Quinoa is a hip, hearty, and fabulous food. Last Lollapalooza weekend, this Quinoa Salad made a perfect late night dinner for a clutch of starving young concert-goers. You can buy quinoa as a red grain or a white grain, though I prefer the red color. In this salad, quinoa is mixed with avocado, tomato, cucumber…
Layer Salad usually makes its appearance in the Summer at a pot luck or BBQ. It traditionally has peas, cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch dressing or mayo, but you can make this salad with any ingredients you have on hand. I decided to challenge myself and invent my own layer salad. I used romaine, cherry…
Roasted Red Peppers make most things taste better. It is worth the extra money to buy peppers that have a thick wall, as the cheaper thinner ones will not yield as much of the roasted meaty pepper. I throw ours directly on the low flame of our gas stove as they come out of the…
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