Recipe Roundup: Protein-Packed Hummus Spreads

 Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are among the most widely produced and consumed legumes in the world. A staple in many different cuisines, they can be roasted and added to salads and curries, baked into hearty falafels, ground into gram flour, and, of course, blended into varieties of hummus.

Ottawa Lebanese Festival—A Scene of Cuisine

 The grounds of St. Elias Cathedral are busy this time of year—full of Lebanese festivalgoers eager to eat, enjoy music and have fun celebrating Middle Eastern culture. I went to the festival on an empty stomach so my first stop was the Tannis food tent. The tent had multiple line-ups