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Quick and easy chickpea dish

I joked recently that I’ve been eating so many chickpeas I’m going to soon turn into one.  But hey, what can I say, I like them!
Recently I discovered this recipe from Nigella Lawson, which takes all of 5 minutes to make, is delicious, and easy to pair with fish, seafood, or simply a nice soft [...]


Hummus and Pita Chips

With a huge bag of chickpeas in the house, of course I needed to make some hummus! In fact, I think for a lot of people, hummus is almost synonymous with chickpeas.
My recipes are really simple. I took the hummus one from the Fresh cookbook, and then modified it a bit to suit [...]


The tasty chickpea

Over the last short while we’ve been on a bit of a chickpea kick. Not only are they nutritious and versatile, they also have a fun name. Chickpeas, or Chickie Peas as my mom calls them, or GarBANzo beans.
Knowing it is much cheaper to buy beans dried instead of canned, I picked up a [...]


Another delicious fall selection: Curried red lentil and swiss chard stew with chickpeas

This particular recipe came from Bon Appétit’s 2005 December issue. We’d made it once before and decided it would be a good treat this past week, when temperatures finally dipped below -10C here in the Ottawa region.
The dish is vegan (if you leave out the yogurt topping) and quite healthy, but don’t let that [...]