I’m a big fan of quinoa because it reminds me of pasta but it’s actually a seed so it’s healthier. You can basically treat it as you would any small pasta and it works, although my favorites are either mushroom-based or citrus-based. When I saw these beautiful snap peas at the farmers market, it seemed [...]
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Quinoa with Snap Peas and Mint
Posted in Grains, Vegetable, Vegetarian, tagged balsamic vinegar, chicken stock, garlic, honey, lemon, mint, onion, quinoa, recipe, snap peas, wine, zest on May 29, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Mediterranean Citrus Couscous
Posted in Grains, Vegetarian, tagged citrus, couscous, juice, kaffir lime leaves, mediterranean, olives, orange, recipe, zest on April 27, 2012 | 12 Comments »
As you might know by now, I love citrus. The olives in this recipe give it a nice salty, earthy bite and balances out the bright freshness of the citrus. Cooking this couscous in the juice really brings out the citrus flavor without adding fats like cheese and butter. I happened to find kaffir lime [...]
Stuffing and Turkey Roulade
Posted in Grains, Poultry, tagged almonds, apple, beer, bread, butterflied, deboned, olive oil, onion, recipe, roasted, roulade, sage, stuffing, Thanksgiving, tied, turkey on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s time for the pre-Thanksgiving round-up. After several lovely meals for the holiday, I can say I’m done with turkey until next year. Not including turkey sandwiches or ground turkey. But the whole bird…I’ve had enough for a while. I thought we were getting a de-boned and butterflied turkey breast from the butcher, but [...]






