don't buy HUMMUS, sucka

[lslavychecker]

O, BOY IT IS GOOD AND YOU RIGHT DO NOT BUY IT MAKE IT--I ADD HALF AVOCADO TOO..LOVE IT --YES MAKE IT AT HOME...LOVE,LOVE ANY KIND OF BEANS..

[FromUnderTheRock]

@lslavychecker

I've never tried avocado in humus...sounds like a very good idea...sounds creamier.

[mzkhilari]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your tone/way you present your vids!!!!! So cool, and it always makes me smile!

[FromUnderTheRock]

@mzkhilari

thanks...I try hard to make the vids as painless as possible (my sister says I have about a 30% success rate)

[bondpaz]

You are funny and your food presentation is really nice! I wish I weren't so lazy. :)

[madbear52]

I live in Alaska, and have a freezer full of salmon and halibut.I won't be going to the store today so I will be seafood medley less. Got some sockeye salmon thawed out in the fridge right now and was wondering which way I was going to prepare it. Now I know! Thanks for the idea and recipe! Will let you know how it turns out.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@madbear52

I lived in Cooper Landing, Alaska for a summer and fall and fish is one of the things I miss most about the place (and the view). I shared a residence with a fishing guide and he was always bringing home pounds of fresh salmon (and he had a freezer full of halibut, too). I ate like a king when I lived up there (still sorta do--but I haven't had as good a salmon since I left)

[madbear52]

@FromUnderTheRock LOL I don't know how it happened but my salmon comment was supposed to be on your seafood pancake vid! LOL I'm not so sure about salmon hummus! Maybe smoked salmon might work in it! LOL Maybe we're on to something!!LOL

[madbear52]

@FromUnderTheRock We (the wife,kids,andI) live in Soldotna/Kasilof. Yeah, Cooper Landing is pretty awesome!

[shonhubble]

The coolest chef ever.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@shonhubble

ahh...that's a super nice thing to say...my family wouldn't definitely argue with you, but they'll argue about anything

[TheSmackfan101]

SUBBED! you rock brother

[SuperSusantaylor]

Coime to think of it, that may be why i stopped making it. I used to buy the commercial can of chick peas at Costco, at never wasted a dollop.

[SuperSusantaylor]

Buck, you are an inspiration. I first tasted hummus in the 70s and made my own until the last few years. It is easy to make, and like you, I am a big garlic fan. My favorite hummus accompaniement is pickled turnips. They are pink, crisp, cool and tart - perfect contrast to creamy, garlic hummus. Real winner. Thank you.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@SuperSusantaylor

Camera Girl and I did a year of vegetarianism where we almost turned into two tubs of hummus, until one day we were saved (or doomed) by two hamburgers. and I love love love turnips!--especially turnip puree--but pickled? I think I've had pickled turnips out and about on the town, but only in passing...I'll pay more attention next time.

[Aucksim]

Thanks to you, I'm buying a food processor....

[kookiemoose]

I have to admit this is pretty cool. I pretty much have the same opinion of the hummus companies as I do for big oil.

[somedevil6868]

You just made Valentines day better for me. My camera girl loves hummus! Having said that I need to know how to whip up some pita from scratch! Muchos Gracias!

[barryz1969]

I used to buy hummus, today I made my own damn hummus...thanks for the inspiration Chef Buck!

P.S. Tahini is not an optional ingredient, ever.

[Mikej1592]

Out of everything the Tahini was the most expensive $6.99 for the cheapest jar at the store. Made this tonight and my wife and I at the whole thing, I am glad I got two cans of beans I can make more later. One jar of Tahini should last me a few years at least at two tablespoons a pop hahaha. great recipe, I am so stuffed with bread, and hummus right now I can barely move LOL.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@Mikej1592

that's not a bad price for tahini...where I live, you can pay between $6 and $8 for a 16oz jar depending on the brand and where you shop--but it's a good buy even at $8; it doesn't take much tahini to add flavor to a dish and a jar will last quite a while. I try to avoid the pita bread around hummus because I do not pita responsibly :^( 

[carlblemming]

I admit to buying hummus. And I do not own a food processor or blender. I'm more into hand tools.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@carlblemming

I got my food processor 9 years ago for $3 at the thift shop run by the battered women's shelter. don't ask me why I remember that.

[towannalynn]

Luv to make it myself but still can't find Tahiney(sp)in my area

[FromUnderTheRock]

@towannalynn

most grocery stores have it in the ethnic foods section, usually closer to the Asian than the Latino--I don't know about in Oxford, though. I lived in Auburn for about a year and food-wise what I remember most are chicken fingers. My local Walmart has tahini, so if you've got one of those nearby, you might find it there. Surprisingly, the best price in my area is at a local organic-type grocery where the prices are usually sky high.

[towannalynn]

@FromUnderTheRock Thanks for your respose.I watched Heatherzblueyez1975 a few mins ago and she had a video on homemade tahani paste.We have alot of good chicken finger places around here.

[cisjohn2616]

You keep coming up with stuff i never heard of....I like it though, can't just eat lobster all the time !

[FromUnderTheRock]

@cisjohn2616

never heard of hummus!! wha?? 

...but come to think of it, I never heard of a Christmas tree made out of lobster traps.

[cisjohn2616]

@FromUnderTheRock ....Well if we are just gonna come clean...I never heard of Tahiney either...What is it ?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@cisjohn2616

tahini is sesame seeds ground into a paste...it resembles peanut butter in texture and appearance; it's essential for making hummus, but I also use tahini as an ingredient in making sauces for asian-style dishes.

[Airave]

Great stuff, thanks for the reminder-

haven't made any since last Spring or Summer.

I actually prefer using reconstituted dried Kichererbsen

(what we call garbanzos over here) for the texture.

But each to his own. And it is hard to be spontaneous

using the dried stuff.... Some hummus, olives,

a chunk of pita bread..., wah lah, one happy Airave.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@Airave

I did the dried bean thing once and never went back...I like your idea that spontaneity and prepping the day before don't jibe, but for me, it's probably laziness that gets in the way more than anything else (although I do prefer the canned garbanzos for hummus--the bean "skins" seem less prevalent)

[MidiPunk]

I'll have to ask Cletus down at the county market where they keep the tahini... He'll probably say just buy the damned hummus like everyone else.

[FromUnderTheRock]

it's probably between the pork skins and lighter fluid, but check the expiration date before you buy.

[TeeAreify]

I think I'm going to go out and buy some hummus today. What do you think?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@TeeAreify

If James Dean was alive today, that's what he'd do.

[ddAdmire]

make your own damn hummus lol

[MasonBizzle]

best chef buck yet.

[alonealotta]

Yummy..."damn"...teehee

[markvergeer]

Oh my I definitely am a three or even four cloves of garlic on this recipe! :P

[brightbite]

Chives in it work great, too.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@brightbite

chives are delicioso! and I love hummus packed with green onions and hot peppers, too--although Camera Girl made me stop with the hot peppers; she frowns on the 3 garlic cloves, as well, but somethings can't be helped.

[jellyduck100]

I cant eat hummus its a allergic

[FromUnderTheRock]

@jellyduck100

luckily, hummus is easy to live without...hopefully you do better with chocolate and nuts (being allergic to nuts sounds like the biggest pain in the butt!)

[SlacktiveInAction]

I'll save my: How much patchouli should I be wearing? question for when you do a bulgar and amaranth salad...

Have you got a little hippy in you? Would you like some?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@SlacktiveInAction

a little hippy? I'm like 85% hippy (I won't claim more than that since I live a bulgar-free lifestyle...at least for the moment)

[SlacktiveInAction]

@FromUnderTheRock Would using hemp oil in this recipe make you a national security threat?

[FromUnderTheRock]

@SlacktiveInAction

just associating myself with this comment is probably a natl. security threat...and hemp is a gateway oil.

[SlacktiveInAction]

@FromUnderTheRock It DOES make the slope slippery.

[CurrentlyDisconected]

I am never buying humus again and i am definitely trying that red pepper humus

I too am a garlic freak

[FromUnderTheRock]

@CurrentlyDisconected

Happy Australia Day! ...and I think Aussie hummus has beer in it.

[Warlock67]

Well done, dude. Clear, concise, and easy.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@Warlock67

thanks...I try to make my cooking vids the opposite of the US tax code.