When we do a BBQ, we do it right! My hubby has a 55 gallon drum smoker that was gifted to him from a family friend on his 30th birthday. It’s been put to excellent use, and this Summer, it’ll get used even more!

Shopping for everything we need is really easy and fairly inexpensive when we shop at our local Walmart. We find some great deals even without coupons! One of our favorite snacks to have handy at our BBQs is chips and hummus. Home made hummus… Sure we can buy the stuff already made, but what fun is that?

We are somewhat limited on ingredients out here, but we know how to work with what we have.

First, we use our Ninja blender *a lot* in this house. We use it for so many things, and making hummus is definitely one of them. We take a can of Great Value brand Chickpeas, drain them and then pour them into the Ninja jar. Next, pour in about 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil. From here, we just add whatever we want it to taste like. We use fresh minced garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnish with a piece of parsley or cilantro and sprinkle with some chili powder… It is awesome. We’ll serve it with some toasted pita bread, or just some Great Value brand corn tortilla chips!

Now that we have the appetizer out of the way.. We’ll have to think of something else we need for the 4th!!! I’ll be back with more ideas soon!

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