This is too delish! It has a semi-sweet taste due to the currants, but then I added the sweet peas. A trick I learned with quinoa, is to go at it with a rampant boil rather than a slow simmer. It cooks much faster. I don't cover it, I keep stirring. If you think its drying out before it's thoroughly cooked, add some low-sodium vegetable broth. Then I add any veggies, fresh or frozen to add to the taste. Quinoa can be very blah when eaten alone. The sodium is high in this for me, I wouldn't add salt.
I go crazy buying all kinds of quinoa, and this one looked really good to me. Next time I'll use the same ingredients, but my own fresh stuff. Prepackaged just has that added salt that my body doesn't like.
This dish was heaven for me as dinner! Do you ever make a dish you just want to eat night after night? This could be one of them for me. I couldn't get enough, but saved some leftovers. I have to hide it from my son, or I'll never get to eat it. Although, he usually finds it :)
The sweet potatoes were scrumptious! By the time I took the photo, there weren't many left.
This dish was heaven for me as dinner! Do you ever make a dish you just want to eat night after night? This could be one of them for me. I couldn't get enough, but saved some leftovers. I have to hide it from my son, or I'll never get to eat it. Although, he usually finds it :)
The sweet potatoes were scrumptious! By the time I took the photo, there weren't many left.
Process: I poked holes into 4-small sweet potatoes, popped them into the microwave for 5-minutes. Then I peeled the skin off (and I ate it), cut them up and made a sticky little gravy to pour over them and mix. SO. GOOD. I can't get enough of sweet potatoes, and they are an excellent healthy treat.
For the sweet potato gravy I took 1/2-cup of honey, 2-TBL of smart balance (butter), fresh ground pepper, 3-TBL of orange juice (because I didn't have orange zest). Combine all ingredients into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil.
The green beans were Trader Joes, and they are yummy all their own. I like to put a little lemon juice on them with just a skinny pat of butter, not even a teaspoon.
For the sweet potato gravy I took 1/2-cup of honey, 2-TBL of smart balance (butter), fresh ground pepper, 3-TBL of orange juice (because I didn't have orange zest). Combine all ingredients into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil.
The green beans were Trader Joes, and they are yummy all their own. I like to put a little lemon juice on them with just a skinny pat of butter, not even a teaspoon.
I l-o-v-e shopping at Trader Joes! I walked out with a lot of stuff, even meat for the meat-heads, and still have 4 "large" recycle bags (and you know how big they can be) full, for only $130. I am a happy camper!
I mean, look at this! Pure health & beauty!
What's on your table lately?
What's on your table lately?
