quinoa

Quinoa, Grated Beet & Goat Cheese Salad

April 21, 2011

Good afternoon!  I want to share with you this yummy salad that I made to go with my amazing roast chicken the other day.  Last week, I wrote about how I recently discovered I like beets!  I bought some to put into a salad had 3 left over.  Not knowing what to do with them,  [...]

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New Recipe Page & Nutrition Info for Asian Quinoa Vegetable Bowl

January 22, 2011

Good morning!  I just finished a very cold 7 mile run with the girls as part of our training for the National Half Marathon which we’ll be running at the end of March!  I felt like we were moving slow but it turns out we ran sub-9 minute miles… not bad considering our extremities were [...]

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{new recipe} asian quinoa vegetable bowl

January 18, 2011

Good morning!  I’ve never made anything with quinoa before but wanted a quick, fresh and flavorful dish so I whipped up this Asian Quinoa Vegetable Bowl tossed in chile sauce. I started off by getting the quinoa cooking.  It not only can be used as a substitute for rice, but did you know you can [...]

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Next Week’s Challenge Ingredient & a Fabulous Goodness to Go Lunch

January 14, 2011

Yay, it’s Friday… let the long weekend begin! First let’s take care of business… the next Ingredient Challenge ingredient is a fabulous staple to any pantry, and has recently been rediscovered despite being an ancient grain!  It’s nicknamed the “the gold of the Incas” because of the observed resilience it gave their warriors back in [...]

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