How to Cook Quinoa

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Quinoa is a little seed that packs a powerful punch. The World’s Healthiest Foods talks about the many benefits of this product.

Although you can find quinoa at your local Wal-Mart you will pay more for it. Sam’s Club has it for a great price or you can order it through (affiliate link) Amazon, Vitacost (this is my referral link – if you sign up through it you will receive $10 off a $30 purchase), or your food co-op. If you have never had quinoa before, you might want to buy a cup or two from the bulk bins in a health food store so you aren’t stuck with something else in your pantry you’ll never use.

How to Cook Quinoa

So, now that you’ve gone out and bought this little seed you might wonder how to cook quinoa. It is very simple and you can have it ready to eat in under 25 minutes. Doesn’t get much better than that. Even though the quinoa you buy has already had most of the saponins removed, there is enough residue left that rinsing the quinoa is very important! Don’t skip or you will end up with a bitter tasting dish. If you don’t have a mesh strainer fine enough, line what you have with cheese cloth. If you are making this as a side dish feel free to add sautéed onions, garlic, and herbs in with the quinoa and liquid.

Come back next week for a list of recipes to use your quinoa in!

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Quinoa
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. Quinoa
  • 2 C. liquid (water or broth)
  • optional, ¼ t. salt
Instructions
  1. Rinse quinoa well in a fine mesh strainer.
  2. Place liquid, quinoa, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil.
  3. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
  4. Cook for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
  6. Fluff with fork.

 

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From this Kitchen Table

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Welcome to From this Kitchen Table! My name is Deanna Michaels. I’m a wife, soon to be homeschooling mom, lover of good books, natural living, and frugality. For more about me head over here!

What is From this Kitchen Table all about?

Sharing

From this Kitchen Table is a place to share. Share what God is doing, stories, ideas, and pictures. We can do life together. “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15 ESV. I want us to get to know each other.

Encouraging

From this Kitchen Table is a place to encourage. Encourage one another on this journey of life. The road isn’t always easy. “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 ESV. Some days I find myself discouraged and frustrated. Some days I need a kick in the pants. Some days I want to feel like I’m not alone.

Learning

From this Kitchen Table is a place to learn. Learn so we can manage our lives, our families, and our households the best we can. Learn so we can make educated decisions and not do things just because. There will be recipes, thoughts on real food, natural living, frugal living and more.

I hope that you will pour yourself a cup of hot tea or glass of ice water, grab a couple pieces of dark chocolate to snack on and pull up a chair as I share life From this Kitchen Table.

Deanna Michaels

Menu Plan and Goals

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Another week that flew by. We got to hang out with friends, swim, and enjoy the unusually pleasant August weather. There’s nothing on the agenda for this week but things always tend to come up at the last minute.

Breakfasts:

  • Muffins
  • Yogurt and granola

Lunches:

  • Leftovers
  • Salad
  • Pizza (last time at a local restaurant before they close)

Dinners:

  • Dinner with friends (brought grapes and cucumbers)
  • Porketta, Peas Pilau and grapes
  • Salad x 2
  • Singapore Noodles
  • Homemade pizza
  • Garden Veggie Skillet with some twists

I failed miserably at most of goals last weeks, but will keep on trekking on.

Steam clean the carpets

Finish 1 book and start another

Update Facebook and Twitter once a day.

Exercise 4 times

Start Hello Mornings Challenge

Linking up to Menu Plan Monday

 

 

Declare What God Has Done

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What a weekend.

5 weeks ago I stepped out and decided to go for it. I didn’t want to spend my life waiting. I didn’t want to let fear make decisions for me. I didn’t know how it was going to go. I still don’t know where it will lead but after this weekend I feel inspired, motivated and ready to move forward. I need to listen to God and be open to His plans for my life.

declare

So what exactly happened this weekend? The Declare Conference occurred. It was a weekend spent with exceptional keynote speakers who shared their stories, hearts and knowledge. Jill Monaco, Mary DeMuth, and Jeff Goins anyone? Okay, so to be honest, I may have never read anything by or heard some of these individuals before but I left blessed by their messages and wanting to learn more from them. (A separate post might be coming on what their keynotes taught me.)

I attended breakout sessions to help my skills and writing voice (I can’t wait to listen to them all). The most delicious tangy key lime pie ever entered my mouth. There were crazy generous sponsors, a wonderful hotel,  and dozens of great bloggers all wanting God to use them. From the minute we pulled up in front of the hotel and were welcomed by the Declare sign inside and the smiling faces at the registration an amazing experience was had. 

See what I mean? It’s hard to top that.

The old me would never have stepped foot outside of my house to spend a weekend with people I didn’t know.  Sure, I agonized over whether or not to attend Declare for so long that I bought my ticket on the last day possible but I did do it. There was no turning back. I pretended that I wasn’t nervous those 5 days leading up to the conference so that I would hopefully not feel nervous. (I think it mostly worked.)

The old me could have missed out on this powerful weekend. The old me would have missed out on sweet conversations. The old me would have missed out on what God wanted to speak to me.

Follow me. Step out in faith. Don’t worry about what others think. Get out of your comfort zone. These are all things God has been teaching me the past years. (Goodness, am I a slow learner.)

He blessed me this weekend for going for it and I’m so grateful. May I not hesitate to follow His leading.

You are going to want to head over the the great link-up to read all the amazing stories!

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Menu Plan and Goals

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We had a fun weekend away and am trying to get back in the groove. I suppose I have only been home for one night so I can give myself some slack. If I was smart I would have menu planned for this week before I left. Maybe next time. 🙂 All that to say, don’t be jealous of our rocking suppers this week.

Menu

Breakfasts:

  • Muffins
  • Yogurt and granola

Lunches:

  • Leftovers
  • Bean and cheese burritos

Dinners:

  • Baked Ziti (from the freezer) x 2
  • Grilled Cheese (I guess it’s better than take-out after unloading the car and coming home to an empty fridge)
  • Grilled Chicken
  • Smoothies and stovetop popcorn

Snacks:

  • Nuts, raisins, dates, pretzels

This Week’s Goals

Blog: Write 3 posts, update Twitter and Facebook once per day, Amazon Affiliate

Physical: Exercise 4 times

Reading: Start The Wall Around Your Heart (review and giveaway to come when I finish it)

Concert Series Job: List of Donors finished and e-mail

Linked-up to Menu Plan Monday