Categories: Living

Cooking: Hummus

My trusty food processor

I keep trying to remember the first time I tried hummus. I’m pretty sure it was at Casablanca in Metairie. The two things I do remember were the texture and the fact I didn’t really know what a chickpea was. I wasn’t sure if I liked it. Since I wasn’t sure if I liked it, I kept eating it till I knew I liked it. Now, it’s my favorite snack.

Now, it’s my favorite treat to make when we are in the mood for a snack mainly because it is so easy if you have the right ingredients: can of chickpeas, ¼ cup of olive oil, ½ cup of tahini (the maybe hard to find ingredient), juice of a lemon, 2 cloves (or more) of garlic), and whatever seasoning you want. Put it into a food processor or a blender and blend. Add water from the can and/or olive oil until you get the consistency you want. Make this on a Sunday and you have a couple of healthy mid-week snacks. Of course you can make this using fresh chickpeas, but often I’m too lazy too. However, I only make it with no salt added chickpeas.

Cooking: Fun with Olives

July 31, 2011

Rambling: Lactose Intolerance, Coffeenerdness, and Super Bowl Hangovers

Even though Cristina’s first 29th birthday was actually Tuesday, we waited till Saturday to celebrate with friends by going to Superior Grill. Again, I’m not the biggest fan of Mexican food due to being lactose intolerant. I’m even a lesser fan when I order a steak sandwich with no cheese…

February 8, 2011

The Dazzling Krewe of Apollo 2017

The Krewe of Apollo 2017 , aka The Lockport Parade, is a small town parade that still decorates their own floats. It's a parade for families and fun!

February 20, 2020

Kurt Hargis

I'm a husband to a woman who is nerdier than I am, and a father to a near perfect child. I am one of the main authors for this website, plus I handle most of the technical aspects (web design, editing podcasts, and videos, etc.) During the day, I'm a Computer Science and African American Studies Teacher. Most of my free time I'm listening to music or podcasts and watching soccer. I love Star Wars and Star Trek equally. I'm a horrible gamer yet I game. You can reach me at nolanerdcouple@gmail.com

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Celeste says:

April 8, 2011 at 10:54 am

Lately, I\'ve been making a chickpea & tuna salad with tahini dressing...I think of it as an unpureed hummus cousin. Press the oil out of a can of olive-oil packed tuna and mix the oil w/a couple teaspoons tahini, some chopped parsley, and a couple teaspoons wine vinegar. Add a drained can of chickpeas and the drained tuna. Salt & pepper to taste, and maybe a tiny bit of diced red onion and a squeeze of lemon juice. It\'s a tasty alternative to the usual tuna salad.
- Kurt says:
  
  April 8, 2011 at 12:04 pm
  
  This sounds great. In fact, it sounds like next Friday\'s lunch.