Hummus Melts

Mm mm hummus. And spinach. And cheese. Ok, everything about this recipe is awesome.

Hummus Melts

I found this recipe on one of my favourite food blogs (neverhome)maker.com. You can find their original post here.

Time: 20 mins, tops?

Ingredients:
Splash of olive oil to saute
As many cloves of garlic as you like
A couple handfuls of fresh spinach per side of English muffin
1 full English muffin per person
Approx 1.5 tbsp hummus (plain or garlic) per side of  English muffin
Handful of shredded cheese to top each side of English muffin (mozzarella really is best, like their blog says)

How-to:
1. Toast the muffin(or muffins, believe me, you won't want to share) and heat oil on medium in pan.
2. Saute garlic and spinach in pan until it smells amazing and remember to leave the heat pretty low because burnt garlic smells the opposite of amazing.
3. Spread hummus on toasted English muffin
4. Turn on broiler
5. Top hummus with sauted spinach and shredded cheese.
6. Broil until cheese is browned on top.
Let it cool and enjoy! Usually I'm bad for letting things cool because I really want to eat them but this one is really hot with the cheese and the spinach. Much more enjoyable if you have patience!

Snack size! 

SNACK IDEA: My mom and I love these, and we came up with some fun ways to serve these for parties or as appys.

A) follow steps 1-4 then cut the English muffins into strips before topping with spinach and cheese. Voila! Hummus melt fingers!

B) Haven't tried this yet but you could make fingers with panini bread cut into sticks too, to make them more evenly shaped.

C) My friend Sam told me she ran out of hummus and made it with a salsa we made over the weekend for tacos, sounds like an awesome alternative!

D) As part of my birthday morning breakfast (although these can be for any time of the day!) we made these on slider buns, those mini hamburger buns. Perfect individual size and easy to eat with your hands! Definitely a winner.


I'm sure these would be even better with homemade hummus, an adventure I will tackle another day.
Happy eating!

No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should

This poem, Desiderata by Max Ehrmann, is one of my favourites.

Someone posted my favourite line today and reminded me about it!

In times when I am confused about what I am doing, what I should decide, or those days I ponder life, this poem is a good grounder. I have my favourite line, the one in the post title, written on my mirror.

To those of you who haven't read it before, may it bring you come calm and reassurance like it does for me. For those who do know it, may reading it today make you smile!

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.