Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

These are incredible – the best snack ever! Fresh out of the oven they are crisp and perfectly salty and spicy. After a few hours when they cool, they’re delightfully chewy and can be used as a snack or in salads.

This (hot!) spice mixture is a classic, and I’ve also made them with Hidden Valley ranch powder (no judgements), and even buffalo sauce. You can’t go wrong, no matter the combination!

You’ll want to make a double batch if you want to keep them around for longer than about an hour. They’re addictive!

Vegetarian Sushi Bowl

I had a lot of weird eating habits as a kid. My sisters fondly (meanly – come on, sisters) called me “carb face” for many years, and my grandma said that her favorite outfit and my eating habits had a lot of similarities (all beige).

Most notably, and disgusting to people, was my Subway sandwich order. I would get a footlong (hey, I was an active kid!) with extra white American cheese, black olives, and mayo. That’s it. Then I’d apply cheddar Sun Chips directly to my sandwich and cronch! I don’t want to eat that anymore, but I still love me some carbs.

Another fave was at Flat Top Grill, one of those DIY stiryfry assembly restaurants where you picked out all your ingredients and then they cook them for you (with Indian roti, if you asked for it – yum!!), where while I was waiting for my bowl to cook I’d get plain brown rice, raw edamame, and soy sauce. This recipe hearkens back to that, with a few more veggies, and a slightly enhanced dipping sauce.