South Western Quinoa

I made a large batch of south western quinoa this weekend so I could have a quick bite without being over a hot stove. This dish includes: quinoa, pinto beans, cilantro, roasted bell peppers, organic corn, jalapeños and spices.
I would have preferred to add black beans instead of pinto and I wished I had a little tomato in there, but that would have been an extra trip to the grocery store (let's face it, I was far to lazy for that). I still managed wolf down about 2-3 meals of the batch I made :)- I guess it was good (who am I kidding? It was GREAT)


Hope everyone is having a nice warm week!


Teddy

Quinoa

I tried QUINOA for the first time last night and I have to say- it was good! (well better than good) As I ate I thought "this tastes like grain caviar". Looks like I'll be eating it again for sure

I didn't really use a recipe. I looked around at what I had and made it work. What I ended up eating was-
Quinoa with sauteed leeks, black beans and fresh pearl tomatoes.
YUM YUM YUM : )






What I love most about quinoa is that I can just throw it into my rice cooker and then when it's done mix it with all my other ingredients. Quick and simple.

For dessert I melted some semi sweet chocolate and dipped strawberries into it. However, I forgot to grease the plate or put down some plastic wrap so the dessert stuck to the plate- OPPS. It tasted devine though . Okay, I need to admit I added a SECRET ingredient to the chocolate to make it have a little something extra. (I don't know if anyone else would use it but it turned out great hehe: )) Not sure if Im going to announce the ingredient just yet though.





Overall it was a great meal!

Time to enjoy my LAZY Sunday