Crunchy-Hot Thai Chickpea Snack, or, Depressed BMG Can’t Promise Not to Make You Sit Next to Gary Busey

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Crunchy-Hot Thai Chickpea Snack, or, Depressed BMG Can’t Promise Not to Make You Sit Next to Gary Busey

February 13, 2012 by Bad Mama Genny

The BMG is a little too down today to make the funny. It happens. All part of the wide and wonderful world of clinical depression! All of mah sometimes-too-sad bitches, HOLLA!

But to not share the chickpea snack I concocted over the weekend? That would be just too, too unfair. After all, I can’t punish the misfits just ’cause I haz da sads! What if da misfits haz da sads, too? What if da misfits needses to eats da feelings? HOW CAN DA MISFITS EATSES DA FEEWINGS IF DA BMG DOESN’T POST DA CHICKPEAS?!

I don’t even want to contemplate it.

These are an addiction, and not even the kind that could land you a spot on the couch next to Gary Busey on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s show! They’re great out of hand or tossed onto soup, as part of a savory trail mix, in a bowl for a party snack, or subbed in for croutons.

Eat them and think of kittens. I know I will!

Crunchy-Hot Thai Chickpea Snack

Go Get:

1 pint cooked and drained chickpeas (or 1 15.5 ounce can, rinsed and thoroughly drained)
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 heaping Tablespoon chili garlic sauce (find this near the Sriracha…if all you have is Sriracha, use a teaspoon of that)
1 Tablespoon sunflower oil

Go Do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Toss all ingredients together until chickpeas are thoroughly coated. Spread them out in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake, stirring occasionally, for about an hour. Watch them closely, and add or subtract time based on how much crunch progress they’re making. When they’re golden, shrunken, and crunchy, take them out and spread them out on a plate to cool a bit and finish crisping up. Yer all done, soldier.

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Posted in Appetizers, Chickpeas, Snacks | Tagged chickpeas, depression, garbanzo beans, Gary Busey, mental health, Sriracha, Thai | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on February 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm victoria

Damn it! Why do I have to go to NYC tomorrow? Why can’t I sit home and eat these?!

Get your funny back soon BMG!
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on February 13, 2012 at 2:49 pm Bad Mama Genny

Plane snack, V!

BMG
on February 13, 2012 at 8:31 pm Robert

Never fear, V passed these on to me (her “The Boy”) and she may have some waiting upon her return.

In the meantime, I hope you haz da happys (happies?) again soon!
on February 14, 2012 at 11:06 am Bad Mama Genny

Aw, Robert, now this is what I like to see. Misfits loving misfits. You make sure V gets thoroughly chickpea’d when she gets home!

I was going to say that sounds vaguely sexual, but…I’ll let you decide if you two are actually THAT freaky.

BMG
on July 2, 2012 at 1:51 am Erica

Great blog. Came for the crunchy chickpea recipe, but ended up spending waaaay too much time reading other posts, and laughing out loud when I should be in bed. I think I’ll have to come back and visit. Take care!
on July 3, 2012 at 6:10 pm Bad Mama Genny

Erica, thanks! I love keeping people from a proper bedtime. It’s what I do best, really. Enjoy the chickpeas!

BMG