Today the Sunday Funday group is sharing picnic recipes. Thanks to Stacy of Food Lust People Love, Sue of Palatable Pastime, Rebekah of Making Miracles, and Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm for coordinating this low-stress group. This week, Renu is hosting and suggested we share recipes based on quinoa. Here's the list of recipes... Quinoa Chia Multiseed Bread from Cook with Renu Rustic Multigrain Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories Mediterranean Quinoa Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm Vegetable Quinoa Upma from Sneha’s Recipe Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf from Amy's Cooking Adventures Copycat Trader Joe’s Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad from Palatable Pastime Quinoa Tangerine Salad from Mayuri’s Jikoni I decided to share a grain bowl recipe that...
It makes sense to eat asparagus from root to tip, and not just because that way it works out less expensiveAsparagus spears are packed with nutrients and flavour from tip to stem, so it’s a no-brainer to want to savour every last morsel of this glorious vegetable. If thinly cut, for example, even the thickest parts of the stems can be stir-fried, added to risottos or tossed through salads.Asparagus also becomes less expensive if you eat the whole spear. To use it with minimal waste, check how fibrous the ends are by cutting a thin round off the very bottom and tasting because, so long as they’re sliced thinly enough, even the tough ends can be made palatable. By cutting...
It’s the last week of school around here and everything is a flurry of activity and end of the year events. I hold that in tandem with sadness over events of the last week. I hope the little things posts bring a bright spot to your week. Today I’m sharing some cute summer clothes from A Beautiful Mess, Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Summer Reading Guide, a light pasta salad from Mel’s Kitchen, the Clean Mama Summer Sale, and the new Quick Clicks free printable on the site. The Summer Sale is in full swing with lots of new items and super sale items! Check it out here – if you missed the post yesterday highlighting some new and sale items, go...
This asparagus and lemon pasta is full of spring flavors! Bright, citrusy lemon, sweet peas, and tender-crisp asparagus are tossed with pasta and cream sauce for an easy weeknight dinner. There are two kinds of people in this world: the kind who get excited about spring for warm weather and blooming flowers, and the kind who get excited about spring for asparagus season. You can guess which category most food bloggers fall into. This asparagus and lemon pasta is the perfect way to celebrate springtime. The asparagus is cooked until tender-crisp, paired with sweet green peas and pungent leeks, then tossed with lemon, fresh herbs, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of cream. Toasty, garlicky breadcrumbs add just the right amount...
Garlic Butter Shrimp Juicy sautéed shrimp cooked in a flavorful lemon garlic butter sauce, this palate pleaser in a pan is ready in 20 minutes or less. Plus, a few sneaky ingredients make this Garlic Butter Shrimp lighter than recipes you’ll find elsewhere. Pin this recipe on Pinterest to save for later Pin It! Clear indicators of a fantastic meal: It demands you use a hunk of bread to mop up every last lick of sauce from your plate (like Baked Shrimp Scampi). Any precious drips that found their way onto the table are also savored, because each morsel is too delicious to be wasted. This easy garlic butter shrimp recipe is one of those fabulous recipes. Decadent, dripping with...
