Green Chick Peas - healthy and tasty summer recipe!

I found this recipe from Joyful Belly website, added cilantro heavy-handedly, and the dish was just delicious. And it is healthy, too!

Green Pesto Chick Peas

1/2 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
2 pinches of cayenne pepper, or to the taste
1/2 cup coconut milk
1+ lime juice1/4 tsp salt
2 cans (15 oz) chick peas
1 tbsp olive oil

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the olive oil, coconut milk, and lime juice until the consistency is smooth. On a cutting board, stem and finely chop the basil and cilantro. Puree the coconut base, basil,    cilantro, and salt in a food processor to desired consistency. Taste it, and adjust salt to your preference. Set the pesto aside to marinate the flavors.

Saute the Chickpeas: Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of a large frying pan. Strain and rinse then toss in canned or home-cooked chickpeas. Saute until they are lightly browned, and slightly crispy. 

Turn off the heat, and pour the sauce into the pan and toss with the chickpeas. Serve with a lemon wedge and a little garnish of basil on top. Yumms!

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Easy and tasty summer dish!

Peruvian Ceviche

Ingredients:

2 lbs tilapia fillets or 2 lbs other firm white fish fillets, cubed

8 -10 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped

1-2 habanero peppers, seeded and chopped (or real Peruvian Aji Amarillo, if you can find it)

8 -12 limes, freshly squeezed and strained to remove pulp, enough to cover fish

1 red onion, thinly sliced and rinsed

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except red onion and mix well.

Place rinsed red onion on top and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours before serving.

Before serving, mix well and serve with lettuce, corn, avocado or other cold salad vegetables on the side.

It is important to use a juicer that presses the juice out of the limes, not one that will tear the membrane of the lime sections since this will make the lime juice bitter.

This ceviche is SO good! You can adjust spice by putting less (or more!) habanero pepper. Surprisingly it does not taste too spicy in this dish. Buon appetito!

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..and I'm not just talking about the weather!

According to the Grand Strand Ecomomic Quarterly Report 

• Overall economic conditions have improved along the Grand Strand, the employment figures have also continued to improve. Q4 2013 experienced unemployment rates below 8% in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2007. Additionally, regional employment has continued to rise through 2013.

• Tourism has continued to improve through the 4th quarter of 2013 as RevPar and deplanements have experienced double digit percentage increases along with all other tourism metrics seeing increases over the 4th quarter of 2012. The North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex has been completed and is expecting to bring more events to the area in addition to those already generated by the City of Myrtle Beach athletic facilities and the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. 

• Real estate market: In the fourth quarter of 2013, there was a slight increase in single family residence inventory while condo/townhome inventory continued to decline. Single family residence sales are up over 11% year over year from Q3 2013 while median sales price for SFR and condo/townhome properties have also increased. The number of building permits have continued to increase over the past 12 months as the market continues to remain stable.

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