Chickpea Tacos

I've never really been a chickpea person - or so I thought. But over the weekend I got the urge to experiment. Going through the archives of Eat, Live, Run (one of my favorite activities) I found a link to this recipe for Chickpea Tacos, and I'm sold.

This was such a quick and easy recipe made with things that I keep stocked in the pantry. I made a few changes to the marinade: 2 T. of canola oil instead of water and fresh garlic and onion instead of powder. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly, and these delicious chickpeas were gone within 24 hours.

They were great on a whole wheat flour tortilla topped with salsa, thinly sliced cabbage, extra sharp cheddar and loads of fresh cilantro.

Found: The Perfect Naan Recipe

Inspired by lunch at an Indian restaurant over the weekend (and needing something to accompany the leftovers), Sunday night I searched for a quick and easy recipe for Naan.

Most recipes I found included yeast, so I was happy to stumble upon this recipe from The New Vegetarian Epicure. I went with this one in part because I didn't want to make a trip to the grocery store for yeast (which was futile because I ended up running out of plain yogurt), but mostly because I'm pretty sure Anna Thomas has never even thought of a bad recipe.

I was looking for something soft and a little chewy, that would soak up sauce but also be delicious enough to eat alone. This was definitely a winner. Even better, I substituted half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour, and it was still amazing!

I put the first few in the oven after being browned on the stovetop (as the recipe suggests), and while that definitely gave the bread some great air bubbles, it left them a little bit more dry and crispy than I was hoping for. Going forward, I just browned each piece for about two minutes on each side, and they were done!

I tend to love any recipe that gives you an impressive looking product using only the ingredients I have on hand and minimal effort. This definitely fits the bill, and tasted awesome with my Vegetable Coconut Korma Curry.