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This recipe is from the The Kitchen Bitch Cookbook by Joel Maxuel, also available from archive.org (http://www.archive.org/details/Kitchen_Bitch). Published here with the author's permission.

Provided is a compilation of recipes gathered over several years, primarily from Laing House events. Laing House (http://www.lainghouse.org) is a drop in center based in the capital of Nova Scotia, Canada for youth living with a mental illness. The author is a member of this organization since 2002 and very fortunate to live in a country where such services exist.

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Humus

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Ingredients:

Chickpeas bottled in salt and water

Tahine

One lemon

Olive oil

Cumin

Salt (optional)

Clove of garlic (optional)


Directions:

  1. Remove most of the water (leave about a half).

  2. Drop contents on a pan.

  3. Squeeze out the lemon.

  4. Grind the chickpeas while stirring gently. You will obtain a brown paste.

  5. Drop a cup of tahine and the lemon juice.

  6. Drop salt if there wasn’t enough in the bottle (optional).

  7. Drop the clove of garlic (optional).

  8. Keep grinding and stirring.

  9. If too stiff pour a few drops of water and grind.

  10. Serve with olive oil and cumin.


Alterations:

Peanut butter can be used instead of Tahine

Notes:

 

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