Hummus Three Ways - Guest post by Sara Dawkins

Hi Friends, here are some awesome hummus recipes from Sara Dawkins, just in time for Thanksgiving.

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Hummus Three Ways

This holiday season you don’t have to worry about gaining that unwanted 5 pounds from all the yummy and delicious snacks. Here is a healthier option to snack on between holiday meals. Here is the basic recipe for homemade hummus; it’s best paired with pita chips, carrots and celery. You may want to try all three and be sure to make a double batch for larger groups:

• 1 can of chickpeas
• 1 tablespoon of pressed garlic
• 1 lemon for juicing
• 1.5 tablespoon of tahini sauce
• 1 dash of preferred hot sauce
• Ground pepper and salt to taste

Open the can of chickpeas and drain most of the can but save a splash of juice for the recipe. Rinse the chickpeas and discard any loose shells. Combine chickpeas, garlic, and lemon juice then blend in a food processor until smooth. Then add just a dash of hot sauce and tahini sauce, blend until smooth again.

Herb and Olive Oil Hummus:

To achieve this flavorful hummus, follow the above steps and just add the following on top. First drizzle 1.2 tablespoon of olive oil on top. Then finely chop up your favorite herbs, rosemary, basil or dried oregano are popular tastes. You want about one large tablespoon of herbs to sprinkle on top of the hummus. This is a great hummus flavor before you serve a big, nice meal.

Avocado Hummus:

Find one soft small sized avocado and get rid of the pit. When working on this recipe you take out a handful of chickpeas before blending. The avocado will add more volume and make the hummus extra smooth. Add a tablespoon of sour cream and you are good to go. Blend and serve for early in the day snacks or brunch.

Roasted Red Pepper Humus:

This is the easiest hummus recipe of all three. All you need to do is buy a jar of roasted red peppers in oil. Depending on how you like the flavor start with one table spoon of drained red peppers and go from there. Roasted red pepper hummus is great for any time of the day and any meal.

Author Bio

Sara is an active nanny as well as an active freelance writer. She is a frequent contributor of http://www.nannypro.com/.

Guest post by Emily Roberts - Seven top tips on funding private medical treatment costs

Dear friends, this is a very  informative guest post from Emily Roberts, who is Tech writer from UK. She writes articles related to the Health and Finance. Thank you very much Emily for sending in such an useful article and giving us all these useful money-saving tips.

7 top tips on funding private medical treatment costs

In the present generation, all the prices of essentials are sky rocketing. Even the medical treatments also come under this category. Here are few choices which can be opted to fund costs of your medical treatment.

Savings:

It is a vital step which is must and has to be taken up by everyone. Savings is a safety guard which acts as a standby and won’t tend you to take debts or extra amounts in any emergencies. To secure your future it is must to save your earnings. Make a budget of monthly expenses and prioritise the essentials. Don’t spend for luxuries and don’t get attracted by excitements. Take wise decisions and stick to your plan.

Negotiate with the doctor:

If you are unable to make the whole payment at a time, then talk with your doctor and explain him about your financial situation. Request him for discounts as it assists you financial help to make the payment. Else ask him to divide the amount in instalments as it will reduce your burden top pay the bill at a time and also will be easier to repay it sooner.

Credit cards:

Though not all the credit cards will provide service medical aid but few will help to make the payment of hospital bills such as inpatient, prescription, blood units and so on. Credit cards will charge you a little extra amount to make the payments but supports you best in case of money shortage.

Medical loans:

You can take a medical loan to finance your treatment. There are few health advances which provide you the money required for lower interest-rate. Some of them will pay your medical bill on behalf of you which in turn you have to pay them later. But make sure to pay the recovery as not face any catastrophes.

Personal loan:

Though the personal loan is a time taking process, take a loan from private banks as they provide the amount in fewer days. But these banks cost a little high rate of interest when compared to traditional banks. This can be preferable when you are left with no other option and can able to bear the higher interest as well.

Health insurance:

Being secured under insurance will get you ample aids. Health insurance will help to pay your medical bills and few of them will make the payment of the whole amount that covered your treatment instead of you. So, it is recommendable to secure your life with a health insurance and others.

Health cards:

Health cards the assistances that are offered to you by the government. Not only for the regime treatments but also these cards help you even for private cures. These cards will fetch you ample benefits such as discounts of your payment, free check-ups and so on.

EMI schemes:

Many of the doctors provide health services on equated monthly instalments (EMI). Search for those and ensure whether the treatments offered can be trusted or not. Make the payment to doctor timely according to the agreement which you have taken up.

Short term loans:

Short-term loans or cash advances are the one the best choices which can be in the emergency situations as they provide you the money instantly. These are unsecured loans and won’t check your credit status to offer you the amount.

If you are unable to make the payment of recovery due to short of money, then take loans for bad debt that provide you with the required cash.

Author Bio:

Emily Roberts is a Tech writer from UK. She writes articles related to the Health and Finance. You can catch her @financeport