misty’s new snack and lentil adventures
Misty has decided that he loves chickpeas. Even straight up, plain cooked chickpeas. Bless; he’s his Mother’s son for sure. I thought I would shake things up a bit snack-wise for him… and I hadn’t done the baked chickpea thing since the chocolate version. To be perfectly honest, if I can coax him to sit in his high chair and nibble at chickpeas for 10 minutes while I make a coffee, I’m a happy (er) Mama for sure. Does anyone else have a problem with a small child who is obsessed with getting to, and playing on the road (preferably WITH the cars). I took him to the park the other day… an awesome super fun amazing park, and all he wanted to do was stand by the side of the road (restrained from leaping onto the road by me) and staring at the traffic.
Vanilla Spiced Baked Chickpeas:
- 1 + 1/2C cooked chickpeas
- 1T tahini
- 1T maple syrup
- 3/4t cinnamon
- 1t coconut oil
- 1/4t sea salt
- 1t vanilla extract
- Toss chickpeas in the above ingredients and cook by the method shown here.
Mustard Miso Sauce:
- 1T tahini
- 1/4C light miso paste
- 1/4C water
- 3t agave
- 1t apple cider vinegar
- 1/2t mustard (I’ve tried it with both dijion and whole grain mustard… both are yummy, the dijion is perhaps a tad milder)
Served with roast Brussel sprouts and cabbage…. tossed in coconut oil, white pepper, 3T nutritional yeast and a generous amount of sea salt. Cooked in a moderate oven (170 degrees C) until golden and crispy (I love it when it gets a bit charred) maybe around 30 minutes.
- I basically chucked 2C of my cooked lentils and rice mix into a large fry pan and stir fried it, as you would fried rice (in coconut oil). I added in a large grated zucchini for colour (BROWN lentils and BROWN rice are a bit blah as a visually appealing dish). Cook until everything is piping hot.
- Either serve the roasties as a side dish, or to cut down on dishes, whack it all in together.
- Smother with sauce and enjoy.
- Even better the next day.
Wow. This dish would have been my worst nightmare as a kid. Lentils? Sprouts? Cabbage!? No thanks. Funny how we change.
Speaking of change… I’d love to change things up and uncover a few of you lurkers…. any questions you might have – sing out! I really appreciate anyone who reads my rabbles, and if you have any tips regarding taming a traffic obsessed toddler I may just love you forever.
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Vegan. Stay at home Mum of Misty. Yoga teacher in training. Passionate about REAL food - creating it, eating it, sharing it. I can never stick to a recipe.
Yum yum yum. Definitely on my to cook list
Get him toy cars? or videos of cars? No idea… distract him with anything that won’t kill him! Good Luck!
Yes, yes luck is appreciated! I think it will get easier as he gets a little older and we can communicate WHY the road is dangerous… at the moment he just sees these big bright shiny noisy things whizzing pass, and of course he wants to go investigate
YUM those chickpeas look/sound delish! I bet Holden would be out trying to play in traffic too if we didn’t live in an apartment building (he would have to make it down the 3 flights of stairs first). He is def car obsessed though!
I think it must be a “boy” thing…. Misty loves anything to do with cars – the wheels, the noise… even as a tiny baby he would obsessively spin the wheels on his toy cars for ages
I’ve marked this recipe in my Reader. Since I love your little (lucuma) chickpea cakes so much, I just have to try these little baked fritter things too.
The traffic thing, that is scary. Maybe toy cars like someone suggested above. I guess try to figure out what it is he likes about them so much & try to find another outlet that is similar & safer.
Yeah I can’t take my eyes off him for a second when we are out and about… he totally keeps me on my toes. He loves all things cars… we even have this little toy which is a driving “simulator” for kids…. it’s a steering wheel, gear stick thing that plays songs about driving (!) Kinda ridiculous, but he LOVES it… yet he will still go for the road.
Oh kiddos are such a glorious challenge
Wow – these traffic chasing years will make his teenage ones seem tame by comparrison!
I seriously need to roast some chickpeas – Ive only ever had the store bought roasted ones you know – shocking!
At least Misty won’t be able to pull the wool over my eyes when it gets to teenager-time… I’ve seen/done it all
Totally you need to roast some chickpeas… mine never get as crunchy as the store bought ones, more soft+ chewy, I think I like that better (but I AM a weirdo mind you!)
i’m totally going to use pb and maybe some cocoa powder – like reece’s pieces chickpeas! awesome!
Totally! The variations are endless…. I like savoury ones too, sea salt + balsamic vinegar chickpeas are great in salads
I just started readying your blog recently and am really enjoying all the creative things you do. Thank you! I’m the same way, I don’t like to see anything go into the compost if I can help it.
I do have a question on this one – Do you cook your own chickpeas or use canned? Does one work better for the baked chickpea snacks? Thanks!
Hi Katy! Welcome! I try to cook my own beans from scratch… I buy dry in bulk (we go through a LOT of beans in this house!) BUT if I have none prepared I will use canned. I don’t think there is much difference for baked chickpeas…. the only difference I can really discern is home-cooked chickpeas are heaps easier to “peel” if you want super smooth hummus etc. The husks seem to pop of so easily compared to the canned variety. Thanks for reading
Ohh my god this food porn is getting me wild.
Brussel Sprouts are undeniably sexy
The cars are a boy thing for sure. D is the same way – trucks are the favourite. I sometimes get relief by saying “hey check it out buddy, it’s a bird, why don’t you go chase it?” Other than that my left bicep is getting pretty big from carrying him to safety.
Mmmm chickpeas. Is there anything they can’t do?
Love your stuff Lou.
Thanks Heidi, your comments are always a treat
Yeah I’ve got some pretty good “mama-guns” happening too from lugging Misty around… he’s so strong these days, he pushes away from me and tries to leap from my arms… crazy kid!
It’s kind of ridiculous the amount of chickpeas I can get through