Recipe #5 Homos (Hummus) Wilmington Style

2 cans of organic chick peas (garbanzo beans) drained, save water
6 TBS Tahini
1 TBS Pine Nuts

6 TBS Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup of Water
1/2 Cup of Water from Beans
10 Pitted Large Black Olives


6 TBS Minced Garlic
1 TBS Ginger Powder (or 1/4 TBS of Minced Ginger or Ginger Paste)

3 Tsp Kosher Salt
2 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Paprika
1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
2 Tsp Olive Oil
1 Tsp Ground White Pepper
1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 Tsp Curry Powder

Blend on Low until Beans are to a mince, then blend on high until well blended, don't overblend. Stir after 10 seconds if not mixing well. Re Blend.

Pour into Several Bowls, Garnish with Paprika, a sliced Olive and Pine Nuts.



Yields: 1 Blender full of delicious tasting, healthy, yummy Homos (Wilmington Style, kicked up a knotch, perfectly paired with Recipe #4 Mangoritos)

Recipe #4: Mangoritos

Mangoritos are an irresistable drink whenever you are in a Carribean state of mind, the drink fuzes the best properties of the popular mojito and mango daquiri.

Ingredients:
Mango (Peeled and pit removed)
Lime (halved)
Small Handful of washed mint (muddled)
1 Sprig of Mint
2 oz. of pure platinum white meyer's rum (other white rum's may be susbstituted)
1.5 oz of simple syrup (that's water with sugar dissolved to saturation, silly goose)
15 cubes of ice
Kosher Salt (Optional)

Combine, Ice, Mango pieces, Juice of Lime, Muddled Mint, Rum, and simple syrup in a blender.
Blend on High for 1 minute, until light and well blended.

Optional: Rub the rim of a glass with the rest of the lime, pour kosher salt into a salting ring, salt rim of glass

Pour drink into glass, garnish with sprig of mint

Enjoy,

Yields: 1 Mangorito