Yummy Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus Recipe

I was at the store the other day when my 3 year old grabbed a container of Organic sun dried tomatoes and asked if we could buy some.  Sure why not.

Well, she did not enjoy the taste of them in the pasta I made her with them so now what?  I am not going to let them go to waste.  I decided to add them to hummus and YUMMY!

I used 15 ounces of garbanzo beans.  I buy mine organic in the bag not canned, so I have to soak them overnight and them cook them to soften them.

3 tablespoons tahini, organic

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

3-4 cloves garlic, depending on how much garlic taste you want.  (We can ward off vampires in our house)

1/2 Cup Olive oil.  (Here is a tip for your olive oil, I use Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  It is certified authentic.  Your olive oil should be GREEN and smell like olives.  If it doesn't then chances are it is a mix of different oils and not the real deal and you will be missing out on the health benefits of the olive oil.)

1/2 cup organic sun-dried tomatoes.  I used packaged and then soaked them in olive oil to rehydrate and drained.  But you can buy oil-packed and drain.

1/4 cup shredded fresh basil

Put the garlic, salt, tahini and lemon juice in the food processor till smooth.  Put in the garbanzos and 1/2 cup olive oil blend until smooth.  Add sundried tomatoes and pulse until they are chopped up small.  Then add the basil and pulse a couple more times.

Pop it in the fridge for a little while so the flavors can blend.  Top it with some olive oil and a little paprika!  Tada!

Serve with some warmed pita or Naan bread.

My husband went crazy for it!

Easy and delicious.  It's also nice to switch up the taste of regular hummus!

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FAVORITE New Product!

In my endless quest for non-toxic products I have found another one I love so of course I have to share.

I found it after looking at the back of my 7th Generation Liquid Dish Soap one day and noticing that it contained Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.  I just glanced at it one day, as I never had before thinking that all their products were safe.  HUH?  That is not at all what I expected to see.  There it was.  A chemical I would never allow in my toothpaste or anything else but there it was washing my daughter's sippy cups?  Really?  I don't think so.

I have now found and have been using a product that is comprised of non-toxic ingredients and there is no SLS.

If you choose to buy one of the ones with a scent, then there will be the oil of that scent in it.  IE, apricot, almond, etc.  NON TOXIC!  I do all free and clear.  After being a free and clear home anything with scent is overwhelming.

This work so well, bubbly and take off your food.

I have been in love with their dishwasher detergent for a long time but now I am SOLD on their Dishwashing soap also.

And I have to say a SHAME ON YOU to 7th Generation for putting Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in your dish soap. It says *Naturally Devired* on the label.  Well here is what I have discovered about that:
Although SLS originates from coconuts, the chemical is anything but natural.
The real problem with SLES/SLS is that the manufacturing process (ethoxylation) results in SLES/SLS being contaminated with 1,4 dioxane, a carcinogenic by-product.

OHHHH, So it could cause cancer and I am supposed to wash my dishes and daughter's sippy's with it?  Come on 7th Generation!  I used to trust you.

Well no more, this is my new fav!

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