Hummus
hummus is yummy. There's a
Lebanese place near here that makes the best hummus I've ever had. Very smooth and creamy and an amazing taste.
Three pepper spice hummus is the best, on triskets.
I agree with Merc! Wheat thins, too.
We make our own hummus at our place.
Very yummy. :) And incredibly healthy as a snack on toast or low salt/fat crackers.
We make our own hummus at our place.
Very wise. I've been in a Brisbane kebab shop whose menu indcates that you can have "humus" on your food.
hu⋅mus
   /ˈhyuməs or, often, ˈyu-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [hyoo-muhs or, often, yoo-] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
Tasty!
I make my own too.
And falafel (oven baked not fried).
In fact I bought chickpeas when I moved in, in order to make these two favourites... They're still in the cupboard two months later. I'm just not in a chickpea state of mind.
I go through an occasional hummus phase (over here it's more usually spelled humous, but both are current).
*laughs* I remember when you could only buy humous in little deli shops down in immigrant communities. There was a Polish shop near us that sold everything from everywhere. Which was handy...because otherwise I wouldn't have had tinned lychees for dessert on Sundays. Couldn't get garamasala or ghee anywhere but those little deli shops.
1970s Bolton was not a culinary adventure in the main... mind you, the whole country was very, very different back then. Olive Oil was not something for cooking with...it was something bought at a chemist (pharmacy), packged under British Pharmaceuticals(BP); in little bottles. Totally pure. Generally sold for use in baths, or for pouring warmed into the ear to combat ear ache (now the one thing they tell you not to do).
Hey Sundae, you ever had roasted, spiced chick peas? My dad used to roast them when I was a kid. He'd dry roast them in a large, deep bottomed frying pan, with a mix of spices (paprika or cayenne featured heavily). The whole house would fill with the smell of roasted spice. Beautiful. I used to love sitting in the kitchen watching him do that. And the sound of crackling, sizzling and popping. Dad shaking the pan to create a flurry of sounds and smells. Tasted wonderful too. Really crisped and crunchy.
[eta] that just sent me on a few moments reverie. Haven't thought about those memories for a while. Dad was brilliant for stuff like that. When he talked through what he was doing, he pronounced all the spice names with a slight hindi flick, and it would inevitably lead into tales of his childhood in India. God I've missed that. He can't stand long enough to cook now. His appetite is so low, he couldn't eat it anyway. Shit. All of a sudden I'm fighting tears. No that's a lie. I'm not fighting them at all.
I love the stuff, haven't had the courage for the do it yourself version, but the possibility may present itself ...
I love the Tribe of Two Sheiks brand (which has recently been renamed just "Tribe," I suspect CAIR was involved), which has a delightful Twelve Spice version. No idea what the twelve spices are, but they range from subtle to exotic to slightly hot.
Hummus is the best food on earth aside from a nice chickpea curry. Some warm, fresh pita or naan and something chickpea based makes me a happy man.
We do our own hummus as. It isn't difficult.
Pete makes a high protein pumpkin tort with chickpeas if you want to get them off your shelf.
I've not went the hummas way yet. Are mashed spiced garbanzo beans really that good?
If I were to try them which flavor?
I've not went the hummas way yet. Are mashed spiced garbanzo beans really that good?
If I were to try them which flavor?
Classic is best. Maybe a little garlic or paprika. Simple is best. Add too much stuff and you turn it into some bastardized Dorito-like shit.
The classic hummus ingredients are:
[LIST]
[*] Chick peas, 1 15oz can, drained
[*] Olive oil, 1/4-1/2 cup
[*] Tahini (sesame paste), 2 Tbsp or to taste
[*] Garlic, 1 small clove
[*] Salt, to taste
[*]Juice of 1/2 lemon[/LIST]That's it. Combine in a food processor, blend till ultra-smooth. Start with 1/4 c olive oil, and drizzle in more as necessary to achieve the right consistency.
(Additions like spices or peppers can be nice, but resist the temptation at the beginning, till you know what you like.)
We do our own hummus as. It isn't difficult.
Pete makes a high protein pumpkin tort with chickpeas if you want to get them off your shelf.
Another example of me not understanding Griff's life.
[eta] that just sent me on a few moments reverie. Haven't thought about those memories for a while. Dad was brilliant for stuff like that. When he talked through what he was doing, he pronounced all the spice names with a slight hindi flick, and it would inevitably lead into tales of his childhood in India. God I've missed that. He can't stand long enough to cook now. His appetite is so low, he couldn't eat it anyway. Shit. All of a sudden I'm fighting tears. No that's a lie. I'm not fighting them at all.
Never had them roasted, but am tempted to look for a recipe now. Mum hates most pulses (baked beans is about as far as she will go) but is open to new experiences and loves anything roasted - so far anyway.
Sorry that your memories of your Dad's cooking make you cry. But you have the memories, even though time has moved both of you on. Smells and their memory will always trigger those times for you - which is a good thing, even if slightly bitter-sweet. And you still have your Dad, even if he is diminished by time. Age takes away the people we love - if I was spiritual I'd suggest it was to prepare us for death. But I'm not, and I mourn the passing of your Dad's cookery for your sake.
Pie - I've never put sesame paste in Hummus (as Dana says, the most common spelling here is Houmous). But then I started with a low fat recie and tweaked it from there, so that might explain the omission. And I'm not a big sesame fan, so I mighta taken it myself :) I mostly make it off the cuff now (nothing up my sleeves).
Griff, you're a love. But WTF is a pumpkin torte? I'm not sure I've eaten pumpkin in my life - although the power of the written word tempts me to find pumpkin juice as they drink it like Coke in Harry Potter books... I fear Rowling lies to us there. I associate torte with Austira - chocolate and hazelnut and cream and... well, you get the idea.
I'll get round to my lovely savoury feast sometime. It might just take the right mood.
Hummus is pretty much my favorite snack food these past few years. Hummus with tahini and a dash of roast peppers on some nice warm pita.
That's a good healthy snack elspode... I haven't made hummus for a long time, I should do that again soon.
eh, we just buy it. Stuff off the shelf is pretty damm good.
Griff, you're a love. But WTF is a pumpkin torte? I'm not sure I've eaten pumpkin in my life - although the power of the written word tempts me to find pumpkin juice as they drink it like Coke in Harry Potter books... I fear Rowling lies to us there. I associate torte with Austira - chocolate and hazelnut and cream and... well, you get the idea.
In the states, we eat a lot of pumpkin pie, the torte is a take on that. Pumpkin is pretty sweet compared to the other squashes. It's yummy, I'll post a recipe sometime the Steelers are not about to start.
Hummus Or Hommus as it's often spelled here, is one of the most healthy things you can possibly eat. The combination of ingredients provides you with high fibre, Vit C (just to name one), Calcium (from the tahini) and omega 3 from the olive oil. We all know garlic is good for our respiratory system, and of course you get a bit more vit C from the lemon juice, and these are just the obvious benefits.
It really is the food of the gods, which is of course a pun considering it's an ancient greek food.
It is a great snack. You are right Ali.
I'm often right...at least in my own mind. ;)
Now I'm hungry for hummus. Guess I'll be shopping tomorrow for a ready-made or the ingredients. And changing my bookmark from TheCellar to ThePantry.
Yeah actually I was just thinking I might make myself some to have on toast for late breaky. lol
We like to dip toasted pita bread in Trader Joe's roasted garlic hummus. making our own in on the long, long list of things to do, some day.....
Tahini is incredibly expensive in the UK, or at least it was when we left 8 years ago, maybe that's another good reason for leaving it out, SG -that's certainly why we never made it when we were there.
Tahini isnt so expensive now.
Thanks, Dana. I keep forgetting how long we've been away and how fast things change.....
You know, if you have a stick/immersion blender, it only takes about 5 mins to make hummus, and that's including getting stuff out and cleaning up. That's one of the reasons I like it so much. When guests drop in unexpectedly, it's so easy to make up a batch and get it on the table before they even get out of the car.
hey ali what is Tahini? Wife wants to know how you make it.
{as she reads over my shoulder}
The classic hummus ingredients are:
[LIST]
[*] Chick peas, 1 15oz can, drained
[*] Olive oil, 1/4-1/2 cup
[*] Tahini (sesame paste), 2 Tbsp or to taste
[*] Garlic, 1 small clove
[*] Salt, to taste
[*]Juice of 1/2 lemon[/LIST]That's it. Combine in a food processor, blend till ultra-smooth. Start with 1/4 c olive oil, and drizzle in more as necessary to achieve the right consistency.
(Additions like spices or peppers can be nice, but resist the temptation at the beginning, till you know what you like.)
There's a recipe for the whole thing. That's more or less what I put in mine although I use more garlic usually.
Tahini is ground sesame seeds. Best just to buy it in a jar in the health food isle.
You could grind your own if you wanted to, but you'd have to be pretty keen. You'd need to use a mortar and pestle. I don't think a food processor would do the trick.
Classic is best.
I like the way you think!
Hummus is an essential to a good hippie sandwich -- slab of Muenster, handful of sprouts, slice of tomato, maybe a dab of distinctive mustard, whole grain bread full of extras with a schmear of hummus on each slice.
Hummus is a "current event??" Shouldn't this go to Food & Drink?
Hummus is a "current event??" Shouldn't this go to Food & Drink?
I guess hummus is a happening.
Pumpkin torte
1 19oz can chickpeas
4 eggs
1 15oz can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
2 Tbs maple syrup
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsps pumpkin pie spice
6 oz whipped cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
1 11oz can mandarin oranges
1/4 cup walnut halves
pre-heat to 350
blend chickpeas and eggs
add pumpkin, sugar, syrup, baking powder and spice blend smooth
bake for 60 min in a round bake pan (sprayed with oil)
let torte cool completely before removing from pan
combine cream cheese and powdered sugar spread over torte
decorate with oranges and walnuts