Curry Quinoa with Cranberries & such Salad

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Wow!!  Has it really been over a month!!!  SORRY!!!  Let's just cut to the chase.  My dad died and I had to go back east to handle a lot of things....but I'm back and boy is it hard to get back in the swing of things.

Well, I have a lot of stuff in my head that I need to get out on here and to start a little bit slow, I'm kicking off my return with a recipe.

Curry Quinoa w/ Cranberries & such Salad

• 1/4 Cup Quinoa
• 1/2 Cup water
• 1/2 tsp. curry powder

1. Bring the water to a boil, add curry powder and quinoa.
2. Turn heat down to low and allow to simmer for about 10-11 minutes covered.

• 2 Tbsp. Cranberries (I made the recipe again and used multi colored raisans, tasted wonderful)
• 1 green onion or scallion
• 1/2 red bell pepper or shredded carrots (the picture has carrots, but I used red bell peppers when I made it another time and it was great.)
• a few splashes of Nakano Rice Vinegar Basil and Garlic
• salt & pepper to taste.

1. Chop up all the veggies and place in a bowl.
2. Once the quinoa is done cooking, add it to the veggies and stir.
3. Add a few splashed of the rice vinegar and salt & pepper to taste.

Sooooooo good and health.  Quinoa is super high in protein. I think this would even be a great salad for my vegan friends.

Yum!!!  Eat up y'all.

P.S.  This is about a 2 serving recipe....Feel free to double or triple.....I did.

Roasted Tomato & Egg Salad Sandwich....For One.

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I have really been focusing on my health and healthy eating lately and with my recent slip on the ice, I haven't been able to do a whole lot of crafting.  With that said, I have been really paying attention to my yummy food intake, especially since I have made a commitment to myself and weightwatchers.

So now you know why you have been seeing so many recipes.  No worries, I will be back in the swing of crafting things in a month or so...hey I might even sneak in a craft or during my "down time."

Anyway, I have a great recipe for a 6 PP egg salad sandwich w/roasted tomatoes and it is SUPER EASY to make.

Roasted Tomato & Egg Salad Sandwich- FOR ONE

Ingredients:

• 1 hard boiled egg
• 2 tsp. spicy brown mustard
• 2 slices roasted tomato (recipe to make your own below)
• 1 slice of Great Grains Multi-grain bread with flaxseeds.

Instructions:

1. Chop up the egg and add the mustard; mix well.
2. Cut 1 slice of bread in half.
3. Assembly sandwich as seen in the photo.

...now as for the roasted tomatoes

Roasted Tomatoes

Ingredients

	1 large fresh tomato(es), Sliced
	1 Tbsp olive oil
	1/8 tsp garlic powder
	1/8 tsp dried oregano
	1/8 tsp ground cumin
	1/8 tsp onion powder
	1/8 tsp dried dill weed
	1/8 tsp dried thyme salt to taste

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Slice tomato into eight slices & put in to a bowl. add the remaining ingredients to the tomatoes.
• Using your hand mix together, be sure to coat each tomato.
•  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Place each tomato on the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool.

Enjoy!!  Thanks for visiting!!

Roasted Tomato Tart w/ Balsamic Glaze

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Summer can't get here too soon for me.  I have been craving the taste and feel of summer all this winter. 

So today, I needed to have it.  Not even sure what to call this dish, just having Summer Lovin' withdrawal.

This dish is really simple to make, but a little time consuming, but if you do the tomatoes and glaze ahead of time, you can whip it out pretty fast.  It is great as an appetizer or even having a slice for lunch with a nice salad, is sure to please.


Roasted Tomato Tart w/ Balsamic Glaze

Ingredients:

• 2 vine ripe tomatoes
• olive oil (just enough to coat the tomatoes)
• dry herbs (Add all that you like, this is a very forgiving dish.  You can add or omit whatever you like.  These are the ones I used for my tart.)
• Crescent dough

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven to 450 degrees.
2. Slice tomatoes just over a 1/4" thick. Place in large bowl.
3. Add all of your herbs and oil and toss, using your hands. Be sure to coat the tomatoes well.
4. Place tomatoes on parchment paper prepared cookie sheet. Single layered (close, but not touching).
5. Place in hot oven, cooking for about 30-35 minutes until caramelized and looks dry.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
7. Reduce heat to 375 degrees.
8. On a pizza stone or pan, lay crescent triangles in a circle, points out.  Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough, be sure to fill the center.
9. Place the cooled tomatoes in a spiral pattern on the dough. 
10. Lift each point and twist and tuck around tomatoes
11. Return to a oven, cooking for 11-13 minutes.
12. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes before serving.

Makes about 8 single slice servings.

Sauce:
NOTE:  I make my own.  It's not hard, you just have to watch it and stir occasionally. But I would recommend just heading to the grocery store and getting a bottle (I will make a video, because it's a little hard to explain in words).

• Drizzle the sauce all over the top of the tart. Sprinkle with a little dry parsley flakes.

Yum!!! 

Thanks for visiting!! 

"A" Picture Perfect Craft

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Trying to redecorate our master bedroom is a monumental task, but I for one am up for the challenge.

First things first, are the walls. Our walls are grey (or gray, I really don't know the difference in the wording, but I do like the spelling of the first one better, therefore, that's what I'm using) and white. Which I love, but finding pictures and other items to complement them has been a challenge.

One of the items I have always wanted to do was decorate with the letter of our last name "A".

Here is a step by step....I might have missed one.  Sorry if I did, but I'm sure you can figure it out.

I would usually use a higher number than 14...maybe a 16 or even an 18 or 22.  But this is what they had.  I like it in the oatmeal or even darker color  (would be cool on black with white?....hmmmm).

 Cut out the letters and numbers with an exacto knife.

 Using a craft roller or even a pizza dough roller (that's what I could find) and really get the paper stuck to the fabric.

 Acrylic Paint

 Dab. Dab. Dab. Dab......

Still dabbing until all of the opens are covered well.  Be careful not the go over the edges.



Such an easy and fun project.  I'd suggest to do this with you kiddos and have them make one for over their bed with their first name initial and their est. date as their birth year.

Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower....

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All of the FLAVOR (not to mention heat), but none of the guilt.

Lately, I have had a pinched for heat.  Maybe it's the need to feel warm from this crazy winter.  But since I have taken on this challenge to weigh less and be smart about my health I have had to think and look at "goodies" a little differently.

I love a good buffalo wing!  But they tend to be oil and not all that great for you.  I wanted some but I needed to find a way to get the flavor without all the bad stuff too.  I went search and found a great site call skinny taste.  LOVE IT!! 

There she has a recipe for buffalo cauliflower.  YUM!!  The only thing is there is still butter in the sauce and I am really trying to limit the oils.  So I came up with this, which uses, whole wheat flour instead of all purpose white flour and spray oil, which is very limited.   My sauce seems to be a bit more spicy, but that's how I like it. :-)


SpicyBuffalo Cauliflower

Ingredients

• 3 cup(s) uncooked cauliflower
• 1 cup(s) whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 Tbsp Trader Joe's© Grocery - Parmesan & Romano grated cheese
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1 cup(s) water
• 3/4 cup Tapatio Hot Sauce
• 2 Tbsp Koops Mustard, Deli Spicy Brown
• 10 second spray Pam Cooking Spray, No-Stick, Butter Flavor

Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

1. Wash and break apart cauliflower.

2. In a large mixing bowl add the next 7 ingredients and mix well.

3. Add the cauliflower; stir until well coated.

4. Spray cookie sheet with oil.

5. Using tongs, tongs place coated cauliflower on to cookie sheet, not touching if possible.

6. Bake in oven for 20 minutes.

While cauliflower are cooking...

Sauce:

1. In another mixing bowl or after cleaning the other one out, add the mustard and hot sauce.
2. Mix together well.

Now back to the beginning....

7. Ding!! The 20 minutes are up and now remove the cauliflower from the oven.

8. Scoop into the bowl with the hot sauce mixture:; gently stir to coat cauliflower in the hot sauce.

9. Return cauliflower to the cookie sheet and oven for 5 minutes.

10. Ding!! They are done. Let them cool for a couple of minutes then serve.

You can make a bleu cheese yogurt dressing if you like, but the points here are just for the Buffalo Cauliflower.

4 Points Plus Value
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Serves: 4 (1 cup servings)