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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Kitchen Firsts

Last night I attempted two new recipes, sweet and sour chicken and roasted chickpeas.
I had still had some chicken thighs to use up so decided to use the Sweet and Sour sauce that's been patiently waiting use in the cupboard.  I browned up the chicken first and took a half a cup of cooked chicken out for Brinkley.  Then I added the sauce and pineapple a let it simmer.  It turned out really good for a first time attempt!!  I had it with steamed rice.




Delicious!

I also tried my hand at roasting chick peas or garbanzo beans.  I'd seen dozens of recipes online and was intrigued.  It's a semi healthy snack - they are beans after all!  Good protein, good fiber, good snack, right?  I decided to go on the sweeter side rather than salty side.
Drain, rinse, and dry the chick peas.




Cover with whatever spice mixture you can come up with.  I used canola oil, sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice.





Make sure all peas are coated.  Then put them on a cookie sheet for roasting.  375 degrees for about 40 minutes - taste test to make sure they are roasted through.

When they come out of the oven, cover them in honey and sprinkle lightly with sugar!!




I'm sold.  Very, VERY scrumptious!!  I think they would be a great addition to a trail mix concoction for hiking.  Mmmm.  I hope they hold their crunch over night!

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