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Magically Versatile Any Time of Day Quinoa Salad

This time of the year is tricky, because it is CRAZY. Crazy busy! When things get nutso, I make this quinoa salad. It’s like your favorite convertible bra, except with food. With a few easy switches of a strap it can go with any outfit or in this case, a few veggies or sauce. When…

Recipe Categories: Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian
Main Ingredients: Quinoa
All Ingredients: Cilantro, Parsley, Quinoa
9 Incredible Fruit Smoothies To Jump Start Your Day

Smoothies are a big part of my day since moving out to the bush. Without access to farm fresh eggs, I have decided that smoothies are my go to breakfast these days. Sure there are alternatives, like toast, granola, fruit crumbles even, but those all require time in advance. Not that I don’t bake bread,…

Recipe Categories: Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack
Main Ingredients: Quinoa, Cherries
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Grapefruit Avocado Ginger Smoothie

Though I’ve always loved a good smoothie, I have to be honest, it’s only in the last 6 months that I’ve really gotten into them. I used to like them, but most days the thought never even occurred to me. Not sure why. Now I have them almost everyday. Yup. Every. Single. Day. It’s the…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit
All Ingredients:	Avocado, Ginger, Grapefruit, Spinach

Not Your Grandma’s Potato Salad

Something so freakin’ awesome happen to me today that I can’t wait to tell you all about it! Are you ready. Ok, so yesterday I get a call. A call from my husband. Ok, nothing out of the ordinary there, but there’s more. He says to me, “I’m a few hours away from the tower.”…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato
All Ingredients:	Capers, Dill, Potato, Spinach, Tomato

Incredible Mushroom Vegan/Vegetarian Sloppy Joes That Won’t Make You Miss The Meat

I’m craving a juicy beef burger! Correction. A juicy beef burger with fries. You gotta love those “comes out of nowhere food cravings.” I mean really, I never crave a burger. Never. But you know how cravings go? They rarely go away unless you give in. At least a little. I guess I could have…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms
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Roasted Cauliflower Mint Salad With Citrus Cashew Dressing

There are some flavors that make you feel like it’s spring, no matter what the temperature is outside. Take dill for example. There’s nothing “winter” about dill. No matter how you shake a stick (or magic wand) at it. Mint is the same. So while the snow was falling and the temperature dropped to below…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish, Low Carb
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms, Cauliflower
All Ingredients:	Cashew, Cauliflower, Hemp Hearts, Mint, Raisins

Mediterranean Zucchini and White Beans & Something BIG

Something big happened to me yesterday. Really big. Wait for it. I got to go into town. Yup. The equivalent of a lookout obverser winning the lottery (ok, not quite, but pretty darn special). Only being 11 days in…this makes it even more rare. I took full advantage of stocking up on odds and ends…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish, Low Carb
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms, Cauliflower, White Beans, Zucchini
All Ingredients:	White Beans, Zucchini

Smoky White Beans and Red Pepper Kale Stew

I’m hoping last night was one of the last snow “storms”, but it is Northern Alberta so I won’t be holding my breath. Last time I was out here it snowed 16 inches on the May long weekend…So, like a said…not keeping my hopes up. But you know what? Snow isn’t all that bad. There’s…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish, Low Carb
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms, Cauliflower, White Beans, Zucchini
All Ingredients:	Kale, Red Peppers, White Beans

Winter Wonderland At The Tower and Starting Out With Vegan Cashew Cheese

So… I’ve arrived. Day three of being at the tower. Good thing they brought in a snow plow to clear the paths to the outhouse, storage sheds and cabin. It would have been days of shoveling. Day 1 of the fire season and I’m starting with a base of 36 cm of snow! And guess…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish, Low Carb, Appetizer, Condiment
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms, Cauliflower, White Beans, Zucchini, Cashews
All Ingredients:	Cashew

Carrot and Cucumber Veggie Noodle Salad with Cilantro Hemp Pesto (DF, GrF)

Even though it’s still snowing as I write this, I still feel like spring is in the air. Probably because the sun is finally starting to rise before I do and set at a reasonable hour (not 5 pm). At least for me, with spring comes the unquenchable need for veggies. More Veggies! I…

Recipe Categories:	Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beverage, Informational, Snack, Side Dish, Low Carb, Appetizer, Condiment
Main Ingredients:	Quinoa, Cherries, Grapefruit, Potato, Tomato, Mushrooms, Cauliflower, White Beans, Zucchini, Cashews, Carrot
All Ingredients:	Carrot, Cilantro, Cucumber, Hemp Seed

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