Garden Vegetable Quinoa Salad

Garden Vegetable Quinoa Salad This is a versatile recipe – feel free to add or substitute any raw diced vegetables. Ingredients 1     cup quinoa, rinsed ½     cup sliced green onions ¼     cup pitted & chopped black olives 1     cup diced cucumber 1     cup diced red or orange bell pepper celery…

Slow Cooker Tamale Pie

Here is a recipe that uses a box mix, which I rarely use. I saw this recipe on a morning tv show locally but  tweaked it a bit for more flavor. Slow Cooker Tamale Pie 1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, use a smoky flavored one…

Honey Glazed and Roasted Beets with Carrots and Lemon Basil Dressing

Honey Glazed and Roasted Beets and Carrots with a Lemon Basil dressing Serves 2-4 1 bunch of baby beets about 6 or 3-4 larger 1 bunch of carrots 4 tablespoons honey 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup toasted walnuts 1/4 cup of red onion sliced or shallots arugula…

Freezer Cole Slaw

Freezer Cole Slaw With all the cabbage ready to pick I always rely on easy recipes that I can make quickly after a days work. This one is fast and easy and tastes good. 1 medium to large head of cabbage salt 1 large carrot shredded 1 green pepper chopped I also add 1 red…