Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Comfort food

We all have our favorite, that one dish we turn to when we're sick, or blue. For me, it's whatever's really really easy, like peanut butter sandwiches (strawberry jam, please)or, if I don't have anything better to do, hummus.

Here's my hummus recipe, made some just yesterday and ate it with wheat thins.

2 15 oz cans garbonzo beans (chick peas), drained and rinsed
juice and zest of 1 big lemon
handful of fresh parsley
2 cloves of garlic
2 big spoonfuls of tahini (sesame paste)-probably about 1/4 cup
olive oil

Whiz everything but the oil in a food processor until it's a fairly fine paste. Drizzle in olive oil (while the processor's going)until you've added 1/4 cup or so, and the texture of the hummus softens. Taste and add salt as you think it needs.
Now wasn't that easy!

So what's your go-to recipe when you need some homemade (or storebought) love?