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About Me

* 2 cloves garlic—roughly chopped
* ¼ cup lemon juice
* ¼ cup water
* 14 oz (400g) canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)—rinsed and drained
* ½ cup tahini
* 1 teaspoon sea salt

Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth, scraping the sides occasionally.
Variations: If you like a spicier hummus, add a small red chili (chopped) or a pinch of cayenne pepper, or try a little cumin for a more exotic variation.
Tip: Prepare extra quantities of hummus—it can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 week and frozen for up to 3 months.

My Interests

Hi. I'm a photographer and a writer, but not much of a namedropper, so message me if you seek any elaboration on the below-listed listings.

Music:

For sure

Movies:

The kind from which I can pull obscure quotes that will make, like, one person in a room of 50 laugh. And it's always so worth it.

Television:

You gotta understand, m'am, I mostly watch the biblical channels.

Books:

Got a pile of unread to get through. Then a larger assortment of unread already shelved. Then I shall be happy.

My Blog

Y-Rock on XPN Playlist: 06.23.2008

4 p.m. Mates Of State "Now" Crystal Castles "Crimewave" Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby" Ted Leo & The Pharmacists "The Sons Of Cain" Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer "Can't Stand It"(ism) "Sacred Cows" C...
Posted by F-stop on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST

The insurgency began and you missed it

From the June 19 City Paper:Smooth Operator: JJ Tiziou Documents How Philly Moves - month no. 2 of my new photography column, Full Exposure, this one looking at a guy who has turned lively colorful ab...
Posted by F-stop on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:46:00 PST

Y-Rock on XPN Playlist: 06.16.2008

4 p.m.Talking Heads "The Great Curve"Nine Inch Nails "Discipline"Art Brut "Moving to L.A."Sea Wolf "You're A Wolf"The Distillers "Drain the Blood"Weezer "Troublemaker"Mudhoney "I'm Now"The Pixies "Dig...
Posted by F-stop on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:26:00 PST

Kittens who need a home

In case you haven't yet heard the story about my awesome nephew Jake and The Kitten Tree, he discovered these two guys living inside a hollowed out tree trunk near my parents' house.They need a home.W...
Posted by F-stop on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:42:00 PST

Tough to believe, but trust us

From this week's City Paper:Scary Monster music Pick - I broke my no-writing-about-friends'-bands rule, since one of my best friends and favorite Philly musicians is moving to L.A. I'm gonna miss Neal...
Posted by F-stop on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:50:00 PST

Y-Rock on XPN Playlist: 06.09.2008

4 p.m.The Arcade Fire "Intervention"Wilco "Glad It's Over"Vampire Weekend "A-Punk"Jem "They"We Are Scientists "After Hours"Foals "Balloons"The Cure "The Only One"The Swimmers "It's Time They Knew"The ...
Posted by F-stop on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:30:00 PST

There will be lemonade

Recent CP scribblings:June 5One Track Mind: The Chimeras "My Dear Mahommed"Alex's Lemonade Stand Benefit (feat. The Cobbs, Dark Horse and the Carousels, It's a King Thing) Music PickM83 Soundadvice bl...
Posted by F-stop on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:39:00 PST

Y-Rock on XPN Playlist: 06.02.2008

Been gone for a few weeks, so I had to make up for it with a lot of awesome.4 p.m.Ride "Leave Them All Behind"Albert Hammond Jr. "GfC"Spoon "Don't You Evah"The Ting Tings "Shut Up And Let Me Go"The No...
Posted by F-stop on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:06:00 PST

Nothing to do with land-line telephones

Lordy I had a busy week!All of the following ran in the May 15 City Paper:Full Exposure: "Parsing Ansel" - The first installment of a new project I'm very excited about...a monthly photography column....
Posted by F-stop on Thu, 15 May 2008 07:06:00 PST

A smackdown or some

El-P / Dizzee Rascal / Busdriver music pick- City Paper, May 8...a solid triple  hiphop, happening tonight. Check it out if you're around! Apocolyptica- City Paper, May 1...chamber trash. Awesome...
Posted by F-stop on Fri, 09 May 2008 12:55:00 PST