Hummus and hookers, yep, those two things were the highlight of my Wednesday. The excitement started this morning when we had an archiving party
at work. Now, when I hear the word party, a fun, social event comes to mind and I got a little ticked off when I see that it is no such thing. I can appreciate the fact that they tried to make a menial, boring task sound fun but fun it was not. Said party was at 9am, I thought there would be coffee, refreshments, talks of archiving…..not doing manual labor. We had to build boxes and lids then fill them with our work, carry them to another area and then we were done, had I have known that I wouldn’t
have worn a dress because that made things a little awkward. When we
were putting boxes, a girl from another team came up and took some of
the lids that I was putting together. I looked at her and said in a jokingly way “Hey,
why you gotta work my corner?” because she was stealing my work. We laughed then the other girl next to us (who invited herself into the conversation, huge pet peeve of mine right there) looked at me like I was crazy where as I muttered “Apparently I like talking like a prostitute”. She was finally picking up what I was laying down and we laughed it off then went on our way of making boxes and lids, just as I dreamed I would have been doing as a child (along with working in banking). Then the girl who invited herself into the conversation came back over to where I was and just said “Move” . Well, that’s a little rude so I just looked at her with a blank stare and said “You mean, move please?” and she just said “Move” and right
when another woman we work with was walking (hello alliteration) up to
us non invited girl said “Well, you’re the one who said she likes to be talked
to like a hooker”
Whoa.
What I do in my personal life is my business, alright?
Kidding, kidding but seriously, saying that to someone who wasn’t even in the conversation before (when she wasn’t even in the conversation) was a tad annoying.
It was funny, awkward and harsh all rolled into one. The party came to a close right after that and that was enough partying for me right there. Plus the fact that I got to get away from my cubicle for 25 minutes was like a vacation!
So for those of you who were expecting a story about hookers and hummus, I apologize. I love hummus and buy it every week but when it’s $3/container and only get a few uses out of it, it starts to get expensive. Lately I’ve been thinking of it as need vs. want since I bring it to work to nosh on along with veggies and pita and it tends to be my afternoon snack when I need a little something to get me by until dinner. But
spending $3 on multiple hummus (hummi?) throughout the week is
starting to put a dent in my wallet so I thought “Why buy hummus when
I have a huge food processor at home?” I’ve only made hummus once before, a few years ago and it didn’t turn out stellar. I think that experience left a stigma with the hummus making experience but I couldn’t let one bad experience set me back forever.
I finally bought all the basic ingredients like garbanzo beans, tahini and lemon juice and followed instructions that Sarah from The Smart Kitchen was sweet enough to send me.
I added a few roasted red peppers to give it a little zing and finally tried out tahini. I’ve always wanted to try tahini but never picked it up at the supermarket because of my frugal ways. I finally shelled out the $6 for it at Sunflower and was surprised to
see that it was more like peanut butter than anything (tahini is sesame seed paste). I added less lemon than the recipe called for and threw everything into the food processor. Seriously, it couldn’t have been any easier. After 10 seconds I
checked out the consistency and it was still a little lumpy for my
liking so I pulsed some more until I got the smoother consistency of hummus I
was looking for.
This was great with veggies, on my salad for lunch today and of course with pita bread! Now that I’ve made this I can’t wait to buy more garbanzo beans and try out more concoctions and hopefully one day, perfect the art of hummus. This is going to save me so much money that I feel like a fool waiting this long to make it at home!
Do you make hummus at home?
Is there an item you make at home to save money rather than buying it prepared?
People’s lack of sense of humor often astounds me.
At my last job, we had to put together boxes to move our files and such at the end of the calendar year. It was a lovely process. Lame.
Oh, Diva! hummus is sinfully easy and incredibly versatile. I would add some heat to that baby with some siracha or jalapenos… even a shit load of garlic. One time, i added some eggplant. it was nice.
And now that you make your own, you will not like the store bought stuff. trust.
And dude, you know what makes me mad? those F*cking twats you work with! I get the joke! those assholes!
LOL this post just reminded me how I am glad I work with all men. Women can be so snappy & nosy!! UGH! You go girl with the hummus!!!
Congrats on your foray into homemade hummus making! I got desperate once and used peanut butter instead of tahini and it didn’t seem right…my mom made hummus all the time when we were kids – and it’s WAY cheaper.
We also used to make our own peanut butter and now, instead of buying cake, I’ll make a single-serve cake in a mug. Like last night. And the night before
This way, I can control the sweetness and portion…which kind of helps.
Save even more money by buying dried chickpeas! Soak overnight in a bowl and then boil for an hour or two until soft.
With your new tahini you can also make a really easy babaghanoush–poke an eggplant or 2 with a fork all over and then roast in a 400 degree oven for an hour. Let cool. Scoop out the insides with a spoon into a food processor, add tahini lemon juice and salt and blend. So easy and delicious!
I LOVE making hummus at home! It’s seriously the simplest thing to make. That reminds me….we’re out of hummus
this post was hysterical. you should have punched that girl. haha. kidding. sort of. i have made hummus one time. it was just from allrecipes but it was actually pretty good! and i am ALL about trying to save money at home! i have been intrigued reading a blog called, and then she saved….very interesting ways to save and also conquer debt! xo
Put a little Trader Joe’s Taco Seasoning in your next batch. It’s a delight.
I’ve attempted to make hummus a bunch of times, but it’s never as good as what I can get in the store
Oh man, I can’t handle people who don’t have a sense of humor. This past weekend I made a joke about “one for the road” when I picked up a wine bottle and this girl literally FREAKED OUT and was like “Are you seriously going to drink that and drive? That’s really irresponsible.” Yes, genius, that’s why I said it in a laughing matter.