Could a dish cause war? I would say hummous can. Almost everyone I meet brag  to have the original recipe or claim hummous as a native dish. Well, allow me to join the crowd. I use the same recipe that my mom used. My mom would place the dry garbanzo beans in large bowl and cover [...]

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Bulgur and Garbanzo Beans Pilaf 6       tablespoons olive oil 1       medium onion, chopped 1       16-ounce can diced tomato with juice 2       cups water 1        cup cooked garbanzo beans 1 1/2  cup coarse bulgur wheat #3 salt and pepper to taste -In heavy pot, heat the olive oil.  Saute the onion in the olive oil until [...]

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Garbanzo Beans-also known as Chick Peas-originated in the Middle East.  They were first cultivated in about 3000 B.C.  in the Mediterranean area.  They spread to India and to Africa from there.  They were very popular with the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans.  Of course, explorers spread the beans around the world as they traveled [...]

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