FALAFEL...you know you want it.

Seriously one of my best finds yet. Falafel can be found at one of my favorite little spots here in Fayetteville, Petra. So, I found this recipe and am in LOVE. A seriously easy easy easy way to make this falafel in a crock pot. That's right....crock pot.  I got the recipe from this girl who does all her meals on the crock pot.  Here's her blog with the falafel recipe.  Here is the printable recipe.  

The falafel ingredients

MY AWESOME NEW CAN OPENER. I'm so easily amused.  

Smash the garbanzo beans like mashed potatoes. 

All of the spices, egg, onion, lemon---blended together.  

Ingredients:

- 1 15oz can garbanzo beans (chick peas)

- 1/2 onion, chopped

-1 T dried parsley

- 2 cloves minced garlic

- 1 egg

- 1 t kosher salt

- 1/4 t black pepper

- 2 t ground cumin

- 1 t ground coriander

- 1/4 t cayenne pepper

- juice from 1 lemon

- 1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs 

- 2 T olive oil (for the bottom of your crock)

Directions: Set your crock pot on high. Pour about 2 Tablespoons of oil in the crockpot.  Drain garbanzo beans into a bowl.  I used my potato masher ---mashed the beans  until all the beans are completely mashed.  Set those aside. Then put all those spices, onions, egg and onion into the blender.  Blend that all up. Pout that mixture onto the beans.  Add in the bread crumbs.   Make little patties and place them into crockpot.  Let the patties turn to perfect falafel babies in your crock pot on high for about 3.5- 4 hours. 

And in other news........

Natalie's niece, Elynn. How stinking cute. I had to share this.   

Zeus and our new dog, Ella.  She's a hoot. 

The Most Beautiful Day.

I do realize I haven't blogged in a while. Life, family and school has kept me super busy. 
Madalyn's wedding was beautiful. Literally have never seen my sister so very happy! 

The happy couple. 

The rehearsal dinner had some great food...and some sweet babies! 

Remember the post about my brother, Tom?
We had the best time together.  He works for Bacardi.
Needless to say, he introduced me to so many new drinks.  

Barker family.  Shouldn't have worn a white bra with a black dress.
Thanks to my good friend, Allison for letting me borrow the LBD.  

Our good family friend, Diane Ornelas, decorated for the rehearsal dinner.
LOVE HER.

Ain't he adorable in this chocolate brown suit? 

The crew, tying the bows.  Katie, Kat, Nat and Heather came to Tulsa.  So glad they were there there to help celebrate the big day! 

The girls put all the bows on the chairs.  It took some time, but the chairs looked fabulous.
Watch out for the wedding planning company, SWAG, to come to a bridal event near you.  

Is she not so cute? 

It got hot during the rehearsal dinner, so Liv took off her clothes.   

Chloe was a great flower girl!  

Livvi. 

I love this picture.   

Seessstersss. 

Family time on the trolley. 

Rhett, Madalyn and Clem. 

My favorite picture of the night.

I love the new addition to our family. Clem is a welcome joy to our lives! 

The Girls are Back in Town

Signs of a good weekend:  Best friends come in town....check! Hogs play another top ten team? check! Hogs WIN? Yes! Interview Arkansas' athletic director, go out on dickson, gain another hour for daylight savings time....check, check, check! It was a great weekend here in Fayetteville. Natalie and Kathryn came in town for the South Carolina game.  We went to the Fayetteville Farmer's Market and then got ready for the game.  I had the opportunity to interview the UA athletic director, Jeff Long on Saturday before the game.  Some might say it was too cold this weekend but personally, I thought it beautiful.  Okay maybe it was a little chilly at the game.  I got to sit with Katie and Heather for the game! We had so much fun...this weekend was a top notch time!

A-R-K-A-N-S-A-S for Arkansas. Fight, fight, fight!!  

Found my old (not old, he just moved to Creighton)  campus minister, Jay Carney.

Sat with these two hooligans during the game...
They figured out how to make a screeching sound from the pom pom's thrown out for the game.  

Katie and her daddy have the exact same baby blue eyes! 

Kayln Williams...homecoming attendant! 

love this. 

A great interview!