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I genuinely think I might be aging pre-maturely. Basically I’m the female Jack. Anyone else remember that movie? This post solidified my belief that I am aging and my memory is going. Let’s recap…
I tried a great pistachio hummus at a restaurant in NYC but myself and my friends agreed it could be better. So I made it my mission to recreate it at home. I went and picked up the ingredients, asked you guys on Facebook what you like with hummus, made the dish, photographed it and even wrote the post. Then as I was reading over the post it hit me, we were at a Mexican restaurant, why in the world would they be serving hummus?
Only then did it occur to me that we tried pistachio guacamole and not pistachio hummus…whomp whomp.
More proof that I am aging:
-I consistently complain that some body part is hurting me.
-I am up all night. Does it make sense that I associate old age with insomnia?
-I get excited when parties call for an early start time so I can get to bed earlier (not that I sleep…)
-I watch The Good Wife…such a Mom show.
-Hot flashes. Enough said.
SIMILAR: Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus
The list could go on, but until I’m in a diaper I’m still in the clear, right? Well if my premature aging results in pistachio hummus instead of pistachio guac, then I guess things ain’t so bad. The day I start posting ground beef oatmeal is probably when you should seek some help for me. Until then, enjoy the hummus!
Pistachio Hummus
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup raw shelled pistachios + ¼ cup chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup water (divided)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor add 1/2 cup pistachios, olive oil and half of water. Process until a paste is formed.
- Add in chickpeas, garlic cloves, lemon juice and remainder of water. Process until hummus consistency is reached. Add more water if thinner consistency desired.
- Stir in 1/4 cup of chopped pistachios and salt and pepper.
- Serve with veggies or chips of choice.
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Yummy for the recipe, regarding the aging, I’m your friend! I even believe I’m an old woman trapped in young body. I’m not your hang-out ebery day type of girl, I enjoy watching movies at home more than many other things. I’m always concerned with safety, and are you ok? Say what??? I’m old!! Period.
This sounds amazingly delicious!!
MMM love me some hummus. Also love me an early party start time aaaaand one of my body parts IS always hurting. We’re oldies but goodies.
Mmm pistachios. I’m not a fan of plain hummus, so I like the extra flavor! I’m also aging. I’m the first one at any party so I can be the first one to leave, so I totally understand.
Yes, yes, yes, I love pistachios, and I love hummus. This will be a big win in my house!
Well I’m glad the memory loss thing is not just me!! But I think your body was just craving some nutrient in chickpeas and that’s why it led you down the road to hummus-ville. It’s a good road to be on.
Haha I feel the same way! I feel like such a grandma sometimes, especially on Friday nights when I’m exhausted from the week and just want to go to bed at 9 pm. I don’t understand how people have the energy to go out on Friday nights! Also, I like prunes. Enough said.
Hummus, guacamole, I mean, they’re both delicious dips, I say close enough. 🙂 I don’t think I feel my age, and by that I mean I feel much older and much younger at the same time. You know, like a childish elderly woman. I’ll be 29 in just over a month which is almost 30 which seems like mature adult time, which I’m really not. But I also frequently fall asleep on the couch around 8pm, get tipsy on a single drink, and have a skeleton that creaks and crack with pretty much every move I make despite all the yoga and exercise and whatnot (and I say things like “whatnot”).
YUM! This looks amazing. I love, love, love pistachio’s. Ha ha, I think you’re being way too hard on yourself! I have to say though, in my late 20’s my memory has changed! I don’t have a memory like an elephant anymore. I’m just convinced though that it’s because as we get older we have so much more to remember, and there’s only so much room in our brains! I’m sure the rest of the stuff that we have forgotten is just filed neatly away in an archiving cabinet at the back of our heads =o)
Is it craycray that I linked a commenter on my blog to your pistachio butter recipe just yesterday and you post this? She’ll probably be confused. Oh well. You and Alexis with the chickpeas…it’s like visual death. stop it.
My vision is going. Am I aging too? Marinating?