On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:50:14 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

> When I visited family in Israel this past Spring, one of my cousins told
> me to boil the drained canned chick peas in fresh water for 10 minutes.
> I did try it and the taste was a lot fresher.

So, did you try it and did it work??? Inquiring minds... especially
since I'm actually going to try this. I usually buy from Trader Joe's
but after getting one from Safeway, I understand what all the
negativity is all about.
>
> I make my hummous with lemon juice, garlic, tahini and a little olive
> oil with some salt and pepper. We keep the skins on the beans for fiber.

<scribbling furiously>

Clarifying: You use canned garbanzos and don't make your own tahini?

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Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.