Today on The Wake Up Call, I was joined by Jen Geisheker, the owner of Thrive Baking Mixes for a discussion on healthy whole grains.
Of course I couldn’t have a conversation about grains without talking about quinoa… but we [...]
Continue Reading →The other day while picking up a few things at my local CoOp, I saw a cilantro-lime rice dish in their deli case. Something about summer and cilantro and lime just sound so…. right. I have a pot-luck party I’m going to coming up, so I thought I would see if I could make my [...]
Continue Reading →When most people think about grains, they think hot dishes - oatmeal, pilafs, etc. But they work just great in cold salads, and this makes for a great one during those hot summer days and pairs well with something off the grill. And since it is even better once the flavors have had a chance [...]
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Pizza. No matter where I go, no matter who I talk to, when it comes to healthy living people always seem to ask about pizza. Usually, pizza is not a bad thing - as long as you are aware of how often you eat it, how much you eat, and what you put on it… [...]
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This is a great recipe you can throw in the slow cooker before work and have a delicious meal just about ready to go when you get home. You can use dried beans you’ve already cooked or canned beans.
If you use canned beans, look for low-sodium versions and rinse them well to remove [...]
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The original recipe is based on a rice burger recipe, and was changed to use quinoa by Linda Farnsworth. I tried these earlier this week and they were good, but I just couldn’t picture them as burgers… they reminded me more of a crab-cake sort of dish (and I’m [...]
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You know the saying “everything old is new again”? Well, quinoa would definitely fall in to that category. Quinoa is downright ancient, and it is receiving a heck of a lot of attention recently as a “new” super food.
I really don’t remember how I first discovered it. I think I just saw it [...]
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Ingredients
1 cup cooked quinoa 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup shredded carrot 2 tablespoon sunflower seed kernels (salted or unsalted) 2 green onions, chopped Dressing 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar Directions
Mix the quinoa, cranberries, carrots, green onion and sunflower seeds in a bowl
Add the honey [...]
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