This past weekend the farmers market was full of new fresh local produce including ramp (aka wild leeks), fiddleheads, favabeans and aspara...
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Quinoa
After making the strawberry BBQ chicken club sandwiches with bacon, avocado and goat cheese I still had plenty of the roasted strawberry ...
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As many of you know, I am a big fan of quinoa and I have been ever since I first tried it. You can use quinoa in surprisingly many ways an...
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Two of my recent food obsessions have been quinoa and cauliflower and it was past time for me to use them both in a dish together! Anoth...
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After all of that rich St Patrick's Day fare I was looking for something on the lighter side which was perfect timing since this roast...
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Ever since I discovered quinoa cakes I have been dreaming up different flavour combinations for them! A quinoa cake or fritter is pretty ...
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I had some leftover pumpkin puree that I wanted to use and after the apple crumble quinoa parfaits earlier in the week, I knew exactly wh...
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I have been a fan of quinoa ever since I discovered it and I am always looking for new ways to enjoy it. I recently came across the idea o...
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One of my favourite side dishes has to be cheesy broccoli rice which is a quick and easy dish where with the amazing broccoli and cheddar ch...
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One of my goto side dishes is a cheesy broccoli rice which is super easy to make and downright tasty. Ever since I discovered that quinoa ca...
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Over the last few years I have had some fun experimenting with different kinds of fritters. Most of these fritters have had the man ingre...
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Fried rice is one of those super quick and easy comfort food dishes that is always satisfying and I recently found myself wondering how qui...
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With summer almost here there has been a near constant supply of berries in the stores and this week blueberries were on sale so I picked up...
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Mothers day is almost here and what better way to show her that you care than by making her a nice home cooked meal? A great way to do this ...
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Normally when I go to pick up quinoa they only have the white and red varieties but I recently came across black quinoa which I immediately ...
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Last week I came across an article on the New York Times about using quinoa in bibimbap which was an interesting coincidence since I had ...
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Next up in my week long exploration of Mediterranean cuisine and quinoa was these quinoa pancakes or flatbreads that I came across a while a...
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When I made the quinoa cakes with roasted red pepper and walnut pesto, goat cheese and a poached egg it reminded me that I had not done mu...
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I have been a huge fan of quinoa ever since I first came across it and I am always looking for new ways to enjoy it. I recently came across ...
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While I was enjoying my first batch of Mexican quinoa as a side dish I was thinking that it would also make for a great main dish if you bul...
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