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April 27th, 2014 at 01:17 am

This is the "mac and cheese" recipe in our house. The kids LOVE it.

Pasta with Chickpeas and Garlic Sauce

Text is http://www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-chickpeas-and-garlic-sauce-152052 and Link is
http://www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-chickpeas-and-garlic-s...

Dh made it twice this week, so I thought to share it.

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The older child goes crazy for this one:

Taco Rice Salad

Text is http://community.tasteofhome.com/community_forums/f/30/p/65331/1075395.aspx#1075395 and Link is
http://community.tasteofhome.com/community_forums/f/30/p/653...

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Oven Roasted Broccoli

Text is http://www.food.com/recipe/oven-roasted-broccoli-206184 and Link is
http://www.food.com/recipe/oven-roasted-broccoli-206184

I made this one a while ago. I had forgotten about it. I am kind of "meh" on broccoli. Neutral, I guess. I tried this and it came out excellent. Funny thing is my older child keeps asking me when I will make broccoli. I guess that makes this one a keeper. (He's not a picky kid, but seriously, what 10-year-old begs for broccoli? Big Grin )

One thing I really need to work on is replacing potato chips with vegetable chips, in our house. I have been wanting to try some new recipes and experiment with that a bit. I write this down so I will remember.

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I tried a curry recipe a couple of months ago. The flavor was a little off. I think dh requested when he was sick because it sounded good. (He had the flu a couple of months back). Both BM and dh had this bug, and their taste buds were off for a while during and after. It might be worth a redo.

But I am writing this down too so that I remember to keep an eye out for curry recipes.

Just trying to expand our cooking repertoire and try new things. So, the theme for 2014 is baked veggies and curry.

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LM has been going *crazy* for samosas. I told him I would try out some filling recipes and go from there. Is basically potatoes, peas, spices (we have ample Indian spices on hand). I think actually wrapping it in dough and frying it is a bit much for me. Will see if we can just get the filling to work.

He's the picky one, but we have him pretty sold on Indian food. We could probably also use more chickpea recipes. Dh has an intense crockpot recipe that has to cook overnight on high (starts with dried chickpeas). I'd like to find a few simpler recipes with canned chickpeas.

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I felt like doing absolutely nothing today (my first free weekend off in months). I fell asleep for a few hours, so felt better about my lack of energy. I guess I just needed a good rest. Hoping to be productive tomorrow. (Don't plan to do much, but would prefer to do more than "sleep all day". Big Grin ).

Tonight I will go through the kids' clothes and move things over and purge the outgrown. Make a list if they need anything. I picked up summer stuff for BM on clearance around Christmas. So, not expecting to have to buy much for the warmer months. (Except I suppose I should keep an eye out for clearances for winter clothing).

3 Responses to “Some Recipes”

  1. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    The pasta chickpea recipe looks really good!

    Have you tried making hummus with chickpeas?

  2. MonkeyMama Says:
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    Yes, we have a really good hummus recipe.

  3. Heather near Atlanta Says:
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    Try baked samosas, if you don't want to fry them. I actually don't make baked samosas, but tried baked egg rolls last week and was very pleasantly surprised at how delicious and crunchy they turned out. You spray them with Pam, bake at high heat, 450 degrees, for 8 minutes and then turn them for 8 more minutes. And knowing the filling is homemade Real Food is priceless to us.

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