Cake Stands I made for project.
Drinking glasses and metal serving platter, are from Dollar tree.
I found a paper punch from Michaels.
I cut a circle from scrapbook paper and punched the outside to make the paper look like a doily.
A little spray paint from Home Depot.
SWEET little dessert stand.
Sweet Potato Hummus. I love anything with Sweet potato in it. I made this a while ago, but it's my favorite Hummus.
Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound sweet potatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 lrg lemon, juiced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 TB Olive Oil
3 tsp brown sugar
Zest of one orange
1 TB tahini*
Pita slices, toasted, or bagel chips
1 tsp crumbled feta
1 tsp toasted pistachios
*Tahini is a thick paste made of gound sesame seeds. I found mine at Harmons.
Prepartion:
Bake or microwave sweet potatoes until fully cooked. Allow the potatoes to cool, then remove the skins and discard them, retaining flesh.
Toast the cumin seeds on low heat, then crush by hand. (Seed's can be crushed by using a mortar and pestle or by smashing between a sauce pan and cutting board.
Add seeds and sweet potato to the food processor together with the lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, olive oil, brown sugar, orange zest and tahini. Blend until smooth and creamy (you may want to add more salt or sugar depending on the sweetness of the potatoes).
Serve hummus with toasted pita or bagel chips. Sprinkle with feta and toasted pistachios.
