This recipe is quickly becoming one of our favorites for outdoor cookouts, potluck gatherings, and overnight camping trips. It can easily be made in advance, tastes great leftover, and is sure to please any crowd. A little over a year ago we would have been adding a bag of chips or pasta salad (made from white flour) to our cookouts, but now that we're on the real food … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Quinoa
Quinoa. The ancient grain. The protein grain. The underutilized, but gaining in popularity grain. The perfect gluten free alternative for many recipes (...like the parfait above. Use quinoa, not oats.) grain. If you have not cooked with quinoa yet, I highly recommend it. It is a bit more expensive, but if you know where to look (check out the best places to find … [Read more...]
Berry Quinoa Parfait
Boy did summer come ablazin' in this year. It rained, and rained, and rained. Then boom...it was hot. Stifling hot. It's on these stifling hot days that I have no intention of turning on the oven...or letting something cook for an hour on the stove top. It's on these stifling hot days that I'm really not all the hungry. I just need something cool and light for … [Read more...]
Curried Quinoa with Chicken and Peas
So here we have it. The curried chicken quinoa with peas recipe that I will be making 3 times a week, just for Tyler. Well, maybe not that often...but it's certainly one I will be adding to our regular rotation! Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. I normally give him small portions, about 1-2 tablespoons in size, at a time. And if I were to give him more, he'd end up dumping it … [Read more...]
Quinoa and Black Bean Burritos with “Guac De Gallo”
I have been on a bit of a quinoa kick lately. Making it way more often than rice! (I guess that's what happens when you buy 8 lbs. of the stuff!) Cinnamon Walnut Quinoa, plus a Curried Chicken Quinoa that I'll be making this week and a Spicy Southwest Quinoa that I've got on the calendar to share soon! And now... A "new and improved" rice and beans burrito! Using … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Walnut Quinoa with Raisins
Meet the new porridge! Goldilocks is sure to eat all three bowls of this delicious "dressed up oatmeal"! Except it's not oatmeal!!! This gluten-free breakfast is sure to please the entire family, not just those who need to eat sans gluten. It's cooked quinoa with a little sweetness and cinnamon, then topped with walnuts and raisins. Move on over Wheaties...this is … [Read more...]
Mushroom Quinoa Pilaf
When I was in Atlanta I bought 8 lbs of organic quinoa for $20. That's about half the price of what I've paid for it before at Whole Foods. I try to get some whenever I'm down in that area (closest store is in Cincy) and whenever I can squeeze it into the budget. In the past, we have enjoyed the following quinoa meals... Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and … [Read more...]
Chicken and Quinoa Waldorf Salad with Creamy Maple Vinaigrette
I had firsts. Then seconds. Then thirds. And *maybe* fourths. (Perhaps it's the half marathon training and the fact that my body is just CRAVING calories! Not only am I still full-time nursing, I've decided to train for the San Antonio Rock n Roll Half Marathon that will take place in November. I think I'm burning close to 3,000 calories per day. Hence *maybe* the … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa
(Please pardon the iPhone photo. Dead camera battery.) I went out yesterday morning to survey the garden...and to make sure it survived our weekend away. I was pleasantly surprised to find lots of red grape-roma tomatoes, and a meal's worth of green beans! I picked some basil, parsley and oregano and then got to work. So we're calling this "Mediterranean" because it has … [Read more...]
Red Quinoa with Grilled Summer Veggies
Vegetables on the grill, tossed with red quinoa. Perfect! Red Quinoa with Grilled Summer Veggies A light and fresh dish for Summer nights! 1 small zucchini1 orange pepper 1/2 yellow pepper 1/2 white onion 2 garlic cloves, minced1 Tbsp olive oilSalt and pepper1 cup quinoa4 ears of corn Chop 1 zucchini, 1 orange pepper, 1/2 yellow pepper, 1/2 onion and … [Read more...]