Before I get into the quinoa salad recipe, I want to remind you all that you have one more week to get us your submissions for the The Second Tuesdays Déjà Food Event. We're really looking forward to seeing what you all do with your leftover makeovers. Now, back to business... Quinoa has been the hot whole grain of the food blogging world lately. My method for cooking quinoa is not the one most recipes require. Most often, recipes tell you to wash the quinoa carefully to remove the bitter coating that it naturally produces. I use the toasting method to remove the bitterness and add a little extra nutty flavor to the end View Post
Food! It’s what’s for dinner! Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
Wow! You wouldn't believe the weird stuff going on here today. Our power went out this morning around 10:30a.m. So, feeling mighty full of myself for thinking of such a fun and educational idea I got the kids through their schoolwork in record time, got everyone groomed and packed them all into the van to go to the library. And their power was out, too. Duh! They're on the same grid. It wasn't a wash because the kids sat on the library floor with the children's librarian and the group of them built a gigantic brick castle and were shouting medieval things at each other. I chatted with our town librarian about great places to View Post
Food! It’s what’s for dinner. Monday, June 9th, 2008.
While scrolling madly through the contacts on my cell phone desperately trying to find someone to talk to about my meal plans for the evening I had an epiphany... Instead of pestering my mother, sisters, brothers, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, friends, and the UPS guy daily with detailed discussions of the evening's dinner prep and plans I can pester everyone who comes to my site! Here's the plan. Every day -when I figure out what it is I'm doing for dinner- I'll post details right here. It may be detailed enough to include recipes (if the boys are behaving) or just a blurb about what brand of hot dogs we're having for dinner View Post