news from the tasting

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the beer tasting on Tuesday night! It was a success, in my opinion, and I think--I hope--everyone had fun.
Anyway, I just wanted to share two recipes from the evening. I'm glad that the black bean hummus I made was a hit, and Kenny's "Cracked out Crackers" are probably the best thing ever, and they're both super easy recipes. So here ya go.


Kat's Black Bean Hummus

• 1 15oz can each chickpeas & black beans
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 Tbsp dried parsley
• 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro

Process spices, garlic, olive oil, & lemon juice as finely as possible. Then add beans a little at a time. Don't rinse the beans, or your hummus will be too dry. In fact, I'd save some of the water in the cans in case it's too dry anyway. That way, you can make it the exact texture you like.


Kenny's "Cracked out Crackers"

• 1 1/3 c canola oil
• 1 pkg dry ranch (1 oz)
• 2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 sleeves saltine crackers

Put all ingredients except crackers into a 2 gallon ziplock bag and shake until fully mixed. Then add all four sleeves crackers to the bag and shake gently until fully coated. Let sit in the bag for two hours or so. When you take the crackers out of the bag, they should be pretty much dry. Just throw them in whatever serving tray you'd like.
Yep. I know. No baking. It's crazy. But it's true.