Posts Tagged ‘ whole grain ’
Mixed Grain Risotto
For Christmas, I bought the Tiny Kitchen Assistant a grow-your-own mushrooms kit because it’s fun to grow stuff. After promptly casting it aside in favor of fun stuff like Legos, I actually forgot about it. After many weeks, we finally stumbled across the package and decided to start growing. And I have to admit, it […] Read More
Quinoa with Tomatoes and Black Beans
Quinoa with Lime Dressing Last weekend, one of my Team in Training friends asked me about quinoa recipes. That was when I realized that I’ve never posted my standard, go-to recipe. (And yes, I realize that I’ve crossed some sort of line when I actually have a go-to quinoa recipe.) The quinoa will first be […] Read More
Quinoa for Breakfast
Quinoa Porridge It’s recently occurred to me that I have a quinoa problem. My problem is that quinoa is that thing that I buy whenever I go to the store. Does anyone else have supermarket amnesia? You know: “I think I needed quinoa. Did I buy it last time? I should buy some.” If the […] Read More
Try Something New: Wing-It Red Beans and Rice
I read Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food again, and I wanted to try more recipes with dried beans (an ingredient that I often struggle with), whole grains and minimal meat. I read several recipes for red beans and rice, but none of them felt right. Plus, I couldn’t get a ham hock to save […] Read More
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