This post is gonna be short and sweet. The night person in me is getting beaten into submission, and I’m pretty worn down and in need of a good night’s sleep… these 6:15 a.m. mornings are no joke!
I owe you guys some tahini and hummus talk.
First up, tahini.
So I made my own tahini, though it’s different than store bought in that apparently the pros separate the bran from the kernel. I will say that I think the taste isn’t that much different, and I thoroughly enjoyed it in my oats this morning. To make it, I toasted two cups of sesame seeds in a pan on the stove for a few minutes, transferred them to a bowl where I let them cool, and then processed them with 1/3 cup macadamia nut oil until smooth. Easy peasy!
I ate some cheezy hummus and potatoes for a snack after work today… lazy lady’s potato salad. :)
Cheezy Hummus
- 2 cans chickpeas, liquid reserved
- 1/2 cup nooch
- 2 tsp tahini
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp True Lemon
- 2 tsp garlic powder
I heated the chickpeas and ran them through the processor with all the ingredients, adding the reserved chickpea liquid until it reached desired consistency. This may be my favorite hummus I’ve made so far. I really want to make an omelet out of it…. tomorrow night’s dinner?
Today’s lunch at work was odd but worked perfectly.
My rice cakes broke in my lunch bag, but this is just brown rice cake pieces with avocado and almond butter. I ate it with a hard boiled egg and some sliced pineapple. I’m pretty sure I’m about to pack the same thing to take tomorrow too. It totally rocked. 
Good night, my lovelies!
<3 C
Avocados & almond butter? Never would think to pair the two!
You are one smart cookie!!!
I always forget about rice cakes!!
That lunch sounds delicious — I have yet to try nut butter + avocado!
I hear you on the early mornings, they come waaaay too quickly!
Hard to transition to a new work schedule – especially with the double-whammy of the time change! Not gonna lie, I pull some pretty random lunches too! I’m all about not wasting food so if there’s some random stuff in the fridge needing to be eaten, sometimes it all gets thrown together in a lunch-time hodge podge!
Brown rice cakes/corn cakes with avocado is one of my favorite snacks! And also topped with almond butter with banana slices. Love it. And I cannot believe I’ve never added nooch to my homemade hummus. Shame on me! To be remedied asap.
Corn cakes?! I need somma those!
I love this brand: http://www.cornthins.com/prodOriginal.aspx
There are many varieties!
tahini – yes, hummus – hells yes, rice cakes with avocado – yes, rice cakes with almond butter – yes.
Rice cakes with almond butter and avocado – NO!! You didn’t.
It’s already been broughten…. er, wait. I mean… you bet your ass I went there. And you should too. So lovely.
Thank you for quoting Not Another Teen Movie. My night is now complete.
Aww, sorry you are so tired! At least you know to go to bed, ya know?! Tahini sounds so legit
along with your hummus!
hey, thats what I do. Brown Rice Cakes, almond butter and avo! Not odd to me. I promise we share the same taste buds, love it!
Hahahahhaha you’re my food soul sister! <3
Do you get strange looks from your lunches? Lord knows I do!
Cheezy hummus sounds great. I might have to make that soon. I happen to have two cans of chickpeas in my cabinet.
Cheezy hummus here I come! Seriously, how can you go wrong with that?
I really don’t like Tahini. Not sure why maybe the texture?? Glad you found a way to make it yourself though!
I’m def gonna make tahini!
Avocado and almond butter—why have I not done this yet?!
Doooooo itttttt.
your avo rice cake butter combo is pure genius! im so trying it!
Girlllll, it’s good!! Happy birthday, my love!
That lazy lady’s potato salad looks so great!! I’m a huge fan of taking my lunches to work- sometimes i’ll just throw the ingredients in my bag and assemble it at work- that’s when I’m thankful I have my own office – it becomes a bit of an assembly line
CHEESY HUMMUS? holy cow! I’m so on board with that combo.
That really is an odd lunch combo! I’m glad it worked for you!
if we were in the same time zone, I would call you in the morning and sing you a nice wake up song
(I’m up around 5…)
I miss being a night owl, though… so sometimes I only get 5 hours sleep because I like to be up ’til midnight with Jason and Basil. they are owls. well, Basil is a dog.
I think I’m drunk on my afternoon kombucha…
*giggle* Owl-dog.
I would love you to sing me a song… we’ll have to work that out sometime! <3
Speaking of being beaten into submission….my roommate tried to give me a back massage yesterday, and it was positively awful. I wish I knew someone with mad skillz like yours!
I would totally hook you up.
I will definitely be trying that hummus soon! I found some tahini lurking in my cabinet
omg you have no idea how obsessed i am with tahini and hummus right now…no joke, I LOVE mediterranean food! I still can’t wait to try your oats tomorrow! XOXOX
That is an odd combo my friend! I had avocado in my wrap today and it was DELISH!!!
I can’t get on board with avocado + almond butter. Sorry. Just can’t do it. Can we still be friends?
Cheez + Hummus- Chummus? As in, I want to be “chums” with “chummus?” Well, nonetheless it looks “yummus” and I think I”ll have to try some. I have the true lemon but not the tahini. I do have sesame seeds though…
wheels turning…
Cheesy hummus omelet? Heck yeah! Love that lazy girl potato salad! And, hmm…I’ve never thought to pair avocado and almond butter together…eeeeeeenteristing!
Deliciousness once again. Lazy girl’s potato salad? Sign me up! Ooooohh..what about lazy dessert sweet potato salad? Featuring dessert hummus? Let’s think about it?
I love making stuff at home, although I have never tried making tahini. Cheezy hummus looks so good!
Rice cakes, almond butter and avocadoes. That sounds like and great finger food or snack for me