A salad that you can have any way you want - swap in any vegetable you like and use whatever is your favorite salad dressing. Serve cold, serve warm! The method of cooking the quinoa is a tip I picked up and wow, what a difference in the texture of the quinoa. Not mushy, it… Continue reading Quinoa and Vegetable Salad
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How To Get Perfect Quinoa
In my humble opinion the reason many people try quinona and say "Yuck!" to it is from it being badly cooked. Kind of like the difference in eating mushy soggy rice and then having a bowl where the grains are individual. Or worse....soggy lentils versus crisp, with a bite, individual lentils that are so not… Continue reading How To Get Perfect Quinoa
A Dinner Spread: Homemade Tofurky with Mashers and Gravy
I came across these recipes in two cookbooks and had to make the spread! Homemade Tofurky? Mashers with a hearty gravy? Yum! The Tofurky recipe comes from How It All Vegan!, on page 122. After making it I realized a couple of things - the marinade needs salt, the tofu needs pressing and the marinade… Continue reading A Dinner Spread: Homemade Tofurky with Mashers and Gravy
Quinoa, Black Bean, Corn and Pepper Salad
This delicious and very easy salad makes an easy start to a light dinner. I made (vegan friendly cheeze) quesadillas to go with the salad. Quinoa, Black Bean, Corn and Pepper Salad Ingredients: Dressing - 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar ¼ tsp chili powder ¼ tsp kosher salt ¼ tsp ground black pepper… Continue reading Quinoa, Black Bean, Corn and Pepper Salad