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 !
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