This weekend is going to be already hella awesome.
Last night I tried a new restaurant – Escorpian – before going to see Florence and the Machine.
My chicken con red mole and grapefruit was tasty (aside from an incredibly salty side salad). I really liked how the tart grapefruit played with the heat of the red mole.
Springer Mountain chicken with red mole and grapefruit
The stars of this meal were the beverages. Escorpian’s mixologist has put together a creative, fresh bar menu. I can’t wait to go back and try more!
The El Chamuco consists of blanco tequila, ginger, blackberries, lime, creme de cassis, and sage.
El Chamuco
I did NOT try my friend’s appetizer: octopus ceviche (she claims it was fantastic).
Octopus Ceviche
Would you have eaten that?!
Florence and the Machine put on an amazing show. Florence’s voice is massive. Her tiny self filled the room and had us mesmerized for close to 3 hours.
Today I am headed to the lake with a couple of treats to share on the boat.
In honor of the 4th of July (and my love of hummus), I decided to turn grilled corn on the cob into hummus. Who doesn’t like a little smoky-sweetness to their hummus?
Since my building doesn’t allow grills I had to cheat a bit.
I bought the grilled corn from the counter at Whole Foods. It was advertised as being cilantro-lime grilled corn… but it really didn’t have much flavor.
After I turned it into hummus it didn’t suffer from a lack of flavor! This will knock your socks off.
The chipotles are especially good with the sweetness of the corn. Add the chipotles and adobo sauce one at a time to adjust the spice-level to your taste (you guys know how I am with the heat!).
Chipotle Corn Hummus
- 2 ears of grilled corn
- 1 C chickpeas
- 2-3 T adobo sauce
- 3 chipotle peppers
- 1 serrano pepper
- Juice of 1/2 large lime
- 1T tahini
- 2 green onions
- 1/3 C cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- S+P, to taste
Put it all in a blender and mix until smooth. You may need to scrape down the sides periodically or add a bit of liquid (water or olive oil) if it isn’t mixing well.
Serve with your favorite chips, celery, carrots, or other fun veggie sides.
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I’m looking forward to running Atlanta’s massive Peachtree Road Race (the largest 10K in the world!) Monday with 60,000+ of my closest friends. 🙂
Is anyone else running a race?
What are your big plans for fireworks this weekend?
I have to admit, I would have done a definite pass on the Octopus lol. Your Hummus however sounds wonderful! BUZZED!
Is it bad that I want a El Chamuco at 9:30 in the morning? 😀 And the hummus sounds super tasty!
Wow, that humus does look great! Such a great idea!
No racing for me — I have a triathlon a week from Sunday so this week I’ll just be scrambling, trying to make up for the training I didn’t put in (not advised, just a fact) 😉
Have a great race!
I like seafood and I would not have eaten that ceviche! Octopus freaks me out a bit!
I’m in Time Group W for the Peachtree! Ugh. On the plus side, I can sleep in a bit.
I’m sorry, that ceviche looks awesome! Octopus may look creepy but it sure is delicious. So cool that you got to go see Florence! I would have loved to have been there.
Oh man, that El Chamuco has totally got me drooling. That hummus looks awesome too. So glad the show was good – I bet they’re amazing in concert.
Mmmmmm… El Chamuco…. this behaving malarky is NOT THE ONE i’m telling you! Glad you had a great time at the gig! Would love to see her!
I totally would’ve eaten that. Their scorpion outside is soo cool! Hope your weekend does end up being hella awesome. I’m in corral E in the Peachtree. See ya there!
I think I would have passed on the octopus too. I’m a HUGE corn fan in the summer, but never thought about making a hummus. I’ll try that!
Woah that drink looks refreshing and idk if I would have tried the octopus either LOL and the hummus is perfect for the summer season!
Because of this recipe…you can now be my BBF. 😉
[This will be what we make when you guest co-host on my show.]
That does look good with corn in it! I’m now jonesing for octopus ceviche of all things!
oh I totally would have tried the octopus ceviche. Love octopus. and you know I am trying that hummus!
oh my goodness you do know how to make me drool! The grapefruit + mole combo, the cocktail and the hummus all deserve a HOLY YUM! 🙂
Creative cocktails and mexican hummus, sounds like the perfect combo, can’t wait to try it!! 😀
wow–great pictures…the octopus scares me…wow — However, the corn hummus looks delicious!! Hummus is amazing…going to try this out this week! Thanks!
The hummus sounds great – chipotle & cayenne… not for the faint of heart! 🙂
Hrm….that octopus appetizer was just plain scary….there’s just something wrong when you expect your food to turn on your at any moment. 😉
Grilled corn is a great flavor to add into hummus. So tasty.
I’ve been eating so much corn lately AND hummus. I can’t have a grill and you cannot find grilled corn in the UK. If you ask for it, the people look at you like you’re mental. I wonder if the Whole Foods here has it??? Hmmm… This hummus sounds a bit spicy, but I’m trying to be less of a fire wimp! 🙂
Hmmmm… do you have a grill pan? You could just do it on the stove top!