Kirk and I were watching the Good Eats episode on Pantry Raid XIII, Destination Chickpea and we saw the recipe for Roasted Chickpeas. I have made roasted chickpeas (or Garbanzo Beans) before but had used canned beans - see here for my earlier tries: Roasted Rosemary Beans and Spicy Sesame Beans. In my tries before… Continue reading Roasted Chickpeas
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Artichoke Hummus
I saw a recipe for Artichoke Hummus in a Hungry Girl email and it picked my interest. I ended up changing the recipe a bit, to my liking (for example plain non-fat yogurt is considerably cheaper than buying plain non-fat Greek yogurt! and frozen artichokes have less sodium than canned ones) and as well used… Continue reading Artichoke Hummus
Choco-Nut Spread
My friend Cat had sent me a recipe for making a vegan chocolate spread using garbanzo beans (chickpeas) as the base. I tweaked the recipe a bit, it had called for 1 part peanut butter to 3 parts olive oil and I don't know...that just didn't sound appetizing to have the oil in it so… Continue reading Choco-Nut Spread
Fresh Applesauce
Being it is fall and apples are plentiful I made applesauce to go with dinner tonight. It only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish, so is an easy side dish. Fresh Applesauce Ingredients: 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped small 3/4 cup water 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Sugar to taste Directions: In… Continue reading Fresh Applesauce