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Quick and easy chickpea dish

Filed in cooking, June 27, 2008, 9:29 pm by ,

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 [...]

Hummus and Pita Chips

Filed in cooking, June 19, 2008, 3:00 pm by , ,

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 my [...]

The tasty chickpea

Filed in cooking, June 16, 2008, 9:57 pm by ,

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

Filed in cooking,Ottawa, December 10, 2006, 7:12 pm by , , , ,

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 [...]