Chickypoo17
That was my old screenname back in the AOL days. I thought of it because last night was all about chickpeas! I had never made beans before and I just eyeballed it this weekend. I ended up with massive amounts of chickpeas. Not wanting to waste them I:
Roasted them.
Which Lucy LOVED.
I got them ready to store in the freezer.
I peeled them to make hummus.
That brown thing is a lentil.
I made cilantro jalapeño hummus.
Trader Joes used to have this flavor and I LOVED it but they stopped carrying it. This is a good approximation but it’s not perfect. When the recipe is perfected, I promise to share.
I also ate some chickpeas!
That’s spinach with refried beans, chicken and pepper fajitas, avocado, roasted chickpeas, and hot sauce. I missed salsa but not too much. It was still DELISH. I wonder if I can have tomatillo salsa? Something to ask the doctor.
That’s a lot of chickpeas! Wouldn’t you say?
I also found a perfect sweet treat (after attempting hot cocoa with stevia, unsweetened almond milk and cocoa powder-it tasted like ass).
Honeydew!
Seriously delicious. Thank you all for your suggestions. I will definitely be using some of them. It sucks that I can’t do banana or dates or citrus-boo. There’s always honeydew!
Also, yesterday Monica asked about the skin brushing. I’ve been doing it. I have no clue what it’s doing. Well I just looked it up and it’s supposed to help with detoxifying which I do remember my doctor talking about. I haven’t noticed any immediate changes but I don’t think anything I’m doing is going to be immediate. I will say though that I feel a lot better this week (even though I’m still fighting this head cold) and many of my GI issues are incredibly better. I can’t believe the difference BUT I’m not getting too excited because it could totally be placebo effect. Only time will tell.
Lastly, I’ve been thinking of going back to my old format of just doing a morning post and then posting at night if I have a good recipe or something interesting to share. Which is basically what I just did. To be quite frank, it’s boring to take a picture of all your food and if it’s boring for me, I’m sure it’s boring for you. I did take a picture of my toast this morning but it looks just like my toast from yesterday morning. Not very exciting. Thoughts?
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Love all your jars 🙂
I can’t believe you peeled the chickpeas!!!
Can’t wait for the recipe.
And SO glad you’re feeling better!!
that hummus and chickpea combo sounds amazing! i might try to make a little somethin’ like that tonight to go with my black bean burgers!
That hummus looks amazing. What does the peeling of the peas do? Make it creamier?
Wow, your hummus making skills are quite impressive!! Looks wonderful!
Glad you are feeling better!
Yep the peeling makes the hummus smoother. My sister learned it from a Lebanese friend. I have to say that I agree! Plus I figured that it’s probably gentler on my tummy which is a plus!
I love all of your posts and don’t find your food pictures at all boring. I know that surrounding myself with people who make good choices makes all the world of difference in the choices I make. Being that I read your blog everyday, I’m considering you one of the people I surround myself with. Long story short, keep posting. However, I always wondered how you managed to fit it all in a day, so I get it if you are minimizing the number of posts. Just don’t stop your blog now. I love keeping up with you this way!
No worries Megan-I’m not stopping!!! Now when are YOU going to start a blog so I can keep up? 😉
Hi! The title of this post made me laugh because I just published a post called “Here Chicky Chicky!” My fiance is Lebanese and he makes the BEST hummus. Gotta love chickpeas!!
I LOVE photos of food! Not at all boring. 🙂
That is a whole lot of chick peas. I love them too and have never peeled them to make hummas! What a great tip, I will try that next time. Your roasted chick peas look so good and I adore your wee jars!
No one ever knows that you need to PEEL the chickpeas to get a better hummus… How did you know that?! I am so impressed!
I love all your cute jars… which reminds me I need to eat some cranberry jam!! yummmm
Yummy! homemade hummus! I can’t wait to see the recipe!
I love your little jars!! So cute!!
I love chickpeas yum!! I’m not sure, but I never ever peel my chickpeas for hummus? Maybe it might save you some time? or just disregard it 😉
Anyways, I think I am going to make some salad now thanks to your lovely pictures!
Jessica
As far as your posting schedule, I’ll be reading no matter what. 🙂
As far as brushing goes, it has been KILLING me that I can’t think of what blog or website that I read once where a woman talked about it and how much she loves it. I do believe she said something about it encouraging stagnant blood to flow toward your heart and letting new, fresh blood take its place? Sorta, kinda, maybe…
I love seeing the pics of your food. It’s like food porn, right?!
The humus looks amazing!
what did you roast them with? i see spices. jenna tends to like them, but she’s been a bit picky lately. i bought a can of goya chick peas, but i haven’t cracked them open yet because i don’t know what to do with them other than raw, but roasting looks yummy.
ps — i check in every night because i’m nosy, so whatever you post, i will read.
pps — my screenname was silvrdaisi 🙂
Wow I can’t wait until you perfect that recipe!! That was my favorite hummus at TJ’s!