kickin’ homemade hummus.

12May11

I have been promising this one for a while. Mostly because I cannot tell you the number of times I have watched someone sidle up to a table of potluck munchies, select his or her preferred scooping mechanism – pita chip, carrot stick, extended finger – load it up and then, upon chomping down on […]

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Tags: chickpeas, easy hummus recipe, garlicky hummus, hummus, hummus recipe, hummus with a kick, party dip, spicy hummus, tahini

not your ma’s brussels sprouts.

22Sep10

When I was about ten, my younger brother and I sat at the dinner table alongside my dad with grimaces on our faces as we peered at the foul-smelling, mushy green spheres taking up real estate on our plates. As smelly steam rudely crept into our nostrils, my mother grabbed her purse, kissed us on […]

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Tags: Brussels sprouts, healthy salads, quick meals, sauteed brussels sprouts, walnuts, Worcestershire sauce