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.
I LITERALLY laughed out loud about the Home Depot story :) Oh Eric!
These chickpea bits look delicious. And I do love vehicles for hummus :)
Yummo!! You do make delicious food and beautiful photographs.
Fun idea!
I am super impressed that Eric has the knowledge to connect folic acid with pregnancy!
Good man! I would be super surprised if my husband cracked out that line :)
Ohhhhhhhh these look wonderful!!! Thank youuuu :) The huz + I will both love these. No buns in the oven over here either…hehe
Lol to the whole first part. Good stuff :)
My husband wouldnt know that i dutifully took folic acid, let alone able to come up with a one liner like that…props to Eric. LOL
Home Depot..NOT my idea of a good time. At all. Big box store. Construction oriented. Not my retail therapy of choice!
:)
Creamy hummus in a crispy shell? That’s my kind of food…falafel or not.
Haha Home Depot is my least favorite store in the world too!
And I will be making those chickpea cakes stat–they look delish :)
Those look delicious! Anything with chickpeas gets my vote!!
Oh my goodness. If you were pregnant, I would you wouldn’t wait until baby-proofing stage to tell us!
Does eric have some weird cravings lately? :D
Anyways, those chickpea bites are amazing.
I love every dish with chickpeas, I just can’t get enough of them!
So did you get the baby proof ones in the end? ;)
And for the record I call them plug plates too.
Love the Home Depot story. Nothing like some controversy to make a dull time fun :)
I lived on falafel when I was living in London and even when travelling. There is a chain of vegetarian falafel and salad pitta joints around Europe called Maoz. Man, they were my cheap backpacker buy every day and it was love!!
Right, now I know what I’m having for lunch! I love falafel, and chickpea burgers (and just chickpeas generally!) so these look perfect for me! Only my food processor is broken…hmmm…I guess I’ll try it in my blender then! :)
Hahaha Eric is so funny!! This made me laugh!! :D
I have a feeling these chickpea treats will become a winter staple!
Haha Eric is too funny! I hope he isn’t hit too hard by morning sickness. ;)
Haha Home Depot is one of my favorite places on earth too ;)
Those burger/falafel look amazing by the way!
even though hummus isn’t my comfort food i still think we could all use a little more hummus in our lives. and the vehicles for that the better :)
I love hummous in any shape or form. And those burgers look amaaaaaaaaazing!
you and eric crack me up! i feel like you two should have a reality series. these bites look wonderful.
i recently tried your in a jiffy burgers and they were amazing!!! they kept me full hours too! perfect lunch!
I remember a couple of years ago when my husband suggested we get a four-door car because of impending parenthood (the first time he had ever hinted at it) and it was, like, The Greatest Thing He Had Ever Said To Me. Now I am 9 months pregnant, so Ang, watch out! Lolz
What the world needs now is more vehicles for hummus-consumption. I mean, seriously.