Forgive the somewhat cheesy title, but when you do a lot of running, any song that has a peppy beat is fair game :) I have been enjoying my days off, and to celebrate all this free time we decided to host a little party. I have forgotten how much fun it is to have lots of people over and just laugh, drink, catch up on news and eat wonderful food. I love preparing the house for the arrival of guests and try to keep things very simple: home-made hummus, veggies and pita bread, some home-made bruschetta with garden-grown basil, in-season fruit and some good cheese...and lots of wine of course. For flowers, I bring in some of my pots from outside - it's inexpensive and befitting to summer.
The hummus disappeared in record time and you could see where people had scraped the side of the bowl to get the last bit of goodness out. I have decided to post the recipe because it is really easy to make and it tastes fabulous.
Raina's Hummus
2 cups canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
2/3 cup very hot water
4 cloves of crushed garlic
3 - 4 tablespoons of sesame paste (tahini)
Place the above in a food processor and blend until smooth. Place in a bowl and stir in the following:
4 - 5 tablespoons olive oil
juice of 2 lemons ( or as much as tastes good to you)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper
place in a nice bowl (I use a slightly rounded-edges soup bowl) and spread the hummus out, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with some red paprika. As with any recipe, you can experiment - if you prefer more garlic, add more - if you prefer less of a lemony taste, don't put in as much lemon juice. I serve this with a variety of sliced veggies and pita bread. Place the hummus in the fridge until your guests arrive - and then enjoy.
24 comments:
...must try...lovely spread for your friends...enjoy!!
It sounds very easy, usually we buy it here, it is still rather new here. Also, they have just started to sell canned chickpeas here. Before that I had to soak it so I had to anticipate my taste for hummus a day ahead.
I am glad that you have relaxing days after a tough year (or half a year?)
Oh my stomach is rumbling bad now! Looks delicious! I'm also in need of a new hummus recipe as ours have not been too successful recently..thanks!
Raina,
I love hummus - I use a thing called tahini paste (sesame seed paste) in mine - I rinse off my chick peas but don't add any water to the hummus.
The spices are very similar- I love it on pita chips or red pepper crackers. There are lots of cool crackers available that are perfect for it too. The other thing that I really like is that it is a healthy snack too.
Regards,
Anna
I have banned my daughter's from singing that song anymore, it was so stuck in my head I couldn't get it out! Your food looks absolutely yummy!
What a beautiful looking spread! Summer is the best time to entertain.
lol Now I have that song running through my head.
All that food looks delicious!
lovely and so delicious!
I haven't made hummus in ages! Will have to fix that this coming week. My recipe is almost exactly like yours....So much better than store bought, and so easy! Lovre pictures!
How inspiring! I'm going to try your recipe for sure! Where did you get your bruschetta recipe?
Sounds like perfect summer fun and great food :o)
Summer parties...love 'em! I really enjoy hummus, and your recipe is classic--oh, so good! I add cumin to mine too, and hint of extra heat with some very finely mined red chili...mmm..I'm hungry now! Fun title of your post...in summer anything goes! ;o) Happy Days, Raina ((HUGS))
Thanks for sharing. I just made this for the very first time last week. My recipe is similar to this one. We are spicy eaters so we added a jalapeno.
sorry i missed the party (ha ha!)! i adore hummus...
Beautiful pictures Raina! Do you know, I've never had hummus. Everyone always raves about it, but hmmm...I just don't know. Maybe I should make that my food challenege last year like I did with pesto ;-).
see that whole "place the hummus in the fridge until" part would never happen here - I'd be dipping in until they arrived. Whatever is left is fair game :)
Glad to hear you're enjoying summer!
And I laughed out loud at the title. I totally understand :)
Oh man ~ am I too late to come to the party?????
Wonderful looking spread my friend. I'm a cheesy girl myself.
I love hummus and I make mine pretty much the same as you do except I don't add any water - I use all olive oil. Yours sounds less fattening and I'll give a try as Steve does watch his weight.
Thank you fo rthe recipe, I love Hummus and will make that this summer! The weekend looked lovely.
that looks and sounds lovely! i love hummus. i wish i could come over!
so glad you were enjoying some time off.
sounds utterly delicious!
delicious! i love to make it too. yummy pics as well:)
love those recipes for a day in summer!
i've taken a little screen grab of that yummy recipe, it looks wonderful and taking the pots inside is an inspired idea.
At my Gym they play "peppy" music all the time, it is not really my taste but it certainly keeps me bouncing along with it, however i find it is stuck in my head all day, so i know what you mean!
I can just imagine being there at your lovely table, enjoying the company! Looks like a good time!
Thanks for the hummus recipe...I frequently have it on pita bread topped with home-made pesto. Mmmm!
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