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Quinoa and Garden Caprese Salad

Quinoa and Garden Caprese Salad

    Texas heat has mellowed down to what I call the best time of the year. The skies are blue. We have had a few good splashes of rain, all of which should have happened in spring and we have now what the pretty 

Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Fried Egg

Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Fried Egg

    I got introduced to quinoa a couple of years back and have never looked back since then. I have never met a more versatile ingredient.  

Quinoa Pudding with Rose and Pomegranate

Quinoa Pudding with Rose and Pomegranate

I have a dreamy whimsical dessert for you today. The so called “golden grain”, the roses and the jeweled fruit combine beautifully for a fresh exotic dessert.

Quinoa with Apricot, Asparagus & Almond

Quinoa with Apricot, Asparagus & Almond

Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah), is used  as a whole grain, & has been an ancient food that is cultivated in South American Andes since at least 3,000 B.C. It has been a staple food of the native inhabitants. “The ancient Incas called quinoa the “mother grain”