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How to Cook Garbanzo Beans in a Pressure Cooker

Here on the blog, any time a recipe calls for beans, I like to talk about the timesaving value of pressure cookers. IMHO stove-top pressure cookers or electric pressure cookers like the Instant Pot are the only way to go when cooking beans. This recipe teaches you how to cook garbanzo beans in the pressure cooker!

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Easy White Chocolate Mocha

Simply melt white chocolate with almond milk and instant espresso coffee powder–just three ingredients and you’ve got yourself a yummy white chocolate mocha coffee–a delicious treat for chilly days.

3 mugs of White Chocolate Mocha with red ribbon

On the specialty chalkboard at a local coffee shop, I noticed you could order a white chocolate mocha. Even without tasting, I knew I could make it better at home. Here’s my promise to you: this homemade white chocolate mocha is far better than any coffee shop brew.

A steaming cup of white chocolate mocha is a special winter indulgence, a sweet treat on a brisk cold day. This hot chocolate drink detours off the healthier path but it’s totally worth it!

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Spicy Roasted Chickpea Snacks

These spicy roasted chickpea snacks fall into the bet-you-can’t-eat-just-one category. The chickpeas, aka garbanzo beans, are baked with a little olive oil and kosher salt until they’re crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Easy. 

Spicy Roasted Chickpea Snacks

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Maple Walnut and Chocolate Tart

This walnut and chocolate tart is a pecan pie cousin. Naturally sweetened with maple syrup, the filling is dark with bittersweet chocolate and chunky with chopped walnuts, their slightly bitter skins balancing the chocolate richness. Sweet but not cloyingly sweet.

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Romaine Salad with Pears, Blue Cheese and Pecans

Green crisp lettuce, sharp tangy blue cheese crumbles, perfectly ripe pears and crunchy sweet pecans, this romaine salad with pears, blue chesse and pecans makes a welcome leafy green complement to any dinner.

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With sides of mashed potatoes, bread stuffing, and syrupy sweet potatoes, our Thanksgiving menu begged for something else. I wanted to add a salad and lucky for me, my mother-in-law showed me this recipe.

This salad delivers with enough self-confidence and poise to hold its own on any table. It’s a fresh balance to starchy meals. Including Thanksgiving. For this I am thankful.

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