Hummus Scretchipe

Here is the hummus recipe that Katie had promised:

heaping 1/3 cup sesame seeds (or if you are normal, 1/3 cup tahini)

water

1.5 cups canned or .5 lbs dry garbanzo beans

1/3 cup orange juice

4 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon salt

7 cranks black pepper

pinch of cayenne

Approximately 1/3 cup water

If the garbanzos are dry, soak garbanzos overnight in plenty of water. They will expand while they soak. Boil garbanzos for approximately two hours or somewhat less, but make sure they are plenty soft. Drain. If using canned beans, drain and rinse. Dry roast sesame seeds in a cast iron pan for approximately 5 minutes. Take off when they start to brown. Do not over-brown or burn or your hummus will taste like crap.

Throw the hot sesame seeds in your good ole Cuisinart food processor and process for at least a minute. Add water slowly until you get a paste on the thin side (this is tahini). Throw in garbanzos, OJ, garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Start the Cuisie and add water slowly until you get a dip texture of a desired texture.

Now you got hummus and it's real good. Eat it with crackers, flatbread, regular bread, vegetables, or whatever else you think to put it on. When you add the garbanzo beans, also consider the following tasty additives:

1/2 a medium sized butternut squash, baked or boiled

1 jar kalamata olives

.5 lb boiled carrots, ginger to taste

1 bunch cilantro, replace OJ with 3-4 tablespoons lime juice

1 can artichoke, curry powder, tumeric

double the garlic

double the garlic and add 1 jar good green olives

double the garlic, minced rosemary sauteed in olive oil

4 oz pesto

1 jar roasted red or yellow pepper

2 T honey, lemon juice

handfull of spinach and 1/2 can artichoke

curry powder and/or garam masala

roasted tomatillos

roasted garlic

1-2 vidalia onions, baked for an hour in tin foil

replace OJ with lemon juice, zest of about half a lemon, at least double the pepper

mushrooms-sauted, roasted, grilled, whatever

asparagus-raw or roasted

roasted corn

pico de gallo (cilantro, beans , tomato without watery stuff, corn, jalapeno)

chili powder

black bean

guacamole

Whatever else you think would be good. Enjoy!