Mediterranean Style Quinoa

Ingredients:

1 cup of quinoa

2 cups of water

½ bunch of kale Tip: choose stalks with firm, deep-green leaves.

 3 tablespoons of Feta cheese

¼ lbs of kalamata olives

1 cup of beans or chick peas

3 tablespoons of Trader Joe's Reduced Fat Cilantro Salad Dressing

Salt to taste

Directions:

Combine water, salt and quinoa in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. Wash kale and chop leaves in about 1.5”, steam kale for about 5 minutes. Once kale is ready, add kale, cooked beans or chick peas, feta cheese, olives and cilantro dressing to quinoa. Mix all the ingredients well.

Oven Baked Lamb Chops and Brussels Sprouts with Peaches and Coconut Flakes

Flavorful summer lunch/dinner idea

This is a delicious, flavorful, healthy and easy to prepare meal.

Lamb Chops

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons of Extra Tenderizing Worcestershire Sauce

3 tablespoons of Organic Ketchup

3 tablespoons of Orange Juice

2 tablespoons of Honey

3 tablespoons of Honey Mustard

1 tablespoon of Herbs de Provence

Salt and Pepper to Taste

2 lbs of Lamb Chops

Avocado, Tomatoes and Mango Salsa

This tropical version of salsa makes a great side dish to meat, poultry or fish. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare it. Salsa is refreshing and kid friendly.

Ingredients:
2 mangoes
2 ripe avocados
2 medium tomatoes
Juice from half a lime
2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
Salt to taste

Tricolor Quinoa-Stuffed Cornish Hens

Mouthwatering Cornish hens stuffed with tricolor quinoa make a filling tasty dinner on any day of the week.

This recipe was adapted from Food and Wine Couscous-Stuffed Cornish Hens website. I have tweaked original recipe to make it gluten and guilt free.

Ingredients:

1 cup of quinoa

2 cups of water

½ a cup of homemade or store bought chicken broth

½ of a cup of slivered almonds

Salt to taste

1 tablespoons of butter or ghee

2 tablespoons of honey

2 tablespoons of orange juice

1 teaspoon of herbs de Provence

2 Cornish hens

Figs with Tiramisu Mascarpone Cheese and Hazelnuts

This delicious, light and gluten free desert can be done on in minutes.

Ingredients:

4 figs

4-6 teaspoons of tiramisu mascarpone cheese

16 or so hazelnuts

6 large strawberries (any fruit can be used for this recipe)

Icy Cold Lemon, Lime and Mint Water

A  perfect thirst quencher on a hot summer day

If you are looking for a refreshing, calorie free thirst relief, look no further. It will take you about ten minutes to prepare this delicious drink.

Ingredients:

5 cups of icy cold water

1/2 cup of ice

1 lemon

1 lime 

1/4 of medium mint bunch

Salad with Pomegranate seeds and Cranberry-Gorgonzola-Walnut Dressing

If you are in the mood for a light and fruity taste, this salad is exactly what you need and can be done in minutes.

Ingredients:  3 cups of spinach 1 cup of cherry tomatoes 2 Israeli cucumbers Seeds from ½ of a large pomegranate 1 large ball of Burrata cheese

Ingredients: 

3 cups of spinach

1 cup of cherry tomatoes

2 Israeli cucumbers

Seeds from ½ of a large pomegranate

1 large ball of Burrata cheese