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Quinoa The Tasty Way

The final product!

  In this first week of the New Year, like a lot of people, I’ve decided to focus my energy on adopting a healthy lifestyle.  I always start out with the best of intentions, but, also like a lot of people, by February everything is back to where I started. This happens not because we more »

Healthy Pastas for the Holidays

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It can be hard to eat well during this time of the year.  These pastas are delicious, easy to make and good for you too!

Acorn squash stuffed with pancetta, quinoa and walnuts

Acorn squash stuffed with pancetta, quinoa and walnuts

We are thrilled to be taking part of Food Day with the rest of the Back Burner gang. Not familiar with Food Day? No worries, we weren’t until recently. Food Day is an annual event (October 24) that was started in 2011 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). CSPI is basically run by more »

Colorful Cumin Quinoa Salad with Cilantro

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As far as fresh herbs go, cilantro is is both one of the most loved and hated. For some people – my dad included – cilantro tastes like soap… apparently due to a genetic predisposition. Thank goodness I inherited my mom’s affinity for this particular herb because I absolutely adore Mexican food, a cuisine that more »