Day: December 11, 2012

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Wrong Numbers

This evening, I got a call from the same area code as my cell phone, 701, which is Minot, ND. Experience told me two things. One, it was a wrong number. Two, if I didn’t answer and let the caller know they’d reached the wrong number, the phone would ring a couple more times.

So I answered, “Hello?”
“I want to talk to Jimmy.”
“I’m sorry, but you have the wrong number.”
“I need to talk to Jimmy! What’s Jimmy’s number?!”
“I have no idea. This is a wrong number.”
“Oh, sorry I bothered you.”

After a few similar calls, methinks my number is a digit or two off from that of a favourite Minot pharmaceutical peddler!

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I Found Good Hummus!!!

I don’t think it’s a secret that I love hummus. I can go through three, four, even five containers of the stuff a week.

I’m too lazy to make my own and commercial hummus generally isn’t great. There are a few Canadian brands I like, but I have never been able to find good hummus in the States. As for pita, forget it! Here, like in western Canada, I eat my hummus with Triscuit crackers or homemade pita.

Until today. Today, I found the best commercial hummus I have EVER tasted. Really, it’s a game changer. It’s so good I will never again be tempted to make my own!

I got the traditional type and except for the usual additives for freshness, these are the ingredients:

-dried, not canned, chickpeas for an authentic taste

-tahini

-canola oil

-sea salt

-garlic

And it comes topped with what you’d expect hummus to be topped with, including sumac and zaatar!

I’ve had hummus prepared by a Lebanese chef and this hummus is at least as good as that one was.

What brand is this miracle spread? Marketfresh, which is a Walmart brand!

Walmart houses me and clothes me and now feeds me. I guess that makes it home! 😀