{"id":4542,"date":"2017-02-25T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2017-02-24T14:39:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T19:39:51","slug":"fast-and-loose-hummus-pita-pizzas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2017\/02\/fast-and-loose-hummus-pita-pizzas\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast and Loose: Hummus Pita Pizzas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some seasons seem like they&#8217;re about finishing the unfinished, about closing doors.<\/p>\n<p>I&nbsp;was looking around in the drafts portion of this blog when I came across these photos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And this is the perfect recipe to share with my young associates. It&#8217;s the kind of recipe that proves that you don&#8217;t have to spend hours in the kitchen in order to come up with a tasty meal to eat.<\/p>\n<p>But there is is a more important lesson here. This is a fridge meal. This is one of the meals where you repurpose the things that are hanging out in you fridge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Go ahead, preheat your oven. 350 degrees will work just fine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=4685\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4685\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummuspizzas11.gif?resize=367%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hummuspizzas1\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You pull out those mini pitas that you bought on a whim because they were so cute! And you put a bit of hummus on them, the hummus that you bought in a recent shopping while hungry incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=4686\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4686\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4686\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hummuspizzas21.gif?resize=500%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hummuspizzas2\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, you check your jars. Maybe there are olives. Maybe there are roasted red peppers. Maybe there are pepperoncini. Maybe a swipe of pesto. You spice up that hummus with what&#8217;s in those jars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=4687\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4687\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/hummuspizzas3.gif?resize=500%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hummuspizzas3\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then you assess your cheese situation. If you have some, sprinkle it on top of these mini pizzas. If you don&#8217;t, you move on to the next step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=4688\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4688\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4688\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/hummuspizzas4.gif?resize=367%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hummuspizzas4\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put these on a baking sheet and pop them into the oven. This won&#8217;t take long. You&#8217;re just trying to crisp up the pita and warm through the toppings. You&#8217;re on the lookout for browning bread and melting cheese. These should smell a little like toast.<\/p>\n<p>Pull them out of the oven, let them cool a little and there you have it: a meal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some seasons seem like they&#8217;re about finishing the unfinished, about closing doors. I&nbsp;was looking around in the drafts portion of this blog when I came across these photos.&nbsp; And this is the perfect recipe to share with my young associates. It&#8217;s the kind of recipe that proves that you don&#8217;t have to spend hours in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2017\/02\/fast-and-loose-hummus-pita-pizzas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fast and Loose: Hummus Pita Pizzas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Fast and Loose: Hummus Pita Pizzas http:\/\/wp.me\/p33KTw-1bg","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20],"tags":[787,789,108,786],"class_list":["post-4542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","tag-fast-and-loose","tag-hummus","tag-pizza","tag-young-associates","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p33KTw-1bg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5568,"url":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/hummus-obsession-week-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":4542,"position":0},"title":"Hummus Obsession: Week 2","author":"sherlonya","date":"May 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, I know that this interest in hummus isn't exactly fleeting.In the last week, I've picked up some hummus from Whole Foods. 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