Today was my first day back at work after a week off, it was Angie's day to cook so I was so looking forward to a nice meal, after a hard day's work....maybe even something similar to the "heavy" mac and cheese I made her the other night that lasted 3 days.

"Hey Babe....(smooch) what's for dinner?"

"Quinoa"

"What the he-doublechopsticks is quinoa?"

"It is a grain, and I am putting veggies in it"

"Well, all right...what kind of meat are we having?"

"No meat"

"" (Where's the beef?!...under my breath of course!)

OK...I will never admit I liked it...but I did say we could have this again (like I really get a choice )

Here is the recipe...came out of her Yoga Journal June issue ~

QUINOA SUMMER PILAF

1 cup quinoa

2 cups water

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic

1/2 bunch asparagus, sliced

1/2 cup fresh corn kernels

1 cup sweet cherry tomatoes, halved

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1 tablespoon julienned basil leaves

#1 ~ Rinse the quinoa and place it in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until water is absorbed.



#2 ~ Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a small saute pan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in the asparagus and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

#3 ~ Take pan off the heat and stir in the corn, tomatoes, and lemon juice. Season mixture to taste with salt and pepper and stir into the quinoa. Garnish with fresh basil.

Now, I am not saying this was good...but it is not up to print out yet from the Yoga Journal...I typed it out myself...and I am really slow...

ENJOY

LOL, we love quinoa and i love Yoga Journal too

I'm proud of you for typing it out Gary! Thanks for sharing!

Laurie

Thanks Scooter!

Removed didn't mean to offend

Good job for trying something new! Even if you didn't have a choice!

The recipe sounds great and I can't wait to try it. Thanks for posting it.

That does sound great. I haven't gotten my Yoga Journal since I renewed my subscription, thanks for posting it!

I love asparagus and quinoa, I'll be giving this a try.

FYI – quinoa is an excellent source of complete protein all on its own, no need to add corpses.

Quoted for Emphasis!!!

No need to kill anything for a complete meal. Quinoa is so versatile and yummy too!

I'm sure you maybe didn't realize, but that's rather rude in the vegetarian section. I have to read about death on the plate everywhere else, I'd like to keep this one section "clean" and not have to read about it. Thanks.

If that is an attempt at humor in the veg section, it was a miserable failure. Not cool.

I'm so used to this stuff I just have a permanent filter for it so it’s like I don’t even see/hear it, if I got upset every time someone made a rude/insensitive/ignorant comment I'd spend most of my time in a bad mood.

Sorry guys - did not mean to offend. Didn't notice it was the vegetarian section. I have removed my post.

Kitty

mmmm- I'll have to try this now! It looks delicious! Thank you for going to the trouble to type it out!