I have to commute pretty far to and from work for the project I’m on right now. After working all day and then driving over an hour to get home, cooking an elaborate dinner is not something that interests me. I would much prefer that I had a 1950′s housewife to have dinner ready and … Continue reading »
Now I’m going to switch to a no-joking mode and tell you a true story about a time that The Chickpea was there for me during one of the lowest moments of my life. Ok, it was The Chickpea and a gay Italian man, but still… (Disclaimer: this is a lengthy post) Once upon a … Continue reading »
Being inspired by other bloggers on a daily basis has become so commonplace for me, that I can’t believe I never used to read blogs at all. Every day, in my inbox, or in my Facebook or Instagram feeds, I see amazing creations, made by incredibly talented people. There are times, however, when something just … Continue reading »
So, I heard of this thing called “Taco Tuesday.” Apparently, some people designate one day a week, Tuesdays, for eating tacos. How genius is that? I can’t necessarily make those kinds of rules in my life because if a taco craving comes on, I need to be able to have them immediately, regardless of the … Continue reading »
The best part about fights is when you make up afterwards, right? To be completely honest, I don’t really have much experience with fighting/making up because Chris and I don’t really ever fight. I”m serious. We’re pretty good at talking rationally with each other and I don’t think I could ever bring myself to say … Continue reading »
The Chickpea and I had our first fight. I am a pretty neat person. I like to have everything organized in a logical, easy-to-find manner and I’m a whiz with the label-maker. I clean the kitchen before, during, and after I cook dinner. I’m that person who will pick your drink up and place it … Continue reading »
With our busy schedules, The Chickpea and I don’t often get a chance to enjoy breakfast together. What, with me being a working girl again and him being so popular with the ladies (at least he comes home to me!), breakfast is usually something quick that I can take on the road. After my first … Continue reading »
For our first Thanksgiving, after becoming vegan, we told Chris’s family not to worry about us- we would bring our own food. We didn’t want to overwhelm people with having to prepare vegan food and I had no problem bringing a bunch of vegan dishes to share with everyone. Chris’s sister, a super healthy-eating vegetarian, … Continue reading »
After going for a few months (several years in kitchen prep time) without a food processor, I can finally say that my kitchen is Food Processor equipped! To break in my new toy, my man, Chickpea, decided to help out! Inspired by nothing but the season and the chocolate chips hiding in the back of … Continue reading »
Always the romantic, The Chickpea surprised me with an extravagant gift. He had stuffed an acorn squash (winter squash being one of my most favorite things about fall and winter) with a mixture of golden beets, pearls of quinoa, emerald kale, and the most dazzling of jewels, pomegranate seeds! I felt truly spoiled! The best part … Continue reading »
There is just something about the word “flatbread” that makes me drool. It’s very Pavlovian, actually. At the mere mention of the word, I am dreaming about warm, doughy bread, slathered with yummy things like hummus or tapenade. When I read the lovely Shira‘s post on Chickpea Flatbread & Basil Pistou, I was mesmerized by her recipe. … Continue reading »
My current love affair just got pretty hot and steamy. He managed to wow me by bringing along a couple of his friends, The Black-Eyed Pea and The Green Pea. Things got pretty exciting… And by “exciting”, I mean “I made some chili!” Then I ate that chili with some Chickpea Cornbread Biscuits! This recipe … Continue reading »
The Chickpea surprised me with something really sweet the other day. I know I’m a little late to the roasted chickpea party. I don’t know what took me so long to get here or why I put it off for so long. I guess I didn’t think I’d like them? I thought I’d be put … Continue reading »
“If you love it so much why don’t you marry it?” Sound familiar? It’s a phrase muttered by children on playgrounds everywhere. Some obnoxious and/or drunk adults can even be heard using the phrase in what usually ends up being a somewhat awkward situation. It’s also a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. … Continue reading »
One of the small joys I get every day is reading the search terms used to find Keepin’ It Kind. The lovely and humorous Abby, of Abby Has Issues, sometimes reveals on Facebook the wild search terms used to find her site, and though mine are not nearly as crazy as hers, they do put a … Continue reading »
There are times when my creativity is flowing, and then there are times when the river slows to just a trickle. Lately, the river has completely dried up. My mind has been all over the place, everywhere except in my cooking or writing. I may pause, in the middle of preparing a dish, to ponder … Continue reading »
There are times when I’m making something, a salad for example, and I just grab whatever vegetables I have on hand and throw them in. Then there are times when I have a vegetable and I think to myself “What can I make to showcase these beauties?” This was one of those times. My CSA … Continue reading »
When I was a personal trainer, I had a client who was very dear to me. Kim was one of those people who I immediately hit it off with and every session (three times per week) was spent catching up on each other’s lives (what we’d done recently, new things we’d cooked, vacation plans, family … Continue reading »
This is going to sound so weird but I had daydreams about this meal for about 2 days before actually making it. I knew it was going to be avocados and chickpeas, for sure, since I had just received some of the most gorgeous avocados from my CSA, but what form would it take? Did … Continue reading »