Quinoa - Fast quick meal

I had a busy morning that took me from the library, followed by an unexpected visit to the zoo. I had thought about buying a zoo pass, but hadn't gotten around to it, finally today was the day! The sun was shining and the wind was real calm! So, I was in LOVE !



While at the zoo my snack supply had dwindled to yogurt pretzels for Gavin and a small container of almonds for me. 



When I came home I knew I needed to cook something  that was fast, healthy and YUMMY. Since I was out of, tuna, deli meat, and chicken I knew I had to get creative.



I pulled out my bag of quonia in the freezer, added a drizzle of olive to my pan and allowed it to get warm. I started to chop up onion, garlic and then became side tracked with a phone call from a dear friend.



Still I marched on adding my ingredients to the pan only to realize that it was pretty hot and started popping at me! Yikes!



After turning down the heat, I added frozen spinach, quinoa and  pureed cauliflower to the mix... salt and pepper for taste and garlic powder !! Oh YUM !! Can I say YES !!



I tossed and sauteed it in the pan- and THEN plated my dish !



Wow! I was in heaven !!



This was absolutely filling and tasted soo good ! I didn't miss the meat one bit !!



Recipe for quinoa

 2 cups of quinoa  rinsed under cool water using a strainer

Add 4 cups of water to a pot

Bring the quinoa to a boil 

Salt and stir

and bring it at a boil

Skim off any of the stuff that comes to the top

Let it boil at med heat for 10-12 mins

  you should see small holes in the quinoa appear this will mean it's ready

Take off stove and let it sit for a few min- ENJOY !



When it has cooled down you can  freeze some in a gallon size bag, break off pieces to warm up as needed !



Just know that when your food pantry is low on food you can always cook up an awesome meal with a few staples !

New month + Warmer weather = Get ready for summer outfits !!

I LOVE the beginning of the month… not only do I feel like it's a new opportunity for me to tackle my goals, BUT especially May because that means WARMER weather for us !! Alright !!

I seriously , um love it, - park play dates, jogging outside, letting the sun rays hit you. Oh man- it's going to be great !

I am going to start training for a Half marathon and I am super excited to start, well I was and then I'm like what was I thinking ?? But, I really do love the feeling of just running outdoors and pushing my mind and body to more then I could have ever thought.

But, I am going to incorporate cross training, by using the DVDs ... oh ya! I can already FEEL the burn!!

Other NEWS  

P90X3- is on sale this month along with Turbo Fire. I haven't done Turbo Fire, but I heard amazing things from it.

P90X3, is wacky- ha, really what else is there to say about it! Tony is just wild BUT the guy knows what he is doing ! And you get this AMAZING workout in only 30 minutes !! Woot woot!!

I mean really, if you haven't tried to push yourself doing an intense crazy workout then you need to just dedicate 30 minters of your day and DO IT!!

 I seriously get it done in the morning and then through out the day I have to remind myself that I FINISHED MY workout!! None of this torturing myself with late night workouts. I'm busy during the day and my mind is always thinking and when the night comes I don't want to push myself physically. True story!

Find what works 

Listen if you can get an awesome workout in the evening and have energy to do it THEN go at it, but if you have never tried it in the morning then get some shut eye at night and PLEASE give it a go in the morning- YES thank me later :)

Those are my ramblings - I will check in with you all LATER this week !! Make it GREAT !

Q-Are you a morning person or NIGHT person when it comes to working out ?? Would love to hear in the comments !

Would Love to hear from you- Contact me if you are interested in trying one of these programs out ! Ill Coach you for FREE !!