cravings. A group of us from work went to the Gameday Sports Cafe before the Cyclones game Wednesday night, and while they have pretty much standard bar food, there was a Three-cheese grilled cheese on the menu, with the option of adding tomato and/or bacon.Bacon...
Tasty, smoky, meat candy...
Oh how I wanted it. I wanted it to the point of drooling at the thought of it. I looked around and thought, "No one here knows I've given up bacon. No one will say anything to me if I order bacon and tomato on my grilled cheese."
But no... I held firm. No bacon, just tomato. But that did give me an idea... Bacon Salt
! I have three different flavors already, I can use them the next time I make grilled cheese at home. Bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon!!On the recipe front, I tried something I saw on the interwebbernet, Chickpea and Tomato Curry. Since Carol is not a big fan of curry, I cut back by about 2/3 the amount of curry powder it calls for, and it came out decent, but I think more curry would have helped it. Chickpeas are pretty versatile, as my friend Leigh can attest, and they add a nice change of pace from regular beans. Leigh takes some pretty awesome photos as well - check her out.
If you want to give it a shot, here's the recipe. It's very easy to make, and I served mine with quinoa
instead of brown rice for a switch.Chickpea and Tomato Curry
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 2 cans (15 oz each) chick peas
, drained, rinsed
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) Muir Glen organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt (kosher or sea salt)
- Hot cooked rice
- Plain Greek yogurt
1 - In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, gingerroot and curry powder in oil about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender.
2 - Stir in chick peas and tomatoes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro, lemon juice and salt.
3 - Serve over rice; top each serving with yogurt.
Peace!
