Mediterranean chickpea salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a white bowl on a wooden cutting board.

15 Easy Chickpea Dinner Recipes

One of these easy chickpea dinner recipes will become your new weeknight staple. You’ll discover healthy stews, tacos, burgers, and more!

Spicy Chickpea curry Chana Masala with canned chickpeas.

Are Canned Chickpeas Healthy?

Canned chickpeas, though high in salt, are a convenient way to add fiber, vitamins, and minerals to your diet while reducing blood sugar and cholesterol levels and improving digestive health.

Falafel balls on a wooden cutting board.

Is Falafel Healthy?

Falafel contains nutritious ingredients that provide fiber, plant-based protein, and minerals. However, deep-frying the falafel can raise the calories, fat, and sodium, making it less healthy.

Tomato Basil Socca Pizza

A bunch of bloggers whose work I adore have come out with cookbooks lately. One such blogger is Erin Alderson of the blog Naturally Ella. Her brand new book is

Chickpea, Fennel, and Broccoli Rabe Soup

I’m participating in National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) which means I’m blogging every day of November, 2013! Soup. I make it all the time and yet I rarely make it

My Winning Minestrone

The weather here has dipped down to the low 70s. After what seems like weeks (months?) of 90+ degree days, it really feels like heaven outside right now, and I