dips – Long Distance Baking

Pop quiz time: which two states grow the most garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas)? Answer: Idaho and Washington. The Palouse region, to be specific. Which, fun fact, is where I grew up! When Mom gave me a bag of dried garbanzo beans grown in my hometown of Colfax, I knew I needed to make something delicious out of them. Sadly…that was probably close to 5 years ago. Sorry Moms! Don’t worry though, I finally got around to doing something with these garbs (Garbanzo beans. Chickpeas. … [Read more…]