A Humble College Kitchen: A Falafel Only A Mother Could Love

My friend Alex had this brilliant idea to make something together a while back, and when I started the food blog, I knew it was necessary that he make an appearance. You see, Alex is one of those really good "idea people." He comes up with fantastically creative party themes (i.e. Old People Night, Lumberjack Party, 80's Gym Teacher Party.) I knew the opportunity was too good to pass up, and since he lives all the way on the other side of the US, it was imperative that we make our meal together before summer vacation arrived. Fortunately, we squeezed it in.

Alex also came back from Easter break with a food jewel -- organic falafel mix from an awesome market in Boston. Thus, our middle eastern meal commenced. First we mixed the falafel mix with water until just the right consistency was reached. Then we heated oil in a pan and rolled the mixture into falafels. Soon the oil was ready and we put our first falafels in the pan. Alex almost mastered it on the first try, but we ended up with some kind of lumpy looking falafels. He commented that they were 'falafels only a mother could love,' but I sure gobbled them up! They tasted sooo good!

On the second go-round (see the first picture), Alex really figured it out! The falafels were picture perfect and tasted just as good! We planned out a whole menu in addition, which included pitas, hummus, couscous, tomatoes (of which I did not partake), strawberries, and Greek yogurt. What a fun way to spend a Saturday!