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28 May, 2013

Quinoa, orange, and black bean salad recipe

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

My latest bowl of goodness for the Daily Lunches project was so good I wanted to share the recipe here. Here’s the original recipe, and below is the one I made:

For some reason I have an orange bias as it pertains to savoury salads (I have no idea why) and when I embarked on this [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a Good Eats post. But I’m back, and hungrier than ever! These recipes are the ones that caught my eye this week:
First up: this recipe for Roasted Coconut Lime Thai Chicken from A Pretty Life. I’ve been in a chicken rut, and I think this looks like the perfect [...]

28 Mar, 2013

Will they eat it: Kale Caesar!

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

This is my OTHER new favourite salad recipe that uses kale.

I whipped this dish up for my DailyLunches the other day and I enjoyed it so much I wanted to share the recipe with you here. It’s healthy, it’s got crunch, and it’s a tiny bit sweet too… which I like because kale can be overpowering sometimes.
BEHOLD the greeny grainy goodness:

The recipe is dead simple.
Dressing:

1 1/2tablespoons [...]


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