Homemade Hummus

I am a huge fan of hummus, especially now that I am trying to pack as much nutrition into small meals!  Chickpeas are loaded with protein and fiber; two important elements of my preggo diet!

Recently my aunt made some delicious homemade hummus for a family picnic, it was great and has now become my own go to hummus!  The store bought hummus has added ingredients to preserve freshness that I would like to avoid if I can.

Surprisingly because of where I live finding tahini, one of the main ingredients, was a challenge!  I finally got my hands on some and created my first batch!

This recipe was quick and simple!  Gathering the ingredients probably took more time than actually making the hummus!

HUMMUS(Adjust to your taste.)
1-2 cloves Garlic
1 can Chickpeas...drain saving 1/2c bean water
Splash - 4 Tbs Lemon Juice
2-3 Tbs Tahini
1-2 Tbs Olive oil
1 Tbs Tamari or any low-sodium soy sauce
Salt/Pepper to taste



Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend.  

Sorry the picture is a little gross, the tahini was dripping down the side!

Once things start getting blended you'll notice it is a bit thick.  Add small amounts of the saved bean water (1 Tbsp) at a time into the hummus mixture until you get to your desired consistency.  

Place in a bowl and enjoy!  I love dipping veggies into my hummus!   

Baby Countdown

40 weeks is a looooong time!  There is so much to do & prepare so the long amount of time is nice but waiting is just not something I'm very good at! So I decided to make the waiting a little bit more fun by creating a countdown jar.

I took a vase/candle holder and re-purposed it for the next few weeks.  I only used materials I had on hand and wanted to make sure the end result would blend in with our decor since it would be on our mantle for quite some time!

I placed a piece of burlap in the bottom of the jar then used twine to accent the shape of the jar near the top.

I painted a square piece of wood black and used a silver sharpie to write the words.  It was fun to create and did not take long at all!

The next step was filling the jar.  I counted out the number of days that were left till the baby's due date.  At the time is was 195.  So I placed 195 Hershey kisses into the jar.  Each day we remove one of the kisses.  As of now we can't see the top of the kisses, but once it gets down further it will be fun to watch them disappear as we get closer to giving real kisses to our little baby!