Garbanzo silliness

[serene]

So now and then in a hummus thread, someone will say that the way to
get really smooth hummus is to peel the garbanzos.

Yeah. As if.

Anyway, today I was stressing about getting all the housework and
cooking done in time for sogwife's surprise birthday party. The
garbanzos were done cooking and I noticed that maybe thirty of the
peels had come off and were floating on top of the cooked beans.

Suddenly, in a blinding flash of enlightenment (ha!), I decided that
the way to unstress about the time/work/cooking thing would be to step
back, sit down, and take a half hour to peel garbanzos.

So I did.

It did indeed take a half hour, it was pleasant and meditative work,
and it did indeed make the smoothest hummus I've ever made. If I ever
feel like I have the time to spare, I'll probably do it again.

I'm amused that the pile of peels was almost as big as the pile of
peeled beans. See?
http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/00034rp9/g5