Freestyle Hummus

So this is my first blog, I've called my blog "Kitchen Free Style", 'cause thats sort of what I do in the kitchen. I hardly ever follow a recipe (except when baking, always use a recipe when baking unless you're Lorraine Pascale ;)

This morning I made Hummus for the first time and it came out very, So Louise... and I'm going to tell you how I did it...

So I started with one can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed. Two cloves of Garlic, finally chopped and some grated Lemon (cool trick: take a full lemon wash it and freeze it, then grate the whole thing or use as needed) I use about one teaspoon, I put all that in a baking dish and drizzled it with olive oil then grilled in the oven until the Chickpeas were golden brown  - and my kitchen smelt like heaven.

Once the Chickpeas were done I put them in my food processor with a few Basil leaves about 8 small ones, 4 tablespoons of Olive Oil and blended then I added hot water, a tablespoon at a time until I got the consistency I was happy with then added salt and pepper. very yum! 

As I said it was very, So Louise with just the right amount of Lemon and Basil. I served my Hummus with Salty Biscuits, Ostrich Capaccio and fresh Avo.

I'm hope to update my blog atleast 3 to 4 times week. Next time, I'm going to tell you guys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, how I make my Roasted Tomato Chilli Jam, also super yummy, not quite as healthy but also makes a amazing gift, not a bad idea with Christmas around the corner.

As a challenge to myself, If you come across an ingredient, and you're unsure of how to use it, please tell me about it and I'll see if can come up with something cool and refreshingly different..

Hope you like what I have to write about, see you soon!

xoxo So Louise...