Falafel with Creamy Avacado Sauce

This is one of our favorite vegetarian dishes. The flavor is awesome! And it's loaded with nutrition!


Falafel with Creamy Avocado Sauce

For the Avocado Sauce:
1 large whole ripe avocado, mashed
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 to 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
juice of half a lime

For the Falafel:
1 (15ounce can) pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/3 cup finely crushed tortilla chips
1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons red onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 whole egg white
2 teaspoons olive oil
pita bread, cut in halves
chopped lettuce

To make the avocado sauce, combine the avocado, sour cream, red onion, cumin, salt, and lime and stir to completely combine. Keep in the refrigerator while making the falafel. Next add the beans to a bowl and mash. Add cheese, tortilla chips, cilantro, onion, cumin, salt, and egg to the beans and stir to incorporate well. Shape the mixture into four or five even round patties about 1 inch thick. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook for about five minutes on each side or until they are a dark golden brown and cooked through. When they are finished, place a patty in each pita half and top with avocado sauce and lettuce. So delicious!

Tomato Sandwich with Basil Mayonaise

This sandwich is a delicious and is like tasting summer itself! I am always looking for different things to make for lunch instead of the same old boring thing every day. And so I fell in love with this one! Between the tomato, basil, lemon, and garlic the flavor is absolutely delicious! And as a girl who grew up in New Jersey surrounded by delicious fresh jersey tomatoes every summer this was a winner with me! Hope you try it and enjoy it too!

Tomato Sandwich with Basil Mayonaise

1 Cup mayonaise
10 to 15 basil leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
2-4 garlic cloves chopped
loaf of fresh baked bread, french or Italian or whatever you like, sliced
freshly sliced tomatoes

Mix together the mayonaise, basil, salt, pepper, lemon, olive oil, and garlic.
Spread over two slices of bread, and top with slices of tomato. You can put the two slices together and eat as a sandwich or eat individually. Now bite into a taste of deliciousness!
























































1 cup mayonaise (you can use light if you want or miracle whip, but nothing beats real mayonaise)
10 to 15 basil leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon salt

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

Well after taking a bit of a break from food blogging I am back at it again. We are very excited that number four is on the way, but with that comes the first trimester of constant yucky nausea! So as you can guess during that time I did not cook anything worth blogging about! But thankfully I am coming out of it and am starting to feel much better. So to celebrate tonight I cooked one of my favorites, cheesy chicken enchiladas. It's the best recipe I have come across for enchiladas with a white sauce, and anytime I serve them to friends or family they are a hit! They take a little bit of effort, but are definitely worth it!

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

1 chopped onion
4 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
8 ounces sour cream
3 cups of chicken that has been cooked and shredded
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounce can chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon chili powder
10 flour tortillas

In a saucepan saute onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the flour for about 1 minute and then slowly add in the chicken broth and the bouillon. Cook and stir until bubbling and thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream. In a large bowl combine the chicken, 1 1/4 cup of the cooked sauce, 1 cup of cheese, chilies, chili powder, and a dash of salt. Mix well. Fill each tortilla with equal portions of the chicken mixture. Roll up and place in a greased 9x13 dish. Spoon the remaining sauce over tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Enjoy!