Comments on: Dig In: Chickpeas (Lime Chili Cilantro Roasted Chickpeas—the Perfect Finger Food)

By: chowmama | Dig In: Chinese Five Spice (Chicken Veggie Stir Fry)

chowmama | Dig In: Chinese Five Spice (Chicken Veggie Stir Fry) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:10:06 +0000

[...] and I usually dig in to ingredients. Like chickpeas or coconut water. But I’m going to dig in to spices today. Chinese Five Spice, to be [...]

By: chowmama | Dig In: Ginger (Ginger Peach Chutney—A Sauce for Pork Chops, Turkey Wraps, Yogurt, and Pancakes)

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:31:26 +0000

[...] amounts) can be safely introduced to kids as early as 6-months-old. See how I’ve used it in Ginger Maple Roasted Chickpeas (scroll down for the variation) and in Warm Ginger Milk and Warm Ginger Lemonade in my post on hot [...]

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:12:27 +0000

hi chrissy. depending on the state of your chickpeas, these seem to really vary in time. i’m going to add a note to the recipe about that. here’s what i do. when i think they are finished, i pull one chickpea out, let it cool, and test it. if it isn’t crunchy enough, i leave them in for another 5 minutes. test again, etc. hope that helps!

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:43:01 +0000

I finally got a chance to make these. My little guy loves them, but they didn’t come out as crunchy as I had hoped. Any ideas on what I could have done wrong? I left them in the oven until they were good and brown. I only eyeballed the olive oil; could I have used too much?

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:06:17 +0000

hi kate. truth be told, i never saved them overnight because i’ve never had any left! LOL! but i did a little research and discovered you are not alone in the soggy-day-old-roasted-chickpeas dilemma. it appears that if you throw them back in the oven for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees, they will crisp right back up. if you try that, please keep an eye on them to make sure they don’t burn (since that would be a waste and a bummer). and let us know if it works! if it does, i’ll add it to the post. with a credit to you, of course!