Last night, I decided to give hummus a shot.. and it turned out sooooo good!  And it's very good for you.
Hummus is fatty, but full of good fats!  Chickpeas and tahini are full of protein, and Omega 3 fatty acids.  It's great for preventing cholesterol build up and maintaining a healthy heart.
It's so good with veggies, on sandwiches as a replacement of mayo or cheese, and simply with crackers.

I made Roasted Red Pepper Hummus:

Bust out the food processor!

Ingredients:
2 cans of chickpeas
1/2 c. Tahini (found in the fancy olive area of your grocery store)
1/2 squeezed lemon
1 jar of Roasted red peppers (or you can roast them yourself)
1 small bunch of cilantro
A dash of chili powder

First, I put the cilantro in the food processor and chopped it all up finely.


Then, I simply added the drained chickpeas.  Once those were nicely mashed, I poured in the Tahini while food processor was still on.  I slowly added the whole jar of peppers.  Then, a little chili powder, or any spices that you prefer, really!  Squeeze that lemon in there for a finishing touch, and it's done!

Grab some crackers or anything of your choice, and enjoy.
I used these gluten-free brown rice and multi-seed crackers and it was phenomenal.

Last night Chase and I met with our Realtor for the first time!  He took us out to eat at Wildfire Seafood and Steaks, and it was delicious!  However..

--My first "No meat Wednesday" was cheated a little bit.. I was really going to try to just get a salad, but instead opted for Salmon...  Do you think that's bad?  Should I consider Salmon a meat?  Either way it was amazing.. and i'll just try better next week.

Anyways..  house hunting is ON!  We'll go look at a few next Tuesday, and I can't wait!  Our Realtor (Daniel is his name) seems to be very good at his job and was great at explaining some stuff to Chase and I.  Being first time home buyers, there's a LOT to know.  Since house hunting seems to start falling on Tuesdays, we're just going to start having Date Nights with Daniel for a little bit.. Haha!  They are FREE! :)

I'll stay updated on the house hunting.  I'm sure it will be quite the experience!

Plans for the weekend: I'm just going to clean and organize my house a bit, work out, and read.  Oh and Sunday is Rocko's 4th Birthday..  so we're meeting some four legged friends at the dog park to celebrate!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!