Our house is on the market.
Which I’d probably care about if we owned it, but alas.
However, I DO care that a whole host of strangers are traipsing through here and touching all of my things with their grubby paws.
The realtor was over recently taking some fresh pix. I had been gone the entire week and, while tidy, the house was not up to my unusually high standards. The realtor was like, “This place is definitely going to get offers. It helps that you live so ~clean~.” While I took a bow in my mind and thanked the Academy for this honor, I simultaneously started downplaying her compliment and assuring her I usually keep a much better home! Her words fueled me for days. UNTIL I realized she was likely just buttering me up for the chaos that was to ensue – that being the dozens of feet that would enter my home to judge my decorative choices and open my drawers. Felix (my Roomba) has truly been working overtime trying to clear all of the foreign particles from our carpet fibers.
Am only interested in spacious bubbles for our next home.
Time: 10-12 hours (overnight soaking + prep + cooking) | Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of uncooked chickpeas, soaked overnight + drained + rinsed in the morning (used 1 1/2 cans of chickpeas if you don’t have time to soak fresh ones)
- 1/3 cup of flat-leaf parsley, + more for serving
- 4 tbsp. of garlic, minced
- 1/2 of an onion, diced
- 2 tbsp. of flax meal (or your flour of choice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp. of cumin
- 1 tsp. of coriander
- 1 tsp. of cayenne pepper
- 1 cup of white quinoa, cooked to package directions
- 1 english cucumber, diced
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 red pepper, sliced thin
- Pita, for serving
- 2-3 tbsp. of olive oil
- 1/2 cup of tahini
- 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder
- 1/4 cup of warm water
- S+P, to taste
How to:
- Cook chickpeas according to package directions, drain + rinse
- In a food processor, combine chickpeas + parsley + garlic + onion + flax meal + 1/2 of the lemon juice + cumin + coriander + cayenne + S+P, pulse until a pasty dough (gross) forms
- Refrigerate for an hour
- Meanwhile, combine quinoa + cucumber + tomatoes + remaining lemon juice + S+P, set aside
- Meanwhile x2, combine tahini + garlic powder + S+P + the warm water in a lil bowl, adjust seasoning to taste
- Heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Form chilled falafel dough into lil balls using a cookie scoop
- Fry in the skillet a couple at a time, turning on all sides + not letting burn!
- To serve, arrange some quinoa on one side, then falafel, followed by some red pepper + pita with the tahini sauce on the side + extra parsley
- Using only the contents of this platter, create mural, let dry + hang in prominent spot in home
Emerging Adult Eats 
Loved the recipe 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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This looks so yummy!! I haven’t had a falafel in foreverrrrrrrrrr so I’d be downing these in a heartbeat!
Are you guys planning to buy your next home?
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Falafel date, please???
& we WERE! But I think we’re going to be renters oneeeeee more year 😀
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Looks yummy, Rachel. Best of luck with the onslaught of gawkers in your home!
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Ugh thank you! I think it has finally come to an end!
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Looks and sounds perfect for a brunch with friends 😀
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Just think how fortunate these mere mortals are to wander through your heavenly portals. These moments will be life-enriching and elevating for them- they can only aspire but they will now understand what aspirational means. I know this my lean clean hygiene Queen across the ocean 😊
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Your perspective is always so refreshing and reassuring that I am truly a goddess divine. Thank you.
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The truth must always be spoken ….
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Mouth watering delicious meal 👍
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Why thank you!!
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Oh… how rude! I wouldn’t want strangers coming through my house either… Are you going to stay in the same area? This platter needs to get into my belly! 🙂
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Nope – we’re headed east! Not that we can get much more west 😉 I’ll share where we’re headed next soon!!
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EXCITING!!! Can’t wait to hear more!
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