{"id":42481,"date":"2025-10-14T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=42481"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:39:10","slug":"how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=42481","title":{"rendered":"how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>joan brought home a Ariyana Falafel for me, and some leftover chicken shawarma.  Problem a leftrover wrap like this is basically inedible from various sauces being absorbed into the wrap.  so i disassembled both, chopped the good stuff, <s>trashed<\/s> green-wasted the soggy remains, reheated the good stuff, rolled it into a burrito wrap, toasted in the cost iron pan.  Perhaps this is &#8220;fusion&#8221; (middle eastern falafel &amp; chicken shawarma + <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alaskan knife<\/a> + mexican burrito + indian ghee?)  I don&#8217;t know, but it sure was tasty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-1024x967.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42486\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42486\" class=\"wp-image-42486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-1536x1450.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-1226x1157.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02-675x637.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-19-02.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">good stuff on the left, sogggy mess on the right&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-994x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42487\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42487\" class=\"wp-image-42487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-994x1024.jpg 994w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-768x792.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-1226x1264.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09-675x696.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-09.jpg 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230; reheated&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42489\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42489\" class=\"wp-image-42489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-1202x1536.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-1226x1566.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57-675x862.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-26-57.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230; and choppy-chop&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-844x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42482\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42482\" class=\"wp-image-42482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-844x1024.jpg 844w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-768x932.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-1266x1536.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-1226x1487.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40-675x819.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-29-40.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230;then into large tortilla&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-1024x983.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42483\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42483\" class=\"wp-image-42483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-1024x983.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-1536x1475.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-1226x1177.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39-675x648.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-39.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230;then toast it on both sides in the cast iron pan with a bit of ghee&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-979x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42484\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42484\" class=\"wp-image-42484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-1469x1536.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-1226x1282.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44-675x706.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-33-44.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230;toasted&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42485\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=42485\" class=\"wp-image-42485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-1226x1259.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23-675x693.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/how-i-rescue-leftrover-falafel-schwarma-2025-10-14-14-34-23.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230; YUM!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>joan brought home a Ariyana Falafel for me, and some leftover 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