Hummus followed by Paella

When my Mother and I were in Woolworths buying provisions, they had a special offer; $3 for everything that you can fit into a plastic bag from the fruit and veg trolley. Apparently it happens once a day and we were fortunate enough to be there. My Grandparents like to have a nibble before dinner (?!), so today hummus was on the menu. I think I added too much tahini, so to balance it, I added an extra can of chickpeas. All was going well until I added the required 3 cloves of garlic. possibly the recipe intended them to be smaller than mine - so to balance the garlic I added ANOTHER can of chickpeas!! It was still very garlicky, but edible when accompanied with Turkish flat bread and celery (from the special offer bag at Woolworths!).
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/5103/hummus

 Ratings:
Taste: 8
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 4

When the recipe says it serves 8-10 people, they really need to say how massive the helping is! My Mother always makes enough food to feed an army but last night it was my turn. Paella for dinner for 7 people and who'd have guessed it, lunch for 6, two days later! The preparation for the paella took longer than the cooking. I started out using the wok and found that it wouldn't be big enough. Time for a paella pan to add to the kitchen equipment! The recipe instructed me how to clean and de-beard the mussels - what joy! they were already pre-prepared and even par cooked! Equally, I didn't have to de-vein the prawns, lucky me! I learnt again that I need to stay organised and be prepared in advance if I am going to cook things last minute. The time guidelines of an hour for preparation and 45mins to cook are pretty accurate. Served with a simple green salad.
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2452/paella

Ratings:
Taste: 9.5
Appearance: 10
Difficulty: 7