August 2, 2018
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When my parents bought property and built a house, they planted fruit trees, berry bushes, constructed a greenhouse and planted rows and rows of potatoes, beans, corn and any vegetable they could fit in and on their 1/4 acre piece of land. If they could grow it in Northern British Columbia they would, or they […]
November 26, 2015
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Meals during the week have to be quick since the kids have activities. These are the days they come home from school, play with the dog, check their emails, do their homework, eat and go to activities, so dinner has to be easy and fast. By the time they get home it’s bed time. Last […]
January 8, 2014
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It was bound to happen. If you follow my blog you’ll know firstly I love Quinoa and secondly have been a fan of bok choy salads since the early 90’s. It was only a matter of time before these two collided in my kitchen. My kids started really liking salads last year (anything from spinach, […]
November 28, 2013
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If you’ve been following along you’ll know how much I love quinoa salads. And the combinations are endless. Since I don’t eat as much protein as I should, it’s the perfect meal to add additional protein to my diet. For those new to quinoa, it’s a grain packed full of protein and a good one […]
October 21, 2013
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This Pomegranate and Orange Quinoa Salad was made for our recent Ladies Halloween Wine Evening. Since it was a theme evening, I named it “blood clot salad with crunchy finger nails“. It was very well recieved and so much fun to make. It all started with a variation of this salad I’ve been making all […]
March 22, 2013
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Day 4 of Quinoa Lunches will be my rendition of a Mediterranean Quinoa Salad consisting of what I could find in my pantry/fridge. I love so many of these flavours I ended up adding quite a few items. Add what you like. Any kind of bean would be yummy as would roasted eggplant. Having your […]
March 20, 2013
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Day 3 of creating new Quinoa Salads for lunch, and there’s still leftover turkey in the fridge. Last month I made a tasty sandwich I called the Curry Chicken Sandwich and so I decided to turn this sandwich into a salad, the Turkey Curry Quinoa Salad. For this salad I tried two different dressings, Blue […]
March 20, 2013
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Last night I roasted a Turkey Breast. Love turkey or chicken since there is so much you can do with leftovers. As I started thinking about my next Quinoa lunch, inspiration hit…or rather was staring at me as I opened the fridge door. Turkey. Right then & there I decided to do a spin on […]
March 19, 2013
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I guess you could say I’m on a Quinoa kick this week. My goal is to make 5 quinoa salads for lunch, a new one each day. This inspiration comes from questions I get regarding grains and “what do you do with quinoa”. I’m far from an expert but I cook with them and want […]
May 29, 2012
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Quinoa Cucumber & Mint Salad is a simple to make anytime of the year. So impressed was I that hubby really enjoyed this salad. So much so he took it for lunch today. Now if only I could get the kidlets to enjoy quinoa since it is a complete protein and good for you. Here’s […]
