Project Hummus.

It’s another Friday evening and I’ve just spent entirely too much time at Target and the grocery store. (And not enough time posting here!) However, my meander down the backside of the aisles was fruitful: a bag of Way Better Snacks “Simply So Sweet Chili Tortilla Chips” on clearance for $1.48. Was $2.99. I’ve never had these before, but they looked like something I’d want sometime, and they were on clearance, and that’s how I generally shop. I can tell you now, after having ripped open the bag for a taste-test, that they are perfectly dangerous.

I got up this morning thinking that I’d make hummus. David had a bag of dried garbs in the pantry and I soaked all bazillion of them. I now have a massive pot of garbs.

I must stop eating these chips.

This is my first time making hummus in several years, and so, without further ado, I present to you a freestyle fusion of various hummus recipes I found on Pinterest. I would cite my sources, but really I’ve just looked at a bunch of hummus recipes, mixed that with what I think should go into hummus, mulled around on the hummus theme all day, and am just doing it. Is "hummus" of the commons?

Step One: Close the chip bag.

Step Two: About two cups of garbs, a very large (soup) spoonful of tahini, about 5 cloves garlic, and a splash of olive oil in the food processer. Purée. Add a dollop more olive oil or some more water until the consistency is nice. Now comes the adventurous part.

Step Three: Experiment! Here is what I’m doing: some salt, a squirt of Sriracha, taste, more Sriracha, more salt, taste. Generous shakings of cumin, more Sriracha, more cumin, more salt.

Step Four: Well, it was going to be purple kale. However, upon further inspection, my kale has a lot of little clusters of little white bugs. I know that this is what happens when things are organic and haven’t been sprayed with pesticides. But there are just a lot of these little bugs. I’m holding off on using the kale for now. Parsley instead. A healthy handful, chopped, into the food processor.

Step Five: My hummus is a little too runny at the moment. I’m adding several handfuls of garbs (I have a lot of garbs) and more seasoning.

Step Six: Well, I was going to eat some hummus with some chips, instead I’m going to save the end of the chip bag for a snack later in the w

eek. It just goes to show that you always find good things in the clearance section. Always.

Share with me, please, your creative hummus ideas. I still have a large pot of garbs.