It snowed today!!!
…on my oats!! No, unforch, not in real life.
Back when I ate oatmeal like it was going out of fashion, I always added Egg Beaters. I started out with adding egg whites, like I demonstrated in this post long ago. But I think using egg substitute is so much better.
I know, 1% of the ingredients is random stuff and egg whites is so much more natural, but it’s a whole different taste experience!
Some people think this is gross. I think it’s fabulous. It makes the oats SO creamy and thick. I just add about 1/4 cup (per 1/2 cup of oats) with some water before microwaving.
Then I add some stevia, cinnamon, and top it off! Today’s toppings consisted of banana, almond butter, and snow coconut.
My next project was to make some hummus! I love hummus so I thought I’d try making it myself…using Gift #2.
I got a Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender from Kath and Open Sky.
So I got some tahini from Whole Foods, Googled ‘pumpkin hummus’ and got to work. (I had leftover pumpkin from my cookie making)
Pumpkin Hummus
Ingredients:
- 1 can of chick peas
- 2/3 cup of canned pumpkin
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 TBSP tahini
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- Combine all the ingredients
- Use a stick blender or food processor and blend/pulse until hummus becomes a smooth consistency
- Enjoy!
Easy peasy and delicious!
I ate it with some celery, carrots, green peppers, and pita points. Those carrots and celery sticks look BEAT UP!
…Or should I say PITTA points, like the British pronunciation.
Brad PITT-A.
I covered up the rest and put it in the fridge next to my first love.
While responding to some emails, I had pita+banana+almond butter warmed in the microwave (this x2).
I’m heading to the condo gym tonight to watch the Duke Basketball game! Go Blue Devils!!
Can you believe it?! TWO blog posts in one day? I must be on winter break or something.
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I wish it would snow here today, too!!!
Ahhh I can barely crank out one post a day!
unforch is the best term i have read in a long, long time. stealing it. thanks. i wish it was snowing! at least it snowed on your food. i used that same cusinart container to make cupcakes last night. you will see that in my post! have fun watching the game!!
oh I’ve never thought about adding eggs at all to my oats- great idea!
Lovin’ the extra posts! Those oats look good – I just may have to try making mine with egg whites. I always find it weird seeing Kefir milk in your posts because I have only ever seen Kefir yogurt…or maybe that is weird? I am always jealous because it seems as though there are soo many things available in the US that I can’t get here in Canada! One day…
The oats look so good! Never tried Kefir before…
Have a great night
OOH I think I’m going to try this egg and oatmeal business tomorrow. Need that protein!!
Enjoy your night
bec xo
PUMPKIN hummus? Oh my, that sounds amazing!
And I need to get more Kefir
Beat up veggies still need love too!
hehe you can come visit and share some of my snow! It’s supposed to snow from the 18th straight through the 23rd!
I have the same stick blender, except mine’s grey and black. I LOOOVE it and that little cup! It’s PERFECT!
yumm pumpkin hummus! &i really want to try using egg substitute in my oats.. i think it sounds good!
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jenna
I have never heard of pumpkin hummus. My mom makes a great orange hummus w/ fresh oj. I love you double posts. Keep ‘em coming!
GO DUKE! Hope you had fun at the game!
Ohh – thanks for the idea of using an immersion blender for the hummus – pulling my food processor out is always one of my biggest “eh, maybe not right now” drawbacks to making hummus – but the immersion would be so much easier and with less cleanup! I’ll probably end up trying it tomorrow night even.
those oats look so great! ive NEVER added egg to mine!! do they taste a lot different?
ahh man, that gadget, I want one. But I must restrain myself. Does it blend ice by any chance? Kuddos on incorping your leftovers. You’re thee Queen of non wasteful
adding eggs to oatmeal makes it even more filling, I love it!
girlll you are so inventive with yo foods! the egg addition sounds interesting. i might give it a whirl. and lovin’ the hummus–looks like so fun to make as well.
Yeah, pumpkin hummus!! I’m pretty sure I could eat that for the rest of my life:)
Ha ha, love your eats! And snow…wow, here it’s only cold!;)
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
Hand blenders are so fabulous! I love mine.
Pumpkin hummus sounds so good!
Hahaha, more pumpkin, yay! I’ll think about getting a hand blender after I get a new blender, haha. Perfect for making squash soup and blended grains!
Pumpkin hummus sounds great! The hand blender is a great tool – it blends surprisingly well too!
It is cold enough to snow here – only supposed to be 20 tomorrow.
Love your blog. You are so handy to make hummus. Your oats look amazing, I don’t have a microwave, so not sure that would work for me! Bananas , oats, nut butter, etc…yum !
Oats look delish and the hummus does too x
Ooh, I’ve never tried adding egg whites (or egg beaters) to my oats. I must do that soon!
pumpkin + hummus = two of my favorite things!! + Brad Pitt = perfection
I have heard that adding egg whites to oats is a good idea, still have not tried it though…haha i get so lazy when I make my oats most days…
Pumpkin hummus sounds fantastic!
Those oats look seriously ridiculous!! YUMMY!!
I love adding egg whites/beaters to my oats! I haven’t done that in awhile so thanks for the reminder.
Homemade hummus is the best. Hands down.
Hot diggity, pumpkin hummus sounds fab! I am digging the oats and egg combo- I haven’t blogged for AGES, but my current obsession if your microwaveable pumpkin pie on a bed of oats topped with Greek yogurt (and almond butter, of course!) So delish and so much protein power. Love.
I say…pita like “pee-ta” but in the company of Brits, pit-a rhymes with spit-a. I hate Britishising my speech (woah, making up words here) and I hate AmericaniSing my spelling
Pumpkin hummus? Omg I have to try that, it sounds delicious!
I want to make hummus in my blender sometime, but I’m not sure if it would really turn out? The hand blender looks like it did a perfect job!
I tried your oatmeal idea this morning and it was a complete FAIL, the oats took double the time to cook, and they definitely were not creamy, they were kind of chewy and tough.. maybe I did something wrong
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