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Homemade Granola With Quinoa & Coconut Chips

May 4, 2016 by Kristin

Can you believe it’s been over two years since I’ve made my favorite granola recipe?? The same recipe that I’ve raved about a lot lately. As if I made it all the time. As if I made it just the other day..

I parked myself in the kitchen over the weekend and whipped up a batch. I munched here, I munched there. I made granola desserts with milk, strawberries, and bananas. I made açaí smoothie bowls topped with granola, mango, strawberries and bananas. And before I knew it, I was left with crumbs. I had eaten my way through a seemingly impossible-to-finish jar of granola. And two years later, I’m just as pleased with this granola recipe as I was from the very start.

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Bison, Sausage & Quinoa Hash

January 13, 2016 by Kristin

If I’m not cooking, Snap Kitchen is my 100% go-to for quick, healthy eats. I have regular favorites: salmon salad, turkey chili, veggie lasagna. But the one I just can’t seem to get enough of these days is the bison quinoa. Yep, bison!

After eating bison quinoa for lunches in a row, I thought “Hey! I can totally make this”. After all, the ingredients are pretty visible and hashes are pretty flexible.

I added some hot Italian sausage to get some extra grease to sauté the veggies in, but you could get by with using 1-1/2 lbs of ground bison in lieu of sausage. And leftover hash is perfect reheated and topped with an over medium egg.

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Kale With Shrimp & Quinoa

October 20, 2015 by Kristin

Butter, garlic, lemon, crushed red pepper.. Insert any green and you’ve just stepped up your veggie game. Add a protein and a grain? And you’ve got yourself a go-to formula for a quick, veggie-filled dinner.

Kale is my favorite garlic/lemon/pepper green because it soaks up seasonings so well. And it’s one of the few foods you can eat an entire thing of and still feel good afterward.

And if you’re not in the mood for kale, shrimp, or quinoa, try combos such as broccoli, chicken, and brown rice or mushrooms, spinach, and pasta.

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Quinoa Sushi With Smoked Salmon & Veggies

September 21, 2015 by Kristin

Quinoa sushi, it’s sacrilege to the sushi world I’m just sure of it. But I can’t help myself. Replacing rice with quinoa is a thing that I do when I can. And today seemed like as good of a day as any to dust off the sushi mat{an overly ignored kitchen gadget} and give the quinoa version a try.

I say overly ignored because making sushi is too easy and too fun to be made as infrequently as it’s made in my kitchen. Cooking a pot of quinoa, prepping minimal veggies, and rolling a meal together shouldn’t be so daunting.

I used all of my favorite sushi veggies: asparagus, avocado, and cucumbers. And because I didn’t want to mess with raw fish, I stuck with smoked salmon. To top it off, I served with tamari, making this dish completely gluten-free.

Pro tip: ask the sushi counter at your local grocery store for some wasabi and ginger to-go {it’s free!}.

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