Chickpea Tacos

These are the best ever tacos...ever! I promise. Everytime I make them for people they think it looks weird and then they ALWAYS ask for the recipe. We never have beef tacos anymore. These are the bomb and they are SO healthy...BONUS! So, lucky you, I'm sharing them with you on Taco Tuesday.
Enjoy!

Chickpea Tacos

4 tsp. chili powder (I use 3 1/2 tsp. so it's not as spicy for my kids)

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/2 tsp. oregano

3 tsp. cumin

2 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

4 Tbsp. water

One 14 oz. can chickpeas (garbonzo beans), drained and rinsed

1/2 can of black beans, drained and rinsed

1 small zucchini, diced

Combine spices, lime juice and water. Add beans and zucchini. Marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bean mixture on a tin-foil lined (greased) cookie sheet. Bake for 20-30 minutes. Stir once after 10 minutes.

Sometimes we serve this with a cabbage slaw:

Cut up purple cabbage, red pepper, onion, and add some jarred salsa.

Always serve with:

Avocado

Red pepper

Cheese

Lettuce

Salsa

How Pinterest Fed My Family...

We ate some great new things this week...

Prepare eggs for Egg Sandwiches ahead of time. Oh this has been wonderful!!

Coconut Banana Bread. It was so good we just ate it for dinner!

Cheesy Chicken Rice Bake. So GOOD and very healthy. 

I cooked the chicken with taco seasoning and added chili powder and cumin to it for more flavor.

Cinnamon Popcorn. This is just addicting but it was fun for our movie night!

And an awesome tip I found was this: Add 1/2 tsp. of baking soda to the water when hard boiling eggs and the shell will come right off! It's true, it works!! I'm happy about it.  

Peanut Butter

I LOVE peanut butter. I eat it on everything...really I do.

Have you ever thought about making your own? I never did.

We have really changed the way we eat but it does require a bit more money at times. If I can make it then we can save $$$. I LOVE making nut butter because it's so easy, better tasting, and of course healthier.

My mother's day gift was this beauty. A food processor. Maybe you have one. Maybe you've had it in your closet for 5 years because you don't know what to make with it. Now you can try it out.

I mean look at how creamy and delicious it looks. My face says, "Why would I ever buy peanut butter again?"

You want to just lick the bowl right!?

Well enough of this torture....here is the SIMPLE recipe for you to enjoy for yourself!

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER (Yields ~12 oz.)

*3 C organic unsalted, dry roasted peanuts (I buy in bulk at Fred Meyer)

*1/4-1/2 tsp. salt

*1 Tbsp. pure cane sugar (optional)

1. Add nuts to food processor.

2. Turn on and scrape bowl as necessary until smooth + creamy (~10-15 min.)

3. Add salt and sugar slowly, process, then taste test. Repeat until desired taste is reached.

*If you like chunky peanut butter just stir in some chopped nuts.

THAT. IS. ALL.

Almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, it's endless...yeah we are having fun with this!

Have a great weekend. Love to all! xoxo

Right Now

::working together as a family in our new container gardens

::enjoying the closeness of Doug's family

::dating my husband and having fun with the girls too

::crying because crawling forward is honestly the worst thing in the world to her

::smelling homemade, yummy bread

::seeing green sprouts from little seeds

::eating "pupcakes" made by Allie

::jumping like a mad woman

::writing all the letters of the alphabet

::teaching about the weather, calendar, life...

::making healthy, delicious stuff {Green Monster Smoothie, Banana Breakfast Cookie}

::doing a happy dance

Cafe Terigo Salad

(For my family and others who are in need of a super yummy lunch/dinner idea)

This salad is A.MAZING! If you have ever eaten at Cafe Terigo in Park City then you know exactly what I mean. If you haven't, then you're in luck. You can make it at home, save $12.00, and have it more than once! That's what it cost last time I was there. Outrageous! The ingredients are easy. It was the dressing that took me awhile to figure out. It's a dressing my mother in law uses in one of her salads and it's PERFECT!!

Red Onion

Yellow Bell Pepper

Sugar Snap Peas

Carrots

Diced Chicken (I use the Diced Grilled Chicken Breast that you freeze and just microwave...easy! But you can grill your own chicken if you want)

Angel Hair Pasta (I go with whole grain)

So, while you cut up your veggies for the week set some aside in a bowl. I don't measure, I just make sure they are all equal.

Add your diced, grilled chicken to the bowl.

Cook up your angel hair pasta according to the box instructions and then add it in. (I use about 1/2 the box.)

Now for the dressing...

I usually double this but you can do what works for you and what you like best.

2 T sugar

1/4 C oil

1/4 C vinegar

1 tsp. salt

1/2 pepper

A few drops of sesame oil (that's the yummy flavor right there)

Combine all ingredients and shake it up.

Then pour all over your yummy salad and stir it up.

Refrigerate for a few hours so it can soak up all the flavor.

Serve over green salad. Enjoy! And eat a roll too!