Christmas planning + Sweet Potato Hummus

Hello :) How's everyone doing on this Christmas Eve? It's pretty crazy that Christmas is tomorrow isn't it!? I've been planning/preparing some things to make tomorrow, as we're spending the day tomorrow at home eating yummy food then seeing extended family over boxing day. Food-wise tomorrow I'm making Lemon and Ricotta pancakes for a late brunch served with plenty of fresh berries a nice pot of tea. For lunch we're having pesto pasta with ricotta and parmesan and a roasted cauliflower salad (found here - don't judge me!) and for dinner we're not entirely sure but judging from all the food I'll be eating during the day, I might be fine with some fresh mango and nectarines! So yummy this time of year.

And this morning I went to the local Deli to buy all the cheeses for tomorrow. Parmasen for the pasta, ricotta for the pancakes and pasta and marinated pesto feta for the cauliflower salad. A very cheesy Christmas indeed, ha ha...

Today I also made Sweet Potato hummus which is a twist on the classic hummus and the perfect dip to take to Christmas/New Years celebrations! I got the idea from Sarah of the lovely blog My New Roots and you can find the recipe here. I basically just used a hummus recipe I always used and added the cooked chunks of sweet potato into the blender too. Here's the basic hummus recipe I used from Karen Fischer's book 'The Healthy Skin Diet':

Recipe: Hummus Dip

Ingredients:

- 400g canned chickpeas

- 3 cloves garlic, minced

- 5 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste) 

- 2 lemons, juiced

- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (or flaxseed oil)

sea salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Blend all ingredients!

So here's my sweet potato hummus. This recipe is according to taste, so add more or less of whatever. On Sarah's blog she suggests adding a teaspoon of ground cumin and caynenne pepper which tastes great, giving the dip an extra kick! 

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful and very Merry Christmas!!! And remember, everything in moderation ;)

Hannah x