Tuskan Raiders, Cowboys, and Other Hot stuff!

It's happened again! By mere accident I have found another scrumptious way to devour hummus and that is with the 
mighty morphin power of 
HOT SAUCE!!!

(Well, okay, maybe not completely by accident, I mean the bottle of hot sauce didn't magically tip over into the hummus tub BUT it was a spur-of-the-moment sort of thing, which I'm sure you can appreciate nevertheless)

Yes, yes, they sell hummus with jalapenos 
and the supremely spicy sort, 
BUT
this is nothing like those two. 
This is Wild Wild West meets the Middle East. 
This is those burly cowboy folk sitting around a bonfire roasting a prairie dog meets Tusken Raiders, aka the Sand People. 

 (Hmm...doesn't look as it good as it sounds from the pictures, but don't let that deter you!)


Now, some instruction is necessary.
Don't go overboard or you'll get too much of the hot-saucy taste if you know what I mean. 
Just drizzle a bit in some regular classic hummus (I used Louisiana's Pure Extra Hot Sauce this time, but will moving onto other kinds soon enough), 
mix it (Snyder's of Hanover's Pounder bag of pretzel sticks be praised!), 
and then...
guzzle like a vulture at a roadside breakfast buffet, because let me tell you, this mix is addictive.

Ok, so first thing's first: Man up! Be brave!

Next, choose your poison: Pretzels are my usual route (28 sticks for 110 cals., just sayin')...

Lastly, the deadly combo of hot humtastic delight:

VOILA!

May the sauce be with you ;)

With Love,

Nema, the Nosher

HummusAddict4Life

I'm an addict. 

A low down dirty addict of the garbanzo bean and chickpea sort.

It all started back in May of 2007, under the Bedouin tribe's tent in Israel as the sun was setting behind the Negev desert mountains. Maybe it was the company of the four other lovely ladies sharing the round table tray of Middle Eastern cuisine with me, maybe it was the hospitable and humble Bedouin tribe members who lifted the wicker tops off the various bowls filled with salads and pita bread, but when it comes down to it, it was the smoothly mixed glob of goodness ready for the dunking of a lifetime that drew me in. 

And dunk we did. 

I dunked like the dickens and never looked back.

Well, okay, maybe it took another four years before my mere appreciation for the globbity goodness of creamy delight took a deep seated rootedness in my soul, but sink and hook it did nonetheless. 

I would like to say this is just another phase, I get those quite often. Yet, after months of recurring consumption of pounds - nay, tens of pounds at least, of hummus in various forms, flavors, colors, and uses, I have concluded that this glorious creation is a permanent and very dear part of my life.

Fast forward four years:

 What I plan to discuss on this blog:

Reviews on the various brands of hummus available at general grocery stores, 

Reviews on brands at not-so-typical grocery stores, 

Methods of consuming this godsend treat for our taste-buds, 

Things to pair with Hummus for dunking sessions, 

Other awesome goodies to snack on, namely salsa, guacamole, trail mixes, granolas, cereals, and the occasional home-baked treats and recipes :)

+ other related stuff that comes my way...

~ Nema the Nosher, HummusAddict4Life