Hummus…a recipe for peace?… maybe!

Originally posted on culinarygypsy:
Hummus the ultimate comfort food is basically a working man’s dish of blended chickpeas, sesame paste, garlic lemon and salt. Heretics and Americans add cumin; and if you want to be fancy maybe a little paprika, chopped parsley and olive oil to finish then scoop up with fresh and fluffy pita…

The Holy Trinity – cheese, bread and wine

Originally posted on culinarygypsy:
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, Bread, Cheese and Wine  A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread–and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness– Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow! The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, written 1120 A.C.E. I believe that Omar Khayyam would not have hesitated adding a piece…