Tag Archives: grains

Black Bean, Mango and Quinoa Salad

I bring you an easy Summer side salad or a wonderful lunch salad full of flavor texture and healthful goodness. Yes, it can taste good, be healthy and easy to make! Have you tried Quinoa (kween wa) yet? Oh, you should! Don’t be afraid…it’s a wonderful grain with an interesting texture but so many nutritional […]

Bittman’s Seasoned Popcorn

I’m going to admit this right now. I have a crush on Mark Bittman. Okay, it’s out there. I fessed up to my Hubby this weekend so he wouldn’t get jealous. This crush has been going on for a while now but I just never admitted publicly. Too late now, huh? Why the crush? First of […]

Mushroom Barley Risotto

The other day I was cleaning out my spice cupboard and I found a box of barley that was hiding in the back. Oh, I love barley and have been craving Mushroom Barley soup but I had chicken unthawing for dinner last night… So I made the next best thing! This is made on the same concept […]

Sugar Snap Pea Quinoa Salad

As promised, here’s the wonderful side salad/dish that I made to go with last night’s halibut. It’s an easy to make spring dish that would go so easily with any entree.  The original recipe came from Food and Wine but I switched it up a bit….of course. Quinoa is my new favorite grain. It’s so full of good stuff […]