Hummus

After making such a splendid batch of pesto it seemed like a royal shame to have it sit alone in the fridge without a playmate. Being the generous and obliging soul I am, I decided that hummus would be a fitting companion. So I went to work.  And do you know what I discovered?  Do you know what hit me over the head like a drunken polar bear as I licked my greedy little fingers clean of chick-pea delight? This simple beast is not so simple. It’s a real JERK sometimes.

I can never seem to imitate it, and that scares me.

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Lemon Bars

I promised Lemon-Lavender Bars, an excursion into the unknown (at least for me), but alas.  Every other conceivable spice/herb/plant based baking item was on the shelf, but not our much sought Lav!  Could I interest you in a lemon-gumbo file bar?  No?  How about essence of cardamom? Maybe not.

Well, let’s not cry about it.  Biting into a lemon bar reminds you that there still is good in the world, so we won’t deprive ourselves of that joy just because some stupid grocery store didn’t have the common decency to properly stock their shelves…names shall remain unmentioned.

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