Life and Magic! ...and PETA! lol
So it'll be my mom's bday in 2 and a half hours. What else happens in 2 and a half hours? HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE!!! And I get to see it at 12:10AM...not as cool as 12:01 but I'm absolutely amazed I'm going since we (chris and I) just bought the tickets a half hour ago. How weird that all 3 shows weren't sold out! And I dunno what I'll do when I'm working a double tomorrow. I'm gonna be dead on my feet lol.
The fact I'm gonna go see HP6 tonight made me think of a peta2 blog entry...they decorated the "I am not a Nugget" Chick as a wizard/witch ^.^
Food
So I made the Broccoli Chickpea Casserole from Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moscowitz. To be honest, it wasn't my cup of tea. I think the huge amount of onions did me in lol...I don't mind the seasoning of onion...but I don't like eating actual chucks of onion. There is also a massive amount of chickpeas. I think the biggest reason is that I'm definately not a healthy eater...and this dish is really healthy. I think I need some not-so-good-for-you food to start off with before I move into the uber-healthy menus lol.
Broccoli Chickpea Casserole
Ingredients:
3 (16-ounce) cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or equivalent amount cooked chickpeas)
1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
3 large carrots, grated (about two cups)
1 head broccoli, cut into smal florets (about 4 cups)
2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
1/2 cup bread crumbs (preferably whole wheat)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 can vegetable broth
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350degrees
In large bowl (me: and I mean LARGE...i thought I had a large bowl but I ended up having to use two so it wouldn't spill out when I mixed it lol)...In a large bowl mash chickpeas well for about 2 minutes to get the right consistency
Add onion, carrots, broccoli, and chives and mix well
Add bread crumbs and mix again
Add olive oil and mix again
Add vegetable broth and salt...and mix (me: lots of separate mixing steps lol)
Transfer all ingredients to a 9x13 inch (glass or ceramic) casserole dish
Press mixture firmly into the casserole
Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes
Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes
Serve it hot the day of, but it tastes good cold as well
I sprinkled some parsley on my single serving fo garnish...but like I said, I didn't really like it...so I didn't eat more than a few bites. Had to eat but was too tired to cook anything complicated or new...so I had mac and cheese made with soy milk lol ^.^
So it'll be my mom's bday in 2 and a half hours. What else happens in 2 and a half hours? HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE!!! And I get to see it at 12:10AM...not as cool as 12:01 but I'm absolutely amazed I'm going since we (chris and I) just bought the tickets a half hour ago. How weird that all 3 shows weren't sold out! And I dunno what I'll do when I'm working a double tomorrow. I'm gonna be dead on my feet lol.
The fact I'm gonna go see HP6 tonight made me think of a peta2 blog entry...they decorated the "I am not a Nugget" Chick as a wizard/witch ^.^
Food
So I made the Broccoli Chickpea Casserole from Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moscowitz. To be honest, it wasn't my cup of tea. I think the huge amount of onions did me in lol...I don't mind the seasoning of onion...but I don't like eating actual chucks of onion. There is also a massive amount of chickpeas. I think the biggest reason is that I'm definately not a healthy eater...and this dish is really healthy. I think I need some not-so-good-for-you food to start off with before I move into the uber-healthy menus lol.
Broccoli Chickpea Casserole
Ingredients:
3 (16-ounce) cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or equivalent amount cooked chickpeas)
1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
3 large carrots, grated (about two cups)
1 head broccoli, cut into smal florets (about 4 cups)
2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
1/2 cup bread crumbs (preferably whole wheat)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 can vegetable broth
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350degrees
In large bowl (me: and I mean LARGE...i thought I had a large bowl but I ended up having to use two so it wouldn't spill out when I mixed it lol)...In a large bowl mash chickpeas well for about 2 minutes to get the right consistency
Add onion, carrots, broccoli, and chives and mix well
Add bread crumbs and mix again
Add olive oil and mix again
Add vegetable broth and salt...and mix (me: lots of separate mixing steps lol)
Transfer all ingredients to a 9x13 inch (glass or ceramic) casserole dish
Press mixture firmly into the casserole
Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes
Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes
Serve it hot the day of, but it tastes good cold as well
I sprinkled some parsley on my single serving fo garnish...but like I said, I didn't really like it...so I didn't eat more than a few bites. Had to eat but was too tired to cook anything complicated or new...so I had mac and cheese made with soy milk lol ^.^