The other night, Eric and I were cruising the aisles of Home Depot. Also known as, my Favourite Place On Earth.
Or my Least Favourite Place on Earth but I really can’t complain. I do drag Eric to Michaels (his Favourite Place on Earth) so it is only fair that he drags me to Home Depot.
Anyways, we were looking to purchase new plug plates outlets for our bedroom. Or whatever one would call those things.
I was helping Eric search for a specific kind of outlet among a sea of outlets and he said, ‘I think we should get the baby proof outlets, don’t you?’
I stopped and thought about it for a moment.
Finally, I said, ‘Are you pregnant!?’
Eric paused for a moment, rubbing his belly. He looked at me with a straight face and said, ‘I surely hope not, I haven’t been taking my Folic Acid lately!’
And then I almost peed myself.
I think it was the one and only occasion that I have ever had a smile on my face in Home Depot.
[And for the record….no, I’m not pregnant. But Eric might be…]
So while I don’t have any buns in the oven, I do have something delicious in the oven to show you tonight!
Crispy Chickpea Bites
Despite not being fried, these bites are crispy and have a soft, creamy interior with lots of flavour. I hesitate to call the bites ‘Falafel’ because they aren’t like traditional Falafel, but are perhaps a hybrid between Falafel and a chickpea burger! Did I mention they are super quick and easy to make?
Adapted from Foodista.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas
- 2 tbsp chopped red onion
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 3-4 tbsp flour, to thicken mixture for shaping
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Roll in breadcrumbs before baking (optional, but I liked it)
Directions: Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Combine the chickpeas,onion, garlic, flour, spices, oil, and salt, and pulse in a food processor until the mixture is well combined and smooth. Form the mixture into 8 small balls or patties with wet hands. Roll each bite in breadcrumbs if preferred. Bake in oven for approx 30-35 minutes or until crispy and golden. Serve in a pita or wrap with hummus, veggies, tahini sauce, etc. or on top of a salad.
These took me by surprise! I was not expecting much from them, but they were quite addicting. The exterior really crisps up, but the interior stays soft with a texture similar to hummus. They were great on their own, but I really enjoyed them in this tortilla wrap with spinach, tomato, back pepper, and hummus.
Basically, they are just another vehicle for more hummus. And I’m ok with that.
Vehicles for hummus are a-okay with me, especially when they look that good! I must say, I’m seriously impressed by your witty comeback to the baby-proof plug thing. But I guess it wouldn’t be a bad idea- you don’t want to have to go to Home Depot for new ones whenever you decide to have kids!
Eric is HILARIOUS… I love it !!
these look fabulous, as always… and that tomato looks tasty too!
Ohhhhhhh Eric!
I’ve had the most gigantic craving for falafel the last couple of weeks…ahh perfect! And for the record, I am not pregnant either :).
I had my first falafel when I was at Ashley’s (edibleperspec) house last month. I FELL IN LOVE. I know you say these aren’t technically falafel but they look kinda close so I must try.
I am pregnant and had a huge craving for pita bread, hummus, and falafel on my way home from work. And I mean intense craving. Then I sat down at home (after changing into sweat pants, of course) and saw your post. Showed the hubby and he promptly agreed that this looks amazing!
That’s hilarious! And that dinner: yum! You really can’t go wrong with chickpeas. :D
hehehe aww Eric! He is too funny!
these seem easy enough! :) i might give ’em a go in my new food processor. home depot was nice for awhile, but then after a bazillion trips there picking out kitchen tiles/cabinets/counters/etc, i was SOOO sick of it.
Yum! THose look delicious! So, was that Eric’s manly way of telling you he wants to have a baby or what?
I love chickpeas! What better way to eat them then as chickpea bites! Too bad we can’t just drink hummus through a straw:)
Yum! and so easy! Going to make this for dinner tmrw night :O)
This recipe is added to my ever expanding list. Gah, someone get me a kitchen asap. 7 more weeks until I am cooking up a storm.
P.S. I feel your pain. I loathe The Home Depot. :)
Looks SO GOOD! And easy! I made homemade falafel once and while they were scrumptious, it was prohibitively time consuming. I bet I could just throw a little chickpea flour in …
Oh my, I just about died reading your Home Depot anecdote. :D Hysterical!
Oh my goodness, plug plates! haha I am going to call them that from now on!!
Those chickpea bits looks DELICIOUS :D
hahaha you and Eric seem extremely CUTE! My husband’s “Favorite Place on Earth” (sadly) is the grocery store… especially when I’M there…
I actually LOVE Home Depot :):)
I love the recipe – I’ve been wanting to make falafel for a few weeks now, but these look like they’ll definitely kick the craving in HALF the time!! yum!
These sound really good Ange! I bet they’d freeze well… which I LOVE
Oh Eric, now he gets to eat for TWO!
Yum, these look so good! Aarrgh I really need to buy a new food processor!!
I keep seeing fallafal looks so good, never tried it though! =)
Hehe, I made something that looks almost exactly like these…on accident…when I messed up the directions on a box of falafal! Mine tasted kinda gross, though, but yours seem to have turned out right if they’re crispy on the outside and hummus-y on the inside! I had to disguise the bleh texture of mine with…you guessed it…hummus!