I am hoping that Wednesday was our last really hot day of the season. I am well-known in my household for saying repeatedly, Do you think it’s over? Is this the last day? all through September. Our son got married on October 1 and it was 95F for the outdoor ceremony so hoping that August 30 is the last hot day is just wishful thinking!

I made the tabbouleh in the food processor and used my mini processor for finely chopping up the garlic, stems, and tomatoes. It is the first time I used the larger parsley stems and it came out fine. I think I will continue using the stems. It always seems a shame to throw out half of each bunch.

Our hummus was flavored with garlic and sprinkled with sumac. John used pita for scooping up his hummus but I had to go with tortilla chips due to my gluten intolerance problem.

Well, maybe it’s the last time for our hummus dinner until next summer (but probably not.)