About Me and This Blog

I've been a vegetarian for almost six years now. For the first four years, I was a pescetarian (I ate fish). These days, I lean towards veganism and am very passionate about animal rights and welfare. Before going veg, I ate A LOT of meat. In fact, I had a bumper sticker on my first car that read "If we're not supposed to eat animals, then why do they taste so good?" Yeah, I was that person. I loved cooking meat, now I love cooking vegetarian EVEN MORE.

I post a lot of stories about animals and veggie food on facebook, and friends started asking me for recipes and more information on how to be a healthy vegetarian. This blog is my answer to those questions. Most if not all of the recipes can be made vegan by omitting cheese or subbing with vegan "cheese". Email me anytime.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Quick and Easy Hummous

1 can chick peas (but any kind of bean works - I like cannellini, too)
2 cloves garlic
squeeze or two of lemon
squeeze or two of sriracha
1 tbsp tahini (not necessary but nice if you have it)
salt to taste
olive oil
water (.5-1 cup?)

Whip it all together in a blender and season to taste.  I use about 2 tbsp of oil and then just add water to get the consistency I like.  We had this the other night with roasted vegetables for a quick and complete meal. Delicious.



The sriracha gives it a slight orange colour. I like this with pita chips (roasted for a few minutes after being brushed with some olive oil and salt), regular pita or fresh veggies. I once added some cilantro for a greenish colour and different taste - do as you like!
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