Quinoa and Veggie Toss

I adapted this from a recipe for a 'Superfood Platter'. I'm not a huge fan of the whole 'superfood' movement. I think if you can figure out a way to eat a variety of different foods that you like, and keep an open mind to try new things, you'll end up eating some 'superfoods' along the way.

This dish would be great stuffed in a pepper or portobello mushroom, and next time I think I would definitely sprinkle with some feta cheese. Without the cheese it is vegan, if that floats your boat.

Sunday Night Dinner - Quick Pasta Sauce

Life has been pretty busy for us, and for the past couple of weeks I've lacked in the wanting to cook department. Luckily we had quite a few items in the freezer (chili, stew, perogies) so we were still able to eat alright, in between the take out Indian and Greek and Thai. Today I'd had enough, so planned meals for the week and then realized I forgot about tonight's dinner. I took a quick inventory, and while we had a frozen bag of tortellini, I wasn't sure what to do about a sauce. I modified one I've been making for a few years with what I had on hand, and the results were quite lovely.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Crisp Bars

Two things happened this week that lined up well. One, a friend posted a recipe to what looked to be awesome no bake peanut butter chocolate bars, that happened to be vegan. Two, we were headed over to a friends place for dinner, and I never like showing up empty handed, plus she is vegan. So lo and behold I had an immediate excuse to try out this new recipe. Now I was a little distracted while prepping these. I had measured out all my ingredients before hand (first time making a new recipe didn't want to miss the timing for adding ingredients). As I was stirring the peanut butter, brown rice syrup, and then adding the cocoa I was really confused as to why it was so thick. But it was the first time making this so I kept going. Adding the crisp cereal and I could barely stir everything. I kept thinking, this needs more liquid, which is when I noticed the pre-measured almond milk sitting on the counter. So I quickly added it and kept stirring, and they still turned out. Imagine how much better they would be if I had done everything properly! These aren't too sweet, which is sometimes a nice thing.