Ok – full disclosure – chick-peas are not my favorite food by a mile!  I owe it all to my mother who loved cecis (as they are called in Italian) and served them at every opportunity. My view is that one can only eat so many chick-peas in their lifetime.  However, in the spirit of trying to eat less meat and more healthful vegetarian dishes, I have a renewed view on these little morsels…can I turn my fear of cecis into a love affair?

Continue reading Sauteed Swiss Chard and Chick-peas – Florentine style (Bietole e ceci alla fiorentina) at Our Italian Table.