A few weeks ago I cooked up a batch of chickpeas, pureed them, and tried feeding them to my sweet baby. To say she didn't care for the texture would be an understatement. There was lots of gagging, followed by a hand in the mouth to physically remove the offensive mush. There was a lot leftover, however, and I wasn't about to waste it, so I stuck it in the freezer. Yesterday I pulled some of it out and decided to try taking it in a different direction. Lola loves pancakes, so I made a sort of chickpea pancake.
To about a cup of pureed chickpeas I added half a beaten egg, a dash of cumin, and some crumbled bread (I wanted to use bread crumbs but I was out and too lazy to toast the bread). I shaped the mixture into three patties and fried them in a pan with a little olive oil spray for a few minutes per side. They did come out resembling pancakes, and she liked it considerably better than before, although it still doesn't seem to be her favorite. It occurred to me later that it might be a good idea to add a little grated or pureed vegetable to the mix.
For the failure part of this post I will point to my garden. I would post a picture of it, but its really too embarrassing. Things were going pretty well for a while, but my fence isn't high enough and the repellent I've been spraying around the garden isn't working, so the deer have been feasting away. Every day I go out there and find little green tomatoes sprouting, but by morning they're gone. Strong winds from storms have also blown over a few plants and weeds are overtaking the whole plot. To be fair my basil and peppers seem to be doing alright. Hopefully I will find time in the next few days to make about six batches of basil and freeze them for the coming months. I'm not sure I'll garden next year. If I didn't have time for the upkeep this year, what makes me think next year will be any different? Maybe I'll just go with herbs, since those aren't being eaten by the deer.
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