Word to the Wise

So I was craving buffalo chicken wings this week. Nice and spicy with some creamy ranch dressing. Sounds good right? I decided to go out and buy some from the grocery store and I enjoyed about half of them. The rest I stored in the fridge. Before I knew it three days were over and whole refrigerator now smells like buffalo wings and when I tried the buffalo wings they no longer taste good, and strangely enough everything else in the fridge has started to taste like buffalo wings.... perfect. I guess the open case of baking powder in the back of my fridge is not quite as magical as everyone always told me it would be.  I used to be a big fan of buffalo wings but all of the sudden I would not mind never eating them again for the rest of my life. There.  Beware the Wings.

Amazing Garbanzo Bean Salad

This salad is so so yummy. If you have never tried garbanzo beans before (also called chic peas), now is a good time to try. They are one of the main ingredients in humus but can also be used to toss into lots of dishes to add an extra bit of bite. My husband and I love Garbanzo Bean Salad. It is super healthy with good protein from the beans and lots of vitamins. Here's how it works.

1 can of Garbanzo Beans
1 Large tomato
Red onion (I use about a 1/4 of a large red onion for this, use more or less if you wish)
A Handful of parsley
6 oz of mozzarella cheese
1 garlic clove
olive oil
rice vinegar
salt and pepper

Open the can of Garbanzo Beans and drain out the liquid. Rinse the beans with water and strain them. Place in your salad bowl. Cut your tomato into small cubes. about 1/2 inch in size. Place in the salad bowl. Cut the red onion into very small pieces. About one step up from being graded. Next take your parsley and chop it up. Put in the bowl with the rest of your ingredients. Take the cheese and cut it into cubes that are about the size of the tomatoes (about 1/2 inch cubes).  Take the garlic clove and grade it over the salad and mix the salad well after grading in the garlic. Drizzle the salad with the vinegar and olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Mix and enjoy!

Servings: about 2-3.

Note: If the Garbanzo beans are a little strong for your palate feel free to reduce the garbanzo beans and add more tomato so that a majority of the salad is tomato.

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I am here to share with you my ideas about food and recipes. I love food and cooking healthy food is one of my favorite pass times. I will share my recipes here although I must warn you, I am not a measuring type of person so please be warned. For this reason I generally don't bake very much. Please feel free to give me feedback if you try any of the recipes or if you have any suggested adjustments or ideas.