Chilli bread and falafel

A Saturday afternoon spent baking bread is my favourite as it's the only at the weekend that you have the time to kneed and let the dough rise for an hour or so. I tried making falafel for the second time, I’m not convinced I’ll follow this falafel recipe again but it was a healthy tasty dinner.

For the falafel

• 1 15-19 oz can chickpeas, drained
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tables...

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