Most Treasured Object, First Time Hummus Maker, Lovely Lazy Sunday

Happy Monday! Hope you're all having wonderful days so far - mine has been pretty good! Thanks for your sweet comments on my finger - I'm happy to report that it's healing nicely, but still hurts like all get out. Grrr. So last week Christina (love that girl!) posted a picture of her most treasured object. It was her stuffed animal/bestie/comfort toy/you name it. It inspired me to post about Molly. Here she is the day I got her, on my 3rd birthday when we were living in Germany. Yes, I'm a total cheeseball - love it.

Please ignore the pink bow at top left - I scanned this from a scrapbook! You can find her here - she is a Steiff animal! Me and mom think the new 'molly' bear is darker and a bit more masculine. Anywho - back to me and Molly. She slept with me every night for years and years. My mom said I would cover her with a doll blanket and that she was my special sleep buddy. She was always a permanent fixture on my bed, even in college. When I moved in with Austin he thought I was a total freak was a bit bothered by it – but she was just a pillow… right? Anyway, I have her now – but she’s in my closet on the top of a drawer system at eye level – the first thing I see when I go in my closet. :) Here she is now:

This girl is LOVED. I love how much history we have together, and how so many of my memories include her. Man i'm sappy for a Monday. hehe Anywho, on Sunday I was DYING for hummus. I wanted a spinach flat out wrap with hummus, feta cheese and lettuce and I wanted it NOW. I knew we had everything, ran downstairs and NOPE, no hummus. DANG. However, I did have ingredients to MAKE hummus - something i'd never done. So I looked up a bunch of recipes and mashed them all up to our liking (i.e. we like smooth vs. dry hummus, we like garlic... a lot of it, I prefer more tahini over more olive oil, etc.). Here's how it went:

Simple Hummus

Makes 8 100-calorie servings OR

16 50-calorie servings

Check out the recipe on Healthified Kitchen!

Q: Have you ever made your own hummus? If so, did you love it? And if so - SHARE! :) I plan to try roasted red peppers or sun dried tomatoes next time. It's so on. I may add cumin or red chili flakes too for some heat.

Q: What's your most treasured object? Any childhood toys still have a special sentiment with you?