a falafel place in Meah Shearim where they put hard-boiled egg in the falafels.

gryp

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:46 pm

SaraG- the upshernish is out of town where falafels is a treat.

if I do the upshernish outside, ill get a sno-cone maker.
if its inside, ill have to think of another fun dessert.

Motek- I made sure when I thought of this that the people who are coming like falafels!

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:58 pm

a lot of people have bagels for brissin and upsherenishes. I don't think it's much of a treat you see it a lot....

gr, who says felafel is a treat? who says they don't have their fill of the frozen bodek balls, the israeli salad, and the pita bread?

Meema2Kids

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 2:59 pm

I think felafel is a treat YUM! Especially when I don't have to cook them myself.

gryp

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 3:33 pm

SaraG

because where they live there are none!

binah918

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 3:34 pm

Felafel is always a treat by me! I could eat it everyday! I think it's a great idea!

Pickle Lady

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 3:43 pm

my mouth is watering for one!!!! can I come?

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 4:05 pm

big deal.

anyone can grind up chickpeas and make such a thing.

Motek

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 4:34 pm

Do you have any unique suggestions as to what GR can serve, sarag?

gali

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 5:20 pm

I live near a falafel place, which is great becaue I love it! Very Happy

I put in:
falafel balls
a lot of techina
israeli salad
beets
pickles
olives
sometimes carrots
sometimes a hot pepper

shalhevet

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 5:39 pm

What a wonderful idea! One day Chanuka my daughters (with minimal help) set up a falafel "store" for all the family's lunch. Everyone had a great time. The pittot were bought, falafel from powder and everything else was homemade.

gryp

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 6:54 pm

thanx everyone for your encouraging replies and suggestions:)
anyone else live near a falafel shop and can tell me what they have???
(how did I forget hot peppers? thanx gali!)
how do beets taste in it, I cant imagine? and what kind of carrots, cooked/ raw?)

(maybe one day we can do one at an imamother get-together if someone's willing to host Wink

)

DefyGravity

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 7:04 pm

GR wrote:

I like everything you wrote, but I also like sauteed onions, green olives, potato salad, babaganoush, techina, and chumus.

shopaholic

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 7:18 pm

GR what a really cute idea, espcially if you live out of town. We live in NY & falafel is still a treat.

SaraG, a cotton candy machine & chocoalte fountain is better? It's junk & a lot of parents won't appreciate that. Food, not desserts only are much better for an upshern.

Go for it GR! Sorry I can't add to the list of salads. I only put Israeli salad & chummous in mine.

shanie5

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 7:19 pm

I love your idea-and I love falafel!
for those who may not like falafel, you can supply tuna or egg salad to fill the pita with-ive seen that done in pizza stores.

sarag-if anyone can grind up chickpeas and make falafel-do you have a good and easy recipe for me?

mali

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 7:22 pm

pickled mini-eggplants
pickled red peppers