Quinoa is a gift from the heavens. It is a complete protein. It packs a lot of nutrients in a little grain. It tastes great (as long as you remember to wash it before cooking) and can be used in several dishes, as a main course, a salad or a side. Stuffed peppers with quinoa and black eyed peas are baking in the oven at the moment. Paired with green beans and garlic potatoes, and what a great fresh from the market dinner. The Kid will enjoy it, as I remember he was always fond of quinoa.
Today I ate an entire bag of strawberries that I acquired yesterday, and The Kid and I delighted in the juicy fresh nectarines. I can't wait until Saturday, when I can grab some more blueberries. I eat blueberries like no ones business. I have a serious blue berry addiction, rivaled only by my love of pistachios. If I was in a room full of blueberries and pistachios I would probably eat myself to death.
I have not done so well in feeding The Kid vegan. I tend to fall back on the old staples of hot dogs and chicken nuggets. Usually I can get him to eat a soy dog, but he is not to fond of the soy nuggets at the moment. I would prefer him to eat fresh fruit and raw veggies more often- he seems to love cherry tomatoes, so that is another thing I am hoping to find Saturday. I have to think that if I put out veggies for him to snack on through out the day, he will eat them. He might ask for chips, but after not getting them for a while, eventually he is bound to succumb to the allure of vegetables.
The Husband is a lost cause. He works nights too often for my dinners to make a difference in his diet, and he will make himself whatever else he wants to eat if he deems my cooking unfit. This happens most of the time. I do not blame him, as most times I am disappointed in what happens in the kitchen. I will keep working at him- he will never convert, but he loves me for being vegan, and he will eat what I cook, when it is edible...
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