The Virtues of Winter Break
Syracuse without any class-teaching or taking requirements has been splendid. Time in the lab has been restricted to beetle care and sorting (they look positively otherwolrdly under a fluorescent microscope) to the benefit of time for reading, thinking and cooking from home. And playing Grand Theft Auto IV.
I was inspired to make hummus by a guest who brought her homemade version to our cocktail party last month. I turned to my most-trusted vegetarian cooking source at 101cookbooks and found a recipe for Hummus with Green Goo, which I made with cilantro instead of parsley. First off, the name does not do it justice. I might rewrite it along the lines of "Fantastically Creamy Hummus with a Mind-Blowing Cilantro Swirl". I may never buy hummus from the store again. Well, laziness will probably cause me to revert to my old hummus-procurement behavior, but at least I'll know what I'm missing.
