Falafel, Food Manners & Muffins

I cooked a big batch of chickpeas yesterday, without a plan to make anything. I just want to be able to have them handy in the freezer when I need them. Then I thought it would be fun to make some falafel- but bake them instead. I got a recipe to follow (well, sort of) from the Fat Free Vegan website.
I was still removing the rest of the falafel from the tray when I turned around and caught this young lady eating a still warm patty, picking from the plate on the countertop. (Zurielle, where's your table manners?)

"Sorry, Mommy. The smell is making me so hungry, I couldn't wait anymore!

Who needs tahini or pita, anyway?"

So when you have a hungry cub and it's not even dinnertime yet, you don't really have time to take a picture of everything else. But here's the leftover ready to go in the fridge.

I served them in whole wheat pita with some lettuce, and whipped tahini, fresh lemon juice & a little water. I don't know why I did that when I just made hummus the other day. Oh, yeah, I remember now! The cubs and Papa bear didn't like the hummus I made, but they are fine with the lemon and tahini.

And last but not the least: ----Chocolate Chip muffins from Vive Le Vegan!----
Okay, so you won't find that in the cookbook- simply because it's supposed to be "Carob Chip Muffins". It is so yummy that cub #1 wants us to make more today. (Yes, these muffins are gone now!) For those of you who don't own the cookbook yet, these muffins have orange zest and coconut and is baked with barley flour- what interesting combination! We made ours a little smaller, and cut the baking time a bit.
I'm really looking forward to posting my own creations (or recreations) soon, but for now, I shall enjoy all these goodies created by culinary experts like DREENA!