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[runnah]

Hummus is not humus, although they sound alike, the former contains chickpeas, the latter dirt. Go figure.

I like to call them garbanzo beans. Mostly because it is a fun word to say.

 

[JacaRanda]

Pretty much agree with those who have posted so far.

Freedom of speech? Yup, he was free and chose to use it. (Never seen the show) I know things I do and say publicly and in some cases privately can and may impact my employment.

Blackfish = disgusted but guilty of being entertained at Sea World in the past.

Healthcare = Glad I have it. I understand that some will suffer and perhaps even die until it's all or mostly figured out. Civil rights, women's rights, voting rights etc. come to mind. ((((I can't ignore that we/USA are not #1 in many important healthcare categories and it just did not happen in the last 6 years))))

Unions = ughh, the reasons they were needed? Gone overboard? Lawyers / Politics Ughh ugghh...

Immigration = Personally, I encounter a bunch of hard working people with jobs that most other people I encounter don't want or would not take.

 

[runnah]

Offense is the collateral damage of free speech.

 

[limr]

I'm having chick peas for lunch!

Garbanzo is a funny word to say. In Portuguese, they're called grão-de-bico, or "grains with beaks." Also kinda funny

 

[terri]

I tried to make hummus from scratch recently, following a very specific recipe in a Mediterranean cookbook. It wasn't very good. :meh: I'll stick to buying it from this excellent Greek restaurant nearby. They make great hummus AND baba ganoush.

 

[runnah]

I tried to make hummus from scratch recently, following a very specific recipe in a Mediterranean cookbook. It wasn't very good. :meh: I'll stick to buying it from this excellent Greek restaurant nearby. They make great hummus AND baba ganoush.

What? Hummus is so easy to make. bean, oil, garlic, blend and enjoy.

 

[limr]

I tried to make hummus from scratch recently, following a very specific recipe in a Mediterranean cookbook. It wasn't very good. :meh: I'll stick to buying it from this excellent Greek restaurant nearby. They make great hummus AND baba ganoush.

I tried it once too and it wasn't bad but it wasn't quite right either. I couldn't get it smooth enough. That was a while ago, though, and I might have to try it again.

Mmmm, baba ganoush...

What? Hummus is so easy to make. bean, oil, garlic, blend and enjoy.

You forgot the tahini! Can't have hummus without tahini.

 

[terri]

I tried to make hummus from scratch recently, following a very specific recipe in a Mediterranean cookbook. It wasn't very good. :meh: I'll stick to buying it from this excellent Greek restaurant nearby. They make great hummus AND baba ganoush.

What? Hummus is so easy to make. bean, oil, garlic, blend and enjoy.

The flavor was so-so, and it was a texture thing. Like Lenny said, it just wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped, for the effort involved. I also disagreed with the amount of lemon juice the recipe called for; it came through too strong for my tastes. Nothing that some tinkering around couldn't fix eventually. I've moved on to other things that turned out great - I've had better luck with naan, and some reduction sauces for lamb chops.

jeez. I'm hungry now.

 

[oldhippy]

Just wantin peas and hominy.

 

[Rick58]

Phil Robertson? Phil who?
"Blackfish" movie? Blackfish what?
healthcare? Nicely covered, thanks for asking
unions? I'm management. Don't get me started
immigration? It's all good as long as it's legal

 

[badrano]

..... no more? booo!

No, you missed this, as submitted by Lenny:

Phew - well, I could write about chickpeas for ages! But I won't. They're beans, and quite frankly, has-beens! Bring on the new star fangled cheesy peas. Now that's a pea you (and chicks) can be proud of!

You came here to steal our women!

Yes. Yes, I did. But only one of them!

Coming soon, to a grocery store near you....Cheesy Chick Peas

 

[oldhippy]

I tried to make hummus from scratch recently, following a very specific recipe in a Mediterranean cookbook. It wasn't very good. :meh: I'll stick to buying it from this excellent Greek restaurant nearby. They make great hummus AND baba ganoush.

What? Hummus is so easy to make. bean, oil, garlic, blend and enjoy.

The flavor was so-so, and it was a texture thing. Like Lenny said, it just wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped, for the effort involved. I also disagreed with the amount of lemon juice the recipe called for; it came through too strong for my tastes. Nothing that some tinkering around couldn't fix eventually. I've moved on to other things that turned out great - I've had better luck with naan, and some reduction sauces for lamb chops.

jeez. I'm hungry now.

what no Tahini, that's the heart and texture' izer of Hummus

 

[oldhippy]

Phil who, got a few thousand near and about.
Black fish. Hate confining animals.
Health care. Socialist here. Guess
Unions. Solidarity. Where would we have been without, where are we going without.
Immigration. Quit bitching and fix it. Oh I forgot congress can't do that.

 

[bc_steve]

Phil Robertson?

who?

"Blackfish" movie?

huh? I don't see many movies

healthcare?

I'm Canadian, I'm covered and so is just about everybody I know. It is reassuring that none of us will have to die or suffer from something that is readily curable.

However, it is expensive and there is a ton of waste in the system and I would love to see it run more efficiently.

unions?

I guess I like what they did in history and what they stand for, but I don't really like what they do in practice. In short, they are inefficient. The worst thing about them is that they prevent the crappy employees from being fired.

immigration?

becoming more necessary as the birth rate declines, and someone will have to take care of all the future old people. I like people from all over the world, and the diversity makes the country a better place, and I don't feel like our culture is being diluted. Also, most of the people that are allowed in are the most skilled and educated from their home country so that can only help us.

BUT I do still have mixed feelings. I like our open space, and I never want to feel crowded here. I don't like seeing our natural spaces constantly being bulldozed for more houses and more houses, getting bigger and bigger but housing fewer and fewer people. This isn't just about immigration. My problem is that our whole system is build upon the premise of infinite growth. It should have been obvious when we mapped the last corners of the globe, but the mainstream just never seemed to grasp that infinite growth on a finite planet simply is not possible.

So, no problem with immigration except that it is connected to this whole infinite growth model.

 

[terri]

What? Hummus is so easy to make. bean, oil, garlic, blend and enjoy.

The flavor was so-so, and it was a texture thing. Like Lenny said, it just wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped, for the effort involved. I also disagreed with the amount of lemon juice the recipe called for; it came through too strong for my tastes. Nothing that some tinkering around couldn't fix eventually. I've moved on to other things that turned out great - I've had better luck with naan, and some reduction sauces for lamb chops.

jeez. I'm hungry now.

what no Tahini, that's the heart and texture' izer of Hummus

I don't know about runnah's recipe; mine did include tahini, but also a carrot and lemon juice - the flavor profile seemed off to me.