Wrap it up

Packing a lunch has never been a strong suit in my cooking adventures.  PB&J anyone?  Lately I have been trying to get more creative.  It's really easy to just pack the leftovers of last night's pasta dish, but try sticking a fork into a Ziploc plastic bowl while driving and tell me how you do, or so says my boyfriend. The wrap has become my go to for his lunches lately.  It is the less "bready" version of the sandwich and is easy to eat in times when multitasking is necessary.  I feel like I can be quite a bit more creative with the wrap than I can with a sandwich on plain bread.  I made a homemade hummus (recipe to follow),  threw a salad together and cut up some chicken, put everything on the wrap and ta-da! 


Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

1 red bell pepper
1 can garbanzo beans
2-3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp toasted pine nuts
Pink Himalayan salt (to taste)
2 Tbsp parsley
2 Tbsp tahini
2Tbsp olive oil

Start by roasting the bell pepper in the oven.  Preheat oven to 425. Place pepper on a baking sheet and turn every 5 or so minutes for 30 minutes.  Once the pepper is done roasting, place in a plastic tupperware dish with the lid on for 10 minutes. This allows for the moisture to collect making it easier to remove the skin from the pepper. Remove the stem from the pepper and then the seeds from the inside.  Note: do not rinse the pepper under water as it will take away the smoky flavor. 

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth in texture.  Add salt to taste as needed. 

Now slather that hummus as the base on a wrap, for snacking with vegetables or my new favorite, edamame crackers from Trader Joe's.

So here I go...

For the last few years I have grown to be obsessed with blogs.  Finding out all the latest and greatest recipes, what's new in the fashion world, and how mommies are raising their children.  I have thought about blogging, but about what? I guess the possibilities are truly endless, but I felt that I would just be another blogger in the sea of blogs; and just might be. But I'll give it a try and have fun with it, and if it turns out to be just a personal journal of my daily cooking and health tips, so be it.