For this edition of Making Meals, I made hummus. Like most humans, I’ve always liked hummus but never knew quite how it was made. Turns out it was extremely simple. To learn the ropes I referenced this recipe from Gimmie Some Oven. Along with other cultures, Lebanese runs in the Michael family and I grew up enjoying lamb and pine nuts in lots of stuff. As an ode to thy roots, I topped it off with what’s called the “hashweh”, a Lebanese stuffing. To make your hummus, you’ll need a food processor and the following ingredients.
Here are the ingredients I used:
Hummus:
1 CAN Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
⅓ CUP Tahini
2 TABLESPOONS Olive Oil
4 TABLESPOONS Water
1 TEASPOON Cumin
1 TEASPOON Salt
2 or 3 CLOVES Garlic
Juice of 1 Lemon
Hashweh topping:
Ground Lamb
Diced Onion
Pine Nuts
Parsley
Here’s the Hummus recipe:
Blend up these first 7 seven ingredients: (⅓ CUP Tahini, 2 TABLESPOONS Olive Oil, 4 TABLESPOONS Water, 1 TEASPOON Cumin, 1 TEASPOON Salt, 2 or 3 CLOVES Garlic, Juice of 1 Lemon)
Add chickpeas. Blend for 4 minutes.
And, ya done!
For the Hashweh:
Sautee the ground lamb in lemon and olive oil.
Add onions and pine nuts until everything is golden and browned.
Top hummus with hashweh, olive oil drizzle, and parsley. And ya done!
During my trip to India, I picked up this lovely red garb from a wonderful store called FabIndia. While I don’t think they dress like this in Lebanon, it’s always fun to wear this thing. Plus it was Halloween — made for a great costume later in the evening. For the edit, I was able to spend some extra time on the graphics. I particularly like how these text lines animate in, it’s something I want to get a little more proficient with as I keep going.
For the Instagram cut, I probably could have made it a bit shorter. But here it is, coming in at about 45 seconds. I edited both cuts in Premiere Pro and used some funky music from Epidemic Sound. (That’s my referral link.)
Here are my rough storyboards. Still suck at drawing. But it helps!
To put another dent in my surplus of garbanzo beans, I whipped up another Hummus dish and planned a photoshoot around it. Photography isn’t as fun for me as film, but I do like it and the practice feels good. Got four new photos up on my Shutterstock out of it, that was a win!
How much frikken’ time does it take me to do all this? There’s a certain amount of planning in the week beforehand and after a few hours of filming on Saturday, here is what my calendar looked like before the week ahead. I block out time for each step of the editing process. The blocks in light blue, (peacock as Google puts it) are the blocks for the Hummus Edit. Since I had some extra time during the week I was able to knock out a few of these earlier and move the calendar modules accordingly. Point is, it’s really helpful to give enough time and block out slots for individual steps in the process. Rough edit one day, adding music another day, graphics the next, then color. This strategy helps me avoid burn out and gives me time to review what I’ve made the day before. Having that space and time in between the steps opens up some mental clarity on my own work and allows for fresh eyes and thoughts. More time just makes everything better.
