My husband Howard and son Ted are not great fans of chickpeas. Ted when he was about three or four went through a stage of loving these little balls of nourishment but nowadays he’s not so keen. Therefore I’m always …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus
Now I’ve discovered dried chickpeas, which are really cheap, I have gone a bit mad for them. I think this might be my fourth or fifth recipe using chickpeas in recent months. Chickpeas are high in vitamins and minerals and …
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Hummus from Scratch
My husband Howard is forever reminding me that dried beans and chickpeas are so much cheaper than tinned. For me, using tinned chickpeas and beans is so much more convenient. Especially at this time of year when we are busy …

Chickpea Burgers The Long Way Round (From Scratch)
Normally I like to make my life easy, especially during the week when I have a hungry family to feed. The original Chickpea burger recipe used tinned chickpeas but I decided to try the longer version of this recipe. My …
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Homemade Falafel
For a long time now I have been meaning to try and make my own version of Falafel. On a trip to Costco a little while ago we found a brand that was making sweet potato Falafel so we decided …