Food isn’t meant to be perfect, it is meant to be shared.......
This is our personal journey about our love affair with life and good food. We started cooking in a small 20 sq. ft. kitchen in San Francisco. We had one small stove, one counter top, and one cupboard. We are all grown up now, as we moved into a bigger kitchen in 2010. More room to make a bigger mess, there is a big stove, lots of cupboards, and even a pantry. We don't want to change our old habits; we want to share with YOU how we still live small but eat big.
My name is Denise. I confess, I love food. I love everything about food, in fact, the first thing on my mind when I crawl out of bed, besides that first cup of coffee, is what we will be sharing at the table later that day. My partner is Laudalino. He is an eater; rather he devours. Neither of us are in the food business. We own a company that specializes in webcasting and video production.
We met 10 years ago, when he was a starving bachelor who longed for his mother’s home-cooked Portuguese meals. They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach; I like to think I got to his heart through many means, cooking just happened to be one of them. He loves my cooking so much that he thinks we only need to eat at Chez Us.
We both feel that food is meant to be shared and enjoyed. Nothing fancy but rather comfortable, food that makes you want to pull up a chair and linger at the time. We do tend to cook seasonally with what is fresh and available. Don't get us wrong, we still have may guilty pleasures such as French cheeses, Portuguese fried cod and wine from other countries. Entertaining our friends is a favorite past-time as there really isn't anything more special then breaking bread together.
If you can’t find us in the kitchen just look out the back door, and you may find us anywhere in the great outdoors, either camping (good food will be included), biking or climbing some of the high peaks. Our passions are traveling to far away lands, submerging ourselves in the culture and of course eating! We also love to spend time behind a video and/or camera making memories last forever.
We hope you will join us on our culinary capers as we share the food we love to cook with you. Pull up a chair, and stay awhile.
22 comments
Hi, we imagine it would. You may have to add a little more water. Give it a whirl and let us know!
Would this work with a blender instead of a food processor?
love garlic, love hummus–sounds like a perfect combo, can’t wait to try it out!
wow – I have tahini, chickpeas and everything here to make hummous, but now I’m gonna hve to go to the shops to get a head of garlic and make it roasted garlic hummus! YUM!
Simple, aromatic and delicious.
It’s just perfect
how much does the recipe yield? I love hummus, but 1/2 cup of olive oil sounds a bit daunting…
i love garlic & this is such a great recipe
Jeff – the nice thing about roasting the garlic, it mellows it out without killing the flavor. Be careful, there may be a vampire lurking over your shoulder right as you take a bite!
Hi Cristina,
Thanks for the comment. I just checked the recipe box and was not having any problems. What browser are you using? If you can email me directly, I can try to help you out. Thanks! denise@chezus.com
I’m a sucker for good hummus… roasted garlic sounds wonderful in hummus… yum!
Just came across your blog and I think it is wonderful. This hummus is already on my to-do list.
I would really like to spend more time on your website checking other recipes… so I have to ask… Am I the only one having difficulties acessing your recipe box? (i.e. once open, categories vanish before I even get a chance to read them) Opening a category is a challenge. Am I doing something wrong?
Just wondering why such a nice blog can not have a better way to access older recipes?!
Now that’s a hummus with some powerful flavour! I believe I could kill a vampire 10 blocks away if I ate some of this! Great recipe!
Thanks Rosa. It was fabulous, in fact, I should whip up another batch for lunch this week.
Thanks Carrie. What are some of your favorite dishes to use roasted garlic in?
Christy, we are right there with you. Big garlic lovers. In fact I have a feeling it goes into almost everything savory that we make.
Thanks Josh. Completely agree; roasted garlic shines through on many dishes, hummus being one of them. More roasted garlic recipes to come.
Could not agree more. We are HUGE hummus eaters.
Great classic recipe. Love hummus!
Wonderful picture! I also love roasted garlic and it really shines through in hummus. All best — Josh
I love roasted garlic (well any garlic) and this sounds like a great way to use it. Thanks.
Looks AMAZING! I love roasted garlic and use it a all the time. I roast a bunch all at once and mash it all up and keep it the fridge so I can cook with it all week.
I probably have the worst breath ever…. There is allot of Garlic going on in my dishes!
That sounds and looks fabulous! The roasted garlic add a great dimension to hummus.
Cheers,
Rosa