This past Christmas I took a trip to Israel. While I was there I tasted some of the most delicious foods! Everything was so fresh and made you feel healthy and energetic. I guess that’s a pretty sad commentary on my usual American dining practices. I try to maintain a healthy diet, but my sweet tooth just never seems to stop aching!

I have been a long-time fan of hummus, and have worked on my own recipe for quite some time. But, nothing can compare to the hummus I ate while in Israel. It was so light and creamy….uh, just thinking about it makes my mouth water! I have created some decent recipes for cilantro-lime hummus and red pepper hummus, but I seem to fall short every time I attempt to make a simple and plain hummus spread. When I stumbled across Alisa’s recipe it took everything within me not to go home and try it out immediately. Her addition of yogurt is (of course!) the perfect ingredient to achieve that light and creamy texture! Finally, a recipe to tide me over until my next trip to Israel! Alisa’s alias as The Meat and Potatoes Foodie is full of brilliant suggestions for even the most simple of dishes (check out her recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Toast).