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Salmon Quinoa Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

May 29, 2022

The literal secret sauce in this salmon quinoa salad recipe is the carrot-ginger-miso dressing. It was a surprising and bright addition to the dish overall. This meal makes a perfect dinner in the summer. When we’re meal planning for the week, we like to balance with meat, fish and other vegetarian options. We started doing that a few years ago when we realized our entire week was filled with chicken…

May 29, 2022 By Brian

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Oven Roasted String Beans and Quinoa Baby Food

April 4, 2019

It’s daddy’s turn to make some baby food. Or as Moira Rose would say ‘Bebe’ food. Knowing what Liam likes, I wanted to step it up with some protein and flavor. He loves peas and string beans. I guess every baby loves these, but he LOVES them. Flipping through the Real Baby Food cookbook, I came across this blend of oven roasted string beans and quinoa (and peanut butter and mint).…

April 4, 2019 By Brian

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Quinoa and Black Bean Corn Salad

May 14, 2015

Our friend Ashley made a pot of quinoa and black bean corn salad for a picnic and it was delicious! And yet so simple! Consider this recipe as a base for your future bowl of quinoa and black bean corn salad. Spice it up and add fresh avocado, diced red and jalapeño peppers, and even some grape tomatoes! Make it your own. Quinoa is a relatively new addition to our kitchen. I…

May 14, 2015 By Brian

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Shrimp and Egg Fried Quinoa

February 3, 2014

Like all foodie fads that pop up, we were a little weary of trying quinoa. I don’t know if it’s the look or the name, but we were scared. Then, we went to Stephanie’s house for a pre-party, where she served some delicious quinoa tacos. Fear no more. Our first quinoa experience was great. We substituted quinoa for rice when we made turkey chili. Then we made a simple dish…

February 3, 2014 By Brian

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Quinoa Chili

December 15, 2013

This is our first experience cooking with quinoa and I think we’ve finally jumped on the quinoa superfood wagon. We had some quinoa tacos at Stephanie’s house a few weeks ago – they were delicious! So we substituted in quinoa for turkey in our turkey chili recipe, to make some delicious quinoa chili.…

December 15, 2013 By Brian

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Blackened Salmon and Corn Salsa Rice Bowl

May 10, 2023

My new favorite salmon dish is here. It’s light, yet satisfying, savory, and flavorful. Who knew that a blackened salmon with corn salsa would slap? Blackening the salmon is the hardest part, mostly due to the smoke it causes (just us?), then everything else is really easy. Whenever my sister-in-law visits, we’re always trying to figure out what hearty vegetarian dish to make. We usually stick with salmon or some…

May 10, 2023 By Brian

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Bulgur Salad

July 15, 2020

Last summer, we had an indoor BBQ for the Fourth of July where we made this delicious bulgur salad. We had never made bulgur wheat, and to be honest, I was a little nervous. However, Martha Stewart for the win! The bulgur wheat seemed odd, the thought of cherries, lemon juice, and walnuts made me think twice about making it. But then why would we make this? TO TRY SOMETHING NEW!…

July 15, 2020 By Brian

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Celebrating Life’s Summer Moments

August 14, 2019

It’s that time of year when you’re over the summer heat, time seems to stop, and all you want to do is jump into something cold. You’re running around to summer picnics, planning last-minute vacations, prepping for back to school, and/or stressing about how you’re going to have to go back to five-day work weeks once summer Fridays end. Since Liam was born, our summer days look a little different…

August 14, 2019 By Brian

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5 Summer Salads

June 16, 2015

Summer makes us want to eat fresh. Here are some delicious salads to enjoy throughout the summer. Below are 5 delicious summer salads to enjoy all season long. Last week, Fatima and I made it a mission to have a new salad every night. After searching for some great ideas, these are the 5 we made. All of the photos below are ours, however, each image will take you to…

June 16, 2015 By Brian

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Seared Scallops

April 20, 2015

Has winter finally left us? This weekend was fantastic and hopefully a precursor of what’s yet to come. To kick off spring and make a visit to the Whole Foods that just opened in our neighborhood, we made some delicious seared scallops. My mom’s seared scallops are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. With this dish, we wanted to try something different and incorporate white wine into the sauce. Rounding out our plate, we cooked spinach and…

April 20, 2015 By Brian

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Party On: Labor Day

August 28, 2014

Repost with updates! What better way to celebrate your Labor Day weekend than with some great food? Serve up everything from quinoa, to goat cheese, to balls of meat (no not meatballs, balls of meat), to potato salad, burgers, hot dogs, and mexican corn. It was all so good! In an effort to jumpstart your party menu, here are some delicious photos of the food we’ve eaten over various parties this past summer… Appetizers:…

August 28, 2014 By Brian

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Party On: 4th of July

July 1, 2014

What better way to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day than with some great food? This past weekend we ventured into Brooklyn to celebrate our friend’s birthday (aka Ummm Now What) and had some really delicious food (most of which is featured below). Everything from quinoa, to goat cheese, to balls of meat (no not meatballs, balls of meat), to potato salad, burgers, hot dogs, and mexican corn. It was all so good!…

July 1, 2014 By Brian

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