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I'd long ago sworn off any hummus I didn't make myself, as I found the store-bought stuff to be universally disappointing (and I live 40 miles from the nearest authentic point of purchase), but then I had some Sabra at a party, and not long after that it showed up in my grocery store. I've purchased it a few times.

It's nice to have a fall-back option for hummus, for those weeks when I'm exhausted and can't even muster up the energy to plan a menu for the week, much less cook. Whole grain English muffin with hummus and tomato for breakfast, crudite and hummus for lunch. That's ten meals taken care of for the week. Awesome.

We made these every year when I was a kid, without the sesame seeds. We put green food color in the marshmallow, and dotted them with red hots for holly berries. And we buttered our hands, first. :)

I might make a quick batch of these, now. I hadn't thought of them in years.

I cook for the entire week on Sundays. Today I made a batch of granola for breakfasts, a bowl of pasta salad for lunches, and a pot of refriend bean soup for dinners.

I divided them all into five portions, packaged them up, and stored them away.

The granola will be eaten with Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries. The pasta salad was made into bento boxes with kumquats and dried dates. The soup will require only a heating, a bit of sour cream and cheese, and some sliced avocado.

Not that it would have helped your experience much, but to me "hand torn" means "did not come out of a plastic bag, pre-chopped and rinsed in pool water." I would normally consider that a plus.

I have a very small apartment, and I use my egg cooker like crazy in the summer. I can boil eggs for a week's worth of lunches without heating up my entire apartment with a boiling pot of water.