Friday night surprise dinner

When I got home late from work last night, I discovered that Jesse had made me an awesome dinner! He doesn't cook often, but is a waaaaaaaayyy better cook them I am. Which makes sense, because he grew up cooking with his family and I didn't. Anyway, he gets home later than I do, so he usually eats whatever I make, or cereal, or chips and salsa (boys are so weird!). He made hummus, pita bread, tabouleh, and falafel and there is a TON left over. Woohoo! The falafel didn't hold together as well as he would have liked, but I didn't care because it tasted good!

Hummus and tabouleh

Falafel and pita bread

P.S. This post counts for last night... I fell asleep on the couch after watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which was pretty funny!

Hummus among us!

I love hummus. A lot. I love roasted pepper hummus, tomato basil hummus, white bean hummus, cilantro hummus... but most of all, I love traditional Lebanese hummus. The hummus is what I look forward to when I eat out at Lebanese restaurants or get a quick falafel on my lunch break. And do you know what I just realized the other day when I was standing in the nut butter section of Whole Foods? I have never made my own! So I grabbed some tahini and made some hummus as soon as I got home!

Here is the recipe I used. It calls for using 1/4 cup of the bean water, but I found it to be a tad too runny. Next time I'll go for 1/8 a can. It was also very garlicky, with it being raw and all... so cut that down if you're not into that. Other than that, this hummus was fabulous and just like what I get in the restaurants! And way cheaper :) Woot!

Ready to blend...

Ready to go in my belly!