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	True story: going to check out at the supermarket. I look for the "express line", which has a sign posted over it: "Fast lane - 10 or fewer items only". I see there are only two people in line there, so I get in line. Ask the lady in front of me if the lane actually ''is'' fast, and she replies, ''yes, if you have ten or less items''. She had a lot more than 10 items ... I assume she was being a smart-ass. So I went to the next lane over, which was a "normal" one, and got out before her.		True story: going to check out at the supermarket. I look for the "express line", which has a sign posted over it: "Fast lane - 10 or fewer items only". I see there are only two people in line there, so I get in line. Ask the lady in front of me if the lane actually ''is'' fast, and she replies, ''yes, if you have ten or less items''. She had a lot more than 10 items ... I assume she was being a smart-ass. So I went to the next lane over, which was a "normal" one, and got out before her.

−	I love {{wiki\|hummus}}, I really do. I use it instead of mayonnaise or other spreads. Paired with {{wiki\|zchug}}, it's a real meal. In the US I used to make my own, but when we made [[aliyah]], I preferred to be lazy and buy it. Nevertheless, it's not hard to make, and my family actually likes my recipe... so without further ado, here's the hummus I made today ''lichvod shabbat'':	+	I love {{wiki\|hummus}}, I really do. I use it instead of mayonnaise or other spreads. Paired with {{wiki\|zchug}}, it's a real meal. In the US I used to make my own, but when we made [[aliyah]], I preferred to be lazy and buy it. Nevertheless, it's not hard to make, and my family actually likes my recipe... so without further ado, [[Recipes/Hummus\|here's the hummus]] I made today ''lichvod shabbat''.

−	Put "some" uncooked (dry) {{wiki\|chickpeas}} in a pot (enough to cover the bottom of the pot, or more if you want more -- quantities are not too important). Rinse them, and cover with water so there is at least as much water above them as there are chickpeas. That is, if you have a 1cm layer of chickpeas, put in 2cm of water. Bring to a boil and cover the pot, turn off the heat and let them sit an hour, covered.

−	Get your food-processor out, and put the chickpeas in (do not get rid of the cooking water). Add a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of {{wiki\|cumin}}, juice of half a lemon, and enough of the cooking water so that when you turn on the food-processor, you end up with a moist coarse paste (not a soup, and not dry). Add a couple cloves of garlic, and some raw {{wiki\|tehina}} (to taste), as well as a few tablespoons of olive oil. Let the processor grind 'em up for a couple minutes, stopping every so often to push escaping chickpeas back into the soon-to-be-yummy mixture.
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−	Now is the critical step: correcting the flavor. Mix the mixture around with your spatula, and take a taste. Add: salt, garlic, lemon juice or tehina as you think the mixture needs. Is the mixture too thick? Add more cooking water. Too loose? Well, not much you can do about that! Why did you put so much water in, didn't I tell you to be careful?!? Anyway, now you have got the taste the way you want it, continue processing until the texture is how you want it. Remember, the mixture will thicken a bit as it sits; so better to be a little bit looser than you ultimately want it.
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−	~~Your homemade hummus will be coarser-grained than the commercial kind, but you won't have any unknown or unpronounceable ingredients in it. Enjoy!~~

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 Get your food-processor out, and put the chickpeas in (do not get rid of the cooking water).  Add a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of {{wiki|cumin}}, juice of half a lemon, and enough of the cooking water so that when you turn on the food-processor, you end up with a moist coarse paste (not a soup, and not dry).  Add a couple cloves of garlic, and some raw {{wiki|tehina}} (to taste), as well as a few tablespoons of olive oil.  Let the processor grind 'em up for a couple minutes, stopping every so often to push escaping chickpeas back into the soon-to-be-yummy mixture.
-Now is the critical step: correcting the flavor.  Mix the mixture around with your spatula, and take a taste.  Add: salt, garlic, or tehina  as you think the mixture needs.  Is the mixture too thick?  Add more cooking water.  Too loose?  Well, not much you can do about that!  Why did you put so much water in, didn't I tell you to be careful?!?  Anyway, now you have got the taste the way you want it, continue processing until the texture is how you want it.  Remember, the mixture will thicken a bit as it sits; so better to be a little bit looser than you ultimately want it.
+Now is the critical step: correcting the flavor.  Mix the mixture around with your spatula, and take a taste.  Add: salt, garlic, lemon juice or tehina  as you think the mixture needs.  Is the mixture too thick?  Add more cooking water.  Too loose?  Well, not much you can do about that!  Why did you put so much water in, didn't I tell you to be careful?!?  Anyway, now you have got the taste the way you want it, continue processing until the texture is how you want it.  Remember, the mixture will thicken a bit as it sits; so better to be a little bit looser than you ultimately want it.
 Your homemade hummus will be coarser-grained than the commercial kind, but you won't have any unknown or unpronounceable ingredients in it.  Enjoy!

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 I love {{wiki|hummus}}, I really do.  I use it instead of mayonnaise or other spreads.  Paired with {{wiki|zchug}}, it's a real meal.  In the US I used to make my own, but when we made [[aliyah]], I preferred to be lazy and buy it.  Nevertheless, it's not hard to make, and my family actually likes my recipe... so without further ado, here's the hummus I made today ''lichvod shabbat'':
-Put "some" {{wiki|chickpeas}} in a pot (enough to cover the bottom of the pot, or more if you want more -- quantities are not too important).  Rinse them, and cover with water so there is at least as much water above them as there are chickpeas.  That is, if you have a 1cm layer of chickpeas, put in 2cm of water.  Bring to a boil and cover the pot, turn off the heat and let them sit an hour, covered.
+Put "some" uncooked (dry) {{wiki|chickpeas}} in a pot (enough to cover the bottom of the pot, or more if you want more -- quantities are not too important).  Rinse them, and cover with water so there is at least as much water above them as there are chickpeas.  That is, if you have a 1cm layer of chickpeas, put in 2cm of water.  Bring to a boil and cover the pot, turn off the heat and let them sit an hour, covered.
 Get your food-processor out, and put the chickpeas in (do not get rid of the cooking water).  Add a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of {{wiki|cumin}}, juice of half a lemon, and enough of the cooking water so that when you turn on the food-processor, you end up with a moist coarse paste (not a soup, and not dry).  Add a couple cloves of garlic, and some raw {{wiki|tehina}} (to taste), as well as a few tablespoons of olive oil.  Let the processor grind 'em up for a couple minutes, stopping every so often to push escaping chickpeas back into the soon-to-be-yummy mixture.

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	True story: going to check out at the supermarket. I look for the "express line", which has a sign posted over it: "Fast lane - 10 or fewer items only". I see there are only two people in line there, so I get in line. Ask the lady in front of me if the lane actually ''is'' fast, and she replies, ''yes, if you have ten or less items''. She had a lot more than 10 items ... I assume she was being a smart-ass. So I went to the next lane over, which was a "normal" one, and got out before her.		True story: going to check out at the supermarket. I look for the "express line", which has a sign posted over it: "Fast lane - 10 or fewer items only". I see there are only two people in line there, so I get in line. Ask the lady in front of me if the lane actually ''is'' fast, and she replies, ''yes, if you have ten or less items''. She had a lot more than 10 items ... I assume she was being a smart-ass. So I went to the next lane over, which was a "normal" one, and got out before her.
		+
		+	I love {{wiki\|hummus}}, I really do. I use it instead of mayonnaise or other spreads. Paired with {{wiki\|zchug}}, it's a real meal. In the US I used to make my own, but when we made [[aliyah]], I preferred to be lazy and buy it. Nevertheless, it's not hard to make, and my family actually likes my recipe... so without further ado, here's the hummus I made today ''lichvod shabbat'':
		+
		+	Put "some" {{wiki\|chickpeas}} in a pot (enough to cover the bottom of the pot, or more if you want more -- quantities are not too important). Rinse them, and cover with water so there is at least as much water above them as there are chickpeas. That is, if you have a 1cm layer of chickpeas, put in 2cm of water. Bring to a boil and cover the pot, turn off the heat and let them sit an hour, covered.
		+
		+	Get your food-processor out, and put the chickpeas in (do not get rid of the cooking water). Add a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of {{wiki\|cumin}}, juice of half a lemon, and enough of the cooking water so that when you turn on the food-processor, you end up with a moist coarse paste (not a soup, and not dry). Add a couple cloves of garlic, and some raw {{wiki\|tehina}} (to taste), as well as a few tablespoons of olive oil. Let the processor grind 'em up for a couple minutes, stopping every so often to push escaping chickpeas back into the soon-to-be-yummy mixture.
		+
		+	Now is the critical step: correcting the flavor. Mix the mixture around with your spatula, and take a taste. Add: salt, garlic, or tehina as you think the mixture needs. Is the mixture too thick? Add more cooking water. Too loose? Well, not much you can do about that! Why did you put so much water in, didn't I tell you to be careful?!? Anyway, now you have got the taste the way you want it, continue processing until the texture is how you want it. Remember, the mixture will thicken a bit as it sits; so better to be a little bit looser than you ultimately want it.
		+
		+	Your homemade hummus will be coarser-grained than the commercial kind, but you won't have any unknown or unpronounceable ingredients in it. Enjoy!
		+

	Until next week,<br>		Until next week,<br>

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 Since the Arab media thinks "human shield" is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY50cktUKbA something humorous], it's good to see an [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129468 eye for an eye] has literal meaning.  As does [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/19/Report_Plague_killing_al-Qaida_terrorists/UPI-88691232390982/ divine justice]!  Doubtless they'll blame the Mossad.
 ::A cowboy, an Indian, and an Ay-rab were sitting in a bar.
 ::The Indian said: "Once upon a time, my people were very many; today we are very few".
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 The USA got a new president this week, but I didn't see any miracles from [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mzg2N2E5YTRhNmNjMTlmZTc4YjdmMGE4MWQ0MjU0NGQ= Saint Obama] just yet.  Maybe I'm naive, but I find it difficult to understand how he intends to [http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2008/11/07/will-obamas-stimulus-plan-work.aspx fund his programs].  Oh, and if you were working for the evil Microsoft (which despite ''many'' years of record-breaking profits, just let 5,000 employees go) you [http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/2009/01/22/the_pink_slip_special_deals_fo.html might consider the pink-slip special].  "Boo, hiss!" to Microsoft.
 Until next week,<br>

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-In a stroke of true idiocy , our feckless leaders unilaterally [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLI52680720090118 declared a cease-fire].  Of course, the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232100172625&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull immediate response] was all too predictable.  The bizarre rantings of [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/159557 Hizbullah] make me wonder how much hashish they've been smoking.
+In a stroke of true idiocy , our feckless leaders unilaterally [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLI52680720090118 declared a cease-fire].  Of course, the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232100172625&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull immediate response] was all too predictable.  Hizbullah's bizarre rantings [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/159557 about war casualties] make me wonder how much hashish they've been smoking.
-We seem to misunderstand our enemies' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292907998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull concepts of mercy].  It is incredible to me that we could possibly misunderstand them, when they [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=19070&only make it explicitly clear] what they think.  Are we really so stupid?  Given that the Israeli courts are allowing the Arab parties [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129551 to run after all], I think the answer is "yes"...
+For some reason, we seem to misunderstand our enemies' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292907998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull concepts of mercy].  It is incredible to me that we could possibly misunderstand them, when they [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=19070&only make it explicitly clear] what they think.  Are we really so stupid?  Given that the Israeli courts are allowing the Arab parties (banned last week by the Central Election Committee) [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129551 to run after all], I think the answer is "yes"...
-With the Arab media thinking of "human shield" as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY50cktUKbA something humorous], it's good to see an [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129468 eye for an eye] has literal meaning.  As does [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/19/Report_Plague_killing_al-Qaida_terrorists/UPI-88691232390982/ divine justice]!
+Since the Arab media thinks "human shield" is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY50cktUKbA something humorous], it's good to see an [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129468 eye for an eye] has literal meaning.  As does [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/19/Report_Plague_killing_al-Qaida_terrorists/UPI-88691232390982/ divine justice]!  Doubtless they'll blame the Mossad.
 ::A cowboy, an Indian, and an Ay-rab were sitting in a bar.
 ::The Indian said: "Once upon a time, my people were very many; today we are very few".
 ::The Ay-rab said: "Walla, once my beoble were very few, today we are very many".
-::The cowboy said: "Yup, that's 'cos we ain't played cowboys and Arabs yet".
+::The cowboy said: "Yup, that's 'cos we ain't played cowboys and Ay-rabs yet".
 Until next week,<br>

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-In a stroke of [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232100172625&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull true idiocy], our feckless leaders unilaterally "ceased-fire".  Of course, the [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLI52680720090118 immediate response] was all too predictable.  The bizarre rantings of [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/159557 Hizbullah] make me wonder how much hashish they've been smoking.
+In a stroke of true idiocy , our feckless leaders unilaterally [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLI52680720090118 declared a cease-fire].  Of course, the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232100172625&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull immediate response] was all too predictable.  The bizarre rantings of [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/159557 Hizbullah] make me wonder how much hashish they've been smoking.
-Of course, we tend to misunderstand our enemies' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292907998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull concepts of mercy].  It is incredible to me we misunderstand them, when they [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=19070&only make it explicitly clear] what they think.  Are we really so stupid?
+We seem to misunderstand our enemies' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292907998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull concepts of mercy].  It is incredible to me that we could possibly misunderstand them, when they [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=19070&only make it explicitly clear] what they think.  Are we really so stupid?  Given that the Israeli courts are allowing the Arab parties [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129551 to run after all], I think the answer is "yes"...
 * It's so [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY50cktUKbA funny] to be a human shield!
 * [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129468 true justice]

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 Hi again!
 * Arab parties [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129551 can run] after all
 * It's so [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY50cktUKbA funny] to be a human shield!
 * [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129468 true justice]
 * [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/19/Report_Plague_killing_al-Qaida_terrorists/UPI-88691232390982/ divine justice]
 Tasteless but funny: