Strange doesn’t wait for 5 o’clock! Neither does my mother… she’s in Mexico! Remember Kat’s “Amazing Kitchen Mistakes” post? We’ve been on the same wave-length eating similarly, so I apparently am also making happy accidents. Have you ever under estimated how much is left in a bottle? I thought there was just a …
Tag Archive: quinoa
Jun 28
Cherry-Balsamic Chickpea Salad
Those who eat a (mostly) plant-based diet are often asked about protein. Those who eat a Whole Foods-based diet are no strangers to $100+ weekly grocery bills. As someone who is into lifting weights, I am especially conscious of how much protein I get on a daily basis (click here for more). While I …
Feb 03
Avocado Quinoa
Two important items in today’s news: Apparently we are getting SNOW tonight in the South (boooo hiss) I finally got a new camera!!! Good-bye fuzzy cell phone pictures. Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. The new addition is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3. I have NO idea how to …
Oct 23
How ’bout them apples?
Last night I took a rest. I went on a walk and that was all I could muster fitness-wise. Between getting over being sick and Thursday’s workout craziness… I just couldn’t do it, Captain! My abs are really hard to make sore. I have done every ab workout under the sun, but they just won’t …
Oct 20
Morocco, anyone?
Inspired by other bloggers, I decided to try something new. A sweet potato. I’ve never cooked one before. Never really eaten one that didn’t come in the form of a french fry. You just wrap it and stick it in the microwave on the “potato” setting, right? Notsomuch. I supposed my microwave’s potato setting …



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