(image & recipe can be found at Cooking Quinoa.net)

Yes, it is another recipe for quinoa, but this one is SO good.  I found the recipe on Pinterest and since I had some cooked quinoa left over from the previous recipe I decided to try it out.  Boy, am I glad that I did.  I modified the recipe a bit and I didn't use the tortillas shown above.  It was super easy to make...here's my verison:

Quinoa filling for Tacos

• 1 T+ of Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup green onions diced
• 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 cup corn (I used frozen & it wasn't thawed)
• 1/2 green bell pepper diced (or red)
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans (drained & rinsed)
• 1/2 salsa
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 T fresh lime juice (I didn't have this, but it would be so good with it)
• 1 avocado, peeled & diced
• shredded romaine lettuce

Heat skillet with olive oil to medium.  Add onions, cabbage corn & peppers.  (I added corn first & let cook a little bit by itself since it was frozen).  Cook for six minutes.  Add garlic & cook additional minute more.  Add in quinoa, black beans, salsa, chili powder, salt &  black pepper.  Stir until well combined & cook another 3 to 4 minutes.  Add lime & stir.  

I used regular corn tortillas & then filled with this mixture, topping it with the diced avocados & lettuce.  YUM.   

Mark had it as his side with his tacos.  It was almost like a rice mixture.

I had plenty left over so I used a flour tortilla & made a burrito, added some cheese and had that for lunch today at work!

(image from So Very Blessed)

I have been wanting to try quinoa for awhile and I finally found a quick & easy recipe on Pinterest to try.  You can find the original recipe at So Very Blessed.  I made a few tweaks to it. 


Here is my version:


1 cup cooked quinona
1/2 cup shredded carrot
2 stalks green onion diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese
1 T flour
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper.


Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix together all the above ingredients
Distribute mixture into a greased mini muffin pan, (using a 1 heaping T)
Bake for approximately 15 minutes.


I made up my own aioli sauce-  using mayonnaise (which I normally dislike) pepper, minced garlic & lemon.


So, really what I did was cut her recipe in half, leave out the cilantro (yuck!) leave the amount of garlic, green onion & cheese the same (and changed the type of cheese).  It was really good.  I ate a WHOLE mini muffin pan myself!  Hopefully it wasn't too fattening.  Since both the sauce & bites had garlic in them, I am pretty sure I kept the vampires away last night!  ;)

A few of my recent favorite things found on Pinterest.  My new obsession is to re do the upstairs room.  I really want a window seat.  Trying to figure out if that would work or not under the window...

                                                                 ( image from ?)
Really want this coat rack/hall tree.  I have searched for something similar but cannot find ANYTHING.
Love this...where did she get this?

(image from The Yellow Cape Cod)

I really want to have a couple of containers like this at my front door, but since the sun BAKES everything there, that's not happening.   Need to find a urn like this that doesn't cost a fortune.  Not sure that is possible.

 (image from Tundra Monkey)

And this- this just cracks me up.  The caption under the picture was  "oh, hey".  Made me burst out laughing for some reason.  I love cats...

How stinkin' cute are these margarita shots?  I definitely want to make some- I need to have a party.  I love to plan parties, but I don't feel I am the best at giving parties- I can never relax and just enjoy it....some people I know just have that gift!

You can find the tutorial on these at this website.  Of course I found this on Pinterest.

Wow, it's been awhile since I have posted- but I don't think anyone is noticing.

Went to Knott's yesterday and I am TIRED.  The kids could have kept going, luckily the park was closing!  11 Hours is plenty for me!  They counted 20 rides that they went on- I would say they got their money's worth!  I, however, did not go on that many rides.  I would have to recup after some of the rides- made my stomach queasy.  I am getting old.

Here are my latest finds on Pinterest that I love..

Would love to have a bar area like this...looks so relaxing to sit at.

But this- this is truly a dream that I don't ever see happening.  But it is nice to dream