
Hearty Hummus Recipe
Ingredients: 2 Cups / 16oz Chickpea/Garbanzo Seeds (Soaked overnight, reserve liquid)3-5 cloves of garlic (as a garlic lover, I use 5)Juice of 1 Large Lemon1 1/2 Tsp of salt1 tsp of Pepper3 Tbls of Tahini 1/4-1/2 cup Olive oil (Optional Ingredients for toppings: Olive oil, garlic, paprika, za'atar, parsley, additional Salt & Pepper to taste.) Prep:Soak the seeds overnight to the point that they can be easily crushed with fingers or a fork. Keep the liquid. You can remove the thin shell of the garbanzo bean, it does add a softer consistency. The skins should slide off quite easily when you...

Chickpea and Fava Bean Falafel Recipe
Ingredients: 8oz dry chickpeas 8oz Egyptian Fava beans *(Day prior to cooking, soak chickpea, and fava bean overnight in the fridge) 1 small to medium yellow onion, diced 1oz chopped fresh parsley (about 1/8 cup) 1oz chopped cilantro (about 1/8 cup) 3-4 cloves garlic / or garlic powder to taste (however, fresh is always best) 1 1/2 tbsp flour 1 3/4 tsp salt 2 tsp cumin (or 1tsp cumin seed) 1 tsp ground coriander (or 1/2 tsp coriander seed) 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper Pinch of ground cardamom Pinch of lemon zest Vegetable or Olive Oil (Additional add-ins: take out fava, and soak 1lb of garbanzo beans then add chopped majool dates for sweeter falafel. If you're feeling spice crazy,...