chickpea
farinata – genoese street food
Ever heard of the saying, ‘can’t see for looking’? This was the case on Friday night. I wanted to make pakoras before dinner and looked in my pantry to see if I had enough chickpea flour to make them. As a result, I noticed the farinata recipe on the back of the package. Hmmm, what…
Read Moregarlic scapes hummus
Garlic scapes are the flower bud of the garlic plant and are cut to force the garlic bulbs to grow bigger. Some gardeners throw these away! The flavour is less pungent than a garlic clove and has a subtle scallion flavour. How to use? Think of how you would cook a green vegetable (stir-fry, sauté,…
Read Morepasta salad with roasted chickpeas
I’ve had this package of multicolor farfalle (Italian for butterfly) pasta for weeks now and every time I open the pantry door, there it is, waiting for me to do something with it. The colors of the butterfly pasta are all natural using beetroot, spinach, turmeric, paprika and black squid ink. I wanted something special…
Read MoreChickpea Soup with Sweet Potato and Feta Crostini
Don’t you love a good soup? I sure do and more so when there’s less time making it. This is Yvette Van Boven’s second book – a follow up to her popular cookbook, Homemade. Homemade Winter is full of hearty, body-warming dishes sure to satisfy the biggest of big appetites. I adore her illustrations and…
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