For The Love of Garlic

Mommy, do we really have to go and visit Aunt Annie again tonight?

Why dear, do you not like your Aunt?

I like her, it’s just that she smells kind of funny.

Her job is handling tobacco all day long making cigarettes dear, so that’s probably why you think she smells funny.

No it’s not that kind of a smell. Daddy smells like cigarettes but she has a different smell to her.

Mommy thought hard about it. Of course, now I know what you’re referring to. Your aunt comes home every Friday night and makes herself a garlic sandwich. 

This is a post for a Flash Fiction Challenge over at Carrot Ranch. If you or someone you know likes to read or write flash fiction please stop by and join in on the fun and many challenges. Each week on Wednesdays +Charli Mills provides us with a new flash fiction challenge. This weeks prompt is to write a story about a nutty aunt in 99 words (no more, no less).

Hummus - Not the Traditional Type

Never having hummus before I decided it was time to try it. I've been reading so many different and delicious ways to make this spread, dip, appetizer, filling. When I actually went to make this yesterday I winged it and used Helman's Mayonnaise in it. It was pretty good, and I really have nothing to compare it to since I've never before eaten it. 

I started with chickpeas in my mini food processor blending them. I then added 2 cloves of chopped garlic and a few good squirts of lemon juice. Blended that all up and thought it wasn't the consistency that I wanted so I went to the fridge to see if I had any sour cream. Sadly I was out of sour cream and thought okay well let's try mayonnaise. I added about 1/4 cup of mayo and then had a taste. I felt it wasn't zippy enough and needed something else. Into the spice cupboard I went and I found the perfect accompaniment .... salsa chilpotle sauce. I added about six dashes of it and had another taste. Satisfied with the taste I got out some crackers and spread the hummus onto the crackers. Yum!

If you do try my recipe, please come back and let me know what you thought of it.

Recipe for Hummus

Ingredients 

1 can of chickpeas
2 cloves of garlic chopped (add more for a stronger garlic taste)
1/4 cup of Helman's Mayonnaise (or your mayo of choice)
1 tbs. of lemon juice
4-6 dashes of chipolte sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)

Instructions 

Blend everything really well in a food processor. 

• Spread on crackers 
• Use in a pita
• Spread on a tortilla shell
• Use as a dip for veggies

ENJOY!

If you have any leftovers be sure to store in an air tight container. Hummus can be refrigerated for up to three days.