Torrejas de quinoa, quinoa griddle cakes, are a tasty and nutritious snack. High in protein and fiber this is a great way to prepare and eat quinoa. I have been eating them all week for lunch. Highly satisfying. You can also dress them up with your favorite sauces, or even some fresh veggies. The quinoa griddle…
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Beer Pizza Dough
One of my favorite grocery store pizza doughs has beer in it, and below is my astonishingly successful first attempt at trying to recreate it. I was sure that it would take me a few tries to get it right, especially since I was going in blind (pour in a can of beer, dump in…
Cauliflower, Apple, and Ginger Soup
Soup weather is setting in. This creamy vegetable soup carries delicate hints of ginger with the slightly sweet tang of autumn apples. Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 diced Yellow Onion 3 sliced cloves of Garlic 2 diced stalks of Celery a 2″ sliced chunk of peeled Ginger Root 1 Cayenne Pepper (seeds removed) (if…
Apple-Brined Turkey Breast
This recipe came to me via my mother, who, I believe, clipped it out of the Washington Post food section. She has been using tips from this brining recipe for years now, and every Thanksgiving she digs out one of her massive 5 gallon zip-lock to brine her turkey in a mixture of apple juice,…
The Ephemeral Bee 