One of my favorite snacks, that I almost never remember to make are:
Roasted Chickpeas:
Deliciously addictive on their own, especially when accompanying a ice cold Birra, I thought the nutty crunch might lend itself to a few other applications.
Results are in:…. tasty! complementing the toasted walnuts in our pesto beautifully,
As a matter of fact, they have such a nice roasted-nutty flavor, -if you were unfortunate enough to have a nut allergy, I suspect you could substitute them wherever nuts were called for!
Tagliarini, with roasted ceci-walnut pesto
Also today:
Pappardelle, with spicy pancetta-pomadoro sauce
Maccheroni, with braised pork sugo


