I don’t have all that much homework this evening, so I’m going to get a little bit of blogging caught up. Lucky you! This post’s theme is as the title suggests…a post of truths. Or the truthiness. Whichever you prefer. I prefer the latter. So shall we being?
The truth is, my last statement very much reminded me of what we learned in Hindi today – the subjunctive tense (yes, prepare you’re ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ – it’s totally exciting). Just in case you wanted to know.
The truth is, I broke my food rut, at least a little bit. For tonight, anyways.
The truth is, I’m eating some killer eats right now. What to know what?
Falafel.
But not really. Because the truth is, there are no chickpeas in here. But there is chickpea flour. And there’s no fresh parsley. But there is dried. Because that’s all I have…so deal with it dried-herb-haters! It works just as well.
The truth is, these are really low in calories, are really good for you, and really filling. Not to mention delicious.
The truth is, I want some more…
The truth is, I’ll probably make more tomorrow. Because they’re just that good.
Fauxlafel
Yields 4 balls
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cauliflower, chopped
- 2 tbs cooked lentils
- 1 tbs besan flour
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- a small squirt of braggs liquid aminos
- an even smaller squirt of sriracha
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 400F.
Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper, and spray that with nonstick cooking spray.
In a saucepan, boil your cauliflower until its mushy. Drain and return to the skillet.
Add to the cauliflower your cooked lentils, besan flour, seasonings, braggs, and the sriracha. Mash everything together, form the mixture into four balls and arrange on the baking sheet. Spray each one with a little bit of non-stick and bake for 20 minutes.
Flip them after 20 minutes, spray again, and bake for another ten.
Serve in a salad, in a wrap, with some pita, with some hummus, with some dhania chutney…however you’d like it.
I had mine in a salad. It consisted of:
4 falafels (or is the plural of ‘falafel’ just…’falafel?’ hmm…). 2 oz of garlicky cooked kale. 2.5 oz simmered acorn squash cubes. A drizzle of liquified dhania chutney (dhania = Hindi for coriander. Word of the day! Woo!). A small drizzle of soy yoghurt. Les yum.
The truth is, I’ve been on a major ‘yoghurt’ kick. I dig Silk Live! Plain Soy Yoghurt. I dig So Delicious Cultured Coconut Milk Yoghurt in the plain and vanilla flavours. And most of all…I looooooove the So Delicious Greek Style Coconut Milk Yoghurt in the vanilla and plain flavours. Just. Divine.
Hmm…what else can be said now? I’m pretty sure I got most everything covered! But just for the fun of it, I’ll end this post with a survey, because the truth is, I think that they’re really fun. I found this one on the fab blog, The Guiltless Life.
1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?
2) List your top three favorite TV shows.
I’m honestly not much of a TV watcher so I would have to say…Ellen. The Today Show. And anything on: the Food Network, Cooking Channel, or The History Channel (yes. I’m a nerd)
3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?
Take them, for sure! I hate pictures being taken of me. I’m ugly :p
4) Why do you blog?
Primarily, I blog because I really like to write. I honestly don’t talk to many people, if any, throughout the whole day, so in a way it’s sort of a release for me. I’m a very quite person, and tend not to speak up in public situations…but I have a lot to say. My blog is my flow of consciousness.
Plus, I get to share my recipes and health advice/opinions with y’all!
5) Share five websites that you visit regularly…
Okay…
Twitter. My University page (sorry, no link provided to that one!). Foodgawker. Calorie King. Pretty much my entire blogroll.
6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list, who would it be?
I would have to say it’s a tie between Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil, and Dr. Oz. Or Alec Baldwin. 
7) List a few of your favorite snacks.
Well, I’m not exactly a “meal-snack” person. My meals are sort of “snacky.” I guess you could say that my pumpkin mousse is a snack, and sometimes I’ll have a banana with some peanut flour paste. And here and there I may have a date. Other than that…no snacks usually. Just coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
8 ) Do you have a pet? If so, what kind?
Yes! His name is Pumpkin, my sweet (although currently loud and mouthy) kitteh. I love him…the good ol’ boy. <3
9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?
Lets see…my macbook. My chef’s knife. And…man I don’t know. Something to wear to keep warm with?
10) What’s your favorite drink?
Easy! Coffee! The darker, the better.
11) Do you enjoy cooking?
Um, duh?
12) Do you have children?
Never shall I ever.
13) What are your favorite hobbies?
Blogging, writing, reading, drawing/painting (when I get the chance), yoga, exercising, general geekery.
14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?
Shy, do doubt about it. Probably overly so.
15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?
Refer to the previous question. Sometimes it’s not the best thing to be so reserved…
16) Who is your favorite actor/actress?
COLIN FIRTH <3.
17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?
Well, considering it’s only Monday, let’s leave this as an open ended question…
18) Do you live near your family or far from them?
Near.
1. I’m pretty good at drawing and painting.
2. I have a knack for doing impressions of people.
3. I’m a pretty good cook, if I do say so myself.
20) What is your greatest attribute?
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Great post! And ah, to have an afternoon free…
These ‘fauxlafels’ look fabulous! I seriously can’t wait to try them. I wonder if they’d work well with other veggies (read: sweet potato, squash…) as opposed to just cauliflower. Definitely something I’ll want to play with – thanks for th inspiration!
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