Tandoori Masala + Chickpeas + Edamame Salad

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This is one of those dishes that comes up when I am looking for something else and then come across a random spice blend and add it what I was working with... So here we have the Garam Masala chickpea edamame salad with sesame.

Surrounded by purple sweet potato mash
and baked filled zucchini/eggplant

Healthy Snack: Tandoori Masala Chickpeas

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I am still surfing on the wave of New Year's Resolutions... and needed a quick snack. I have to admit, although I enjoy a bit of cake and desserts every not and then, I am more of a salty snacker. Salted pistachios, potato chips, smoked tofu, ... that sort of thing. And since I love spices and chickpeas, I made a spicy chickpea snack. It's super easy!

Hummus is love!

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I love hummus. You do, too. It goes well with everything and you can season it according to your tastes! And it's cheap and easy to make, too! :)

 

Filled curry bell peppers with quinoa

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I had a request for a "not boring" recipe of filled bell peppers on my facebook page a while ago... and here is my take on "not boring filled bell peppers." :)

I was making up the recipe as I cooked, so these ingredients are all in the dish,
but, for example, not the whole cauliflower. 

Easy: Creamy Spinach with Chickpeas and Peanuts

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So, I am not in my usual kitchen environment. Instead of enjoying the beautiful Ruhrgebiet, I am in New York City! Only temporarily, though. I am still settling in and finding my way around, particularly in the supermarkets, but I am glad to have access to a kitchen in the apartment in which I'm subletting a room. I had originally intended to make something along the lines of my world famous (ok, it's not... yet!) Sesame Spinach, but since I couldn't find any sesame seeds, I had to come up with something else. And I like what happened as I threw together my very, very limited selection of food items. Getting set up in a kitchen without having anything in the pantry or fridge whatsoever is quite the challenge. But it worked! :D

Oven-baked Pasta Paella

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Another Tuesday, another Tuesday lunch! I really wanted to do something new, so I went through a cooking magazine I get every other month. Made some changes and everything turned out to be great! 

Ingredients for 4 large or 6 normal servings:

• 250g of green beans (I used frozen beans)
• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 yellow bell peppers
• 4 medium sized onions
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 jar of mild green chili peppers
• 100g of dried tomatoes (the type that comes in oil)
• 1 can of precooked chickpeas (ca. 200g)
• 300g farfalle pasta
• 2 cans of tomato chunks
• some olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of turmeric
• 2 tablespoons of paprika powder 
• 300ml of veggie stock
• some salt
• fresh parsley (I used half a pot of fresh parsley)
• 1 lemon (preferably organic!)

Creamy Salsify and Chickpea Salad

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Yet another one of those recipes that originate in the mysteries the veggie box our local organic farmer brings. We had a couple of salsify roots again and I decided not to put them in a stew like I did the last time we got them. So today, they went into a creamy salad along with chickpeas, some lettuce, and a few slices of raw zucchini.

Ingredients:

• 3 large salsify roots
• 100g of precooked chickpeas
• half of a small zucchini, cut in slices with a julienne slicer
• 4 large leafs of lettuce
• 150g of soy yoghurt
• 4 table spoons of white vinegar (make sure you get a nice, yummy vinegar, not just some cheap sour stuff)
• salt
• pepper

Falafel FTW!

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I love falafel! They're great for bentos, party buffets, sandwiches... Everything!