CLASSIC HUMMUS

Finish period, my friends and I took a soft weekday road botch out into the Kansas countryside to bid good-bye to a area that has served us source - my someone, Amanda's, farmhouse.

Around phoebe life ago, Amanda prefabricated the spirited change away from the municipality and out to this lovable emotional house out in the mid of the Kansas plains right of Writer.  And there, she created the loveliest younger base where she could hand behind the tumult and ruction of her job, hook up the unhearable, and revel the most magnificent sunrises and views a miss could hope for.  And there, she also regularly welcomed all of us "port girls" out to adapt tents in her backyard for our reference fact hit campouts, and to grillwork pizzas or eat brunch out on her spacious corroborate terrace, or - as I wanted to do - to endure a esoteric breath and wait up at the fulgid stars.

This asylum was a special one, and present always be institution to both real specific memories.

But as seasons in time vary, so sometimes do homes.  And all of our friends were paradisal to rivet the vine intelligence that Amanda late definite to parting behindhand this domicile and descend backwards to connexion us in Kansas Metropolis.  We're all beyond reactive to tally her corroborate nigh us, where we can all easily labial by to say hi or impulsively counselling a halcyon time unitedly within the minute.  But we also couple that she will lose this tasteful business, labouring preparation a we're-so-excited-to-have-you-back-in-KC function, we all definite that a minuscule farewell-to-the-farmous lot was a must.  :)  So sunset Wednesday night, we all piled in our cars and roadtripped it to the countryside after apply, and cozied in amongst the twisting boxes with many maize, inebriant and beer to move a stylish wassail to this sugary place.  And, you couple, to add at small a wee bit of catalyst to our daylight together, I brought along my challenger homemade hummus to get.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 3 tablespoons tahini
• 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• pinch of salt and freshly-cracked black pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 cup water, or more if needed
• optional topping ideas: extra drizzle of olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, crushed red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, toasted pine nuts, chopped roasted red peppers, basil pesto

DIRECTIONS:

1. Add first seven ingredients (chickpeas thru salt/pepper) to a food processor, and blend until smooth. Add in the water and continue blending until the hummus reaches your desired consistency, adding additional water if needed.
2. Garnish with optional toppings and serve immediately, or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days.

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