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Recipe for Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

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Recipe for Roasted Red Pepper Hummus “Holy cow, I finally perfected it!” And I even remembered to write down what I put in this time.  Miracles really do happen.  Now I can make the flavor I love for half the price or less than what it costs to buy a ready made batch at the grocery store.  I’m just a tad bit excited about this.  And it is not spicy hot at all!  Just has a lovely smokey, warm, roasted peppery garlicky deliciousness that I crave.  I kind of went out on a limb adding the curry powder, but it really does give it a nice depth of flavor that was missing with the last batch I tried. Ingredients two 16oz. cans of chickpeas drained 1/2 jar of Mezzetta Deli Sliced Roasted Red Bell Pepper Strips with some of the juice 1tsp ground cumin 1tsp real salt 1Tbsp minced garlic 5 tsp lemon juice 3tsp white vinegar 1 tsp granulated onion 1tsp curry powder 3 drops habanero tobasco sauce 1/8 tsp chipotle tobasco sauce Place …

Bounty of Beans

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“Beans don’t fry in the kitchen.  Beans don’t burn on the grill.  Took me a whole lot of tryin’, just to get up that hill.”  Sometimes, that’s how gardening feels, doesn’t it?  But then, when you get a crop, it’s soooo rewarding, even if it’s a small one, it still feels like a victory…..like you’re finally “In the big leagues”, and you’re finally, “Movin on up!”  I love that song, and as I have been writing this post, it keeps popping into my head, so I thought I’d share it so you can listen to it while you read:)   My two year old and I have been dancing and clapping along to the music this morning. This spring I planted beans.  A LOT of beans.  I had high hopes of sampling new varieties of Limas, black beans, Garbanzo Beans, Yin Yang beans, Fava, purple pole, green pole, yellow wax, and I think that’s it.  Everything was going great, until this drought came along, and nothing was happening.  I had almost given up on my …