You know, the stuff I talked about at the end of January.
I didn’t get my GPA up. Flunked another class, as a matter of fact. There’s always the fall semester, ASSuming I actually go back to Salem (The jury is still out on that matter).
We haven’t travelled yet. We’re going to the mountains for an overnight family thing, and I’m saving up my pennies for the beach. When I wrote that post, I was not expecting gasoline at $4/gal. The trip to the West Coast is tabled absolutely. My brother is not coming home anytime soon either. Mamaw offered to fly his family home for her birthday - she wants to meet his kids. He turned her down. Yes, I’m going to kick his ass when/if I do see him.
The debt snowflaking is progressing nicely. I eliminated my one department store card, and have started working on my one credit card.
I’m not moving anytime soon, Mama did give up her doublewide paradise idea, I still haven’t rolled my own DVR (the one we already own still works). I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied with any of my theme ideas so I’ll stick with this one and quietly grr about it. The electronics graveyard is in two places instead of 20million, but I’m not going to ebay them. I’m waiting on the next e-waste recycling day.
My social life has improved a wee bit, and the puzzle is still in the box - having been joined by another equally cool puzzle still in the shrinkwrap.
Taking pictures as I cooked was very much an afterthought here. Michele and I lurve hummus, and it’s a recipe that comes together in no time. (We won’t speak to the fact that I forgot I had the camera riiiiight next to me.) MOVING ON! The cast of characters:
One lemon, a can of garbanzo beans, a jar of marinated roasted red peppers, and tahini. Also making its internet debut, I’d like to introduce you to my vintage VitaMix Model 517. I bought this baby for a song on ebay and have praised its power ever since (as you’ll see).
Juice your gorgeous lemon and add enough of the marinade from the jar to equal 1/3 C of juice. Toss it in the blender.
Y’know those two cloves of garlic in the jar? Toss those in the blender, along with about 1/2 C of the red pepper (I used more because I’m a rebel like that.)
Hello there, you gorgeous vat of deliciousness. This is a smidge more than 1/3 C of tahini, but I looooove tahini.
Turn the blender on and get this baby going before you add the beans. Because I love danger, I like to leave the blender running while I toss the beans in. The image of a red pepper colored ceiling just appeals to me. Add a pinch or so of salt (to taste) and then pour it into your handy dandy storage container. Then comes the REAL challenge to this recipe:
Finding it again.
