How to Make Good Falafel at Home

Inspired by Sarina Bowen's Brooklynaire, which drops Monday, I went back into the archives to remake and reshoot a previous post on falafel. I opted for balls rather than patties as I did last time, but the recipe holds up. I tried using canned chickpeas knowing that some of you might want to take the shortcut,…

ByMichelleFebruary 9, 20180Comments

Main Course Recipes

Chicken Tagine with Chickpeas

Cutting up a whole chicken seems like one of those kitchen artforms lost to time, literally because there's not enough of it. My mom dismantled whole birds on the regular when I was a kid because doing it yourself was so much cheaper than paying for the boneless, skinless. It's a thing I've only gotten better…

ByMichelleJanuary 19, 20170Comments

Main Course Recipes

Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

With 12 days to go until Christmas, there's no sign of the treat train letting up. It's one of the benefits to working from home, no break room donuts or cookies or cake to tempt you. Of course, when you yourself go to See's Candy to pick up a few pieces, because it's Christmastime and…

ByMichelleDecember 14, 20160Comments

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Summer Pasta Solution #1 – Penne with Zucchini, Ricotta & Chickpeas

Summer is officially here! And along with the beach parties, cookouts and s'mores, it's time to complain about zucchini! Get ready, overzealous gardeners every where are about to start leaving crazy amounts of zucchini on your doorstep. I've never been lucky enough to live next door to someone whose zucchini crop gets out of control every…

ByMichelleJune 20, 20160Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Bhutan Red Rice with Chickpeas & Currants

The other night I decided what to make for dinner around 5 o’clock. For someone who likes having a plan, that was late. A bag of chickpeas was thawing the in the fridge, so I made half a batch of hummus and then had to do something with the rest. Flipping to the index in the Jerusalem cookbook there it was, Basmati and Wild Rice with Chickpeas, Currants and Herbs. I went to the cupboard. No wild rice. Just as well, I wasn’t gonna wait around for 45 minutes for it to cook anyway. Currants? Check. Herbs? Well, cilantro. Close enough. Time to riff.

ByMichelleApril 9, 20131Comment

Main Course Recipes

Falafel on the Fly

After a huge brekky Sunday morning at Skillet (more on that later this week), lunch was pretty much out of the question and even the burgers I'd planned on for dinner seemed a stretch. Then I thought, what about a veggie burger...what about falafel? I leave the deep frying to the experts, mostly because I don't…

ByMichelleSeptember 5, 20114Comments

How to Make Good Falafel at Home

Chicken Tagine with Chickpeas

Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

Summer Pasta Solution #1 – Penne with Zucchini, Ricotta & Chickpeas

Bhutan Red Rice with Chickpeas & Currants

Falafel on the Fly

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