Comments on: Homemade Hummus = (almost) Free Food http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Adventures in Growing, Making, Preserving, and Eating Food Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rachel http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Rachel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:44:14 +0000 http://dorisandjillycook.com/?p=425#comment-113 I have been checking out your site all day and you have really inpsired me to set aside my fears and start using all of the preserving equipment I already have. Really great job! Also, and I hope I won't come off as a food snob, there is a simple secret to truely great hummus. The trick is to blend the tahini and lemon juice before adding the chickpeas. It emusifies the oils in the tahini creating basiclly a tahini 'whipped cream'. This technique really increases the creaminess. I find it has a less gritty texture than batches in which I just combined all the ingredients at the same time. I have been checking out your site all day and you have really inpsired me to set aside my fears and start using all of the preserving equipment I already have. Really great job!

Also, and I hope I won’t come off as a food snob, there is a simple secret to truely great hummus. The trick is to blend the tahini and lemon juice before adding the chickpeas. It emusifies the oils in the tahini creating basiclly a tahini ‘whipped cream’. This technique really increases the creaminess. I find it has a less gritty texture than batches in which I just combined all the ingredients at the same time.

]]> By: Sara http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Sara Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:34:48 +0000 http://dorisandjillycook.com/?p=425#comment-112 I really should print this out and take it with me to the grocery store and stop buying hummus. For goodness sake, I even have the tahini on my shelf! I really should print this out and take it with me to the grocery store and stop buying hummus. For goodness sake, I even have the tahini on my shelf!

]]> By: Kellene http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Kellene Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:41:02 +0000 http://dorisandjillycook.com/?p=425#comment-111 Storebought hummus is good, but never as good as the homemade variety. I always put a little olive oil on top with a little chili powder. Mmmm... Such a great dish for a party! Storebought hummus is good, but never as good as the homemade variety. I always put a little olive oil on top with a little chili powder. Mmmm… Such a great dish for a party!

]]> By: razberiswrl http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-110 razberiswrl Sat, 23 May 2009 04:41:04 +0000 http://dorisandjillycook.com/?p=425#comment-110 Mmmm ... I love to make hummus. I'd rather not fool with the dried garbanzos, so I just use canned. I always put about 1/2 tsp cumin and a sprinkle of cayenne in mine ... unless I'm adding roasted red pepper. Good stuff. Mmmm … I love to make hummus. I’d rather not fool with the dried garbanzos, so I just use canned. I always put about 1/2 tsp cumin and a sprinkle of cayenne in mine … unless I’m adding roasted red pepper. Good stuff.

]]> By: tigress http://dorisandjillycook.com/2009/05/21/homemade-hummus-almost-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-109 tigress Fri, 22 May 2009 03:12:26 +0000 http://dorisandjillycook.com/?p=425#comment-109 i love hummus and make it almost every week. another good and authentic option for sprinkling on top is ground sumac or toasted ground cumin. yum! i love hummus and make it almost every week. another good and authentic option for sprinkling on top is ground sumac or toasted ground cumin. yum!

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