Recipe of the Week: Fried Quinoa

I am so pleased with this recipe!  

One of my goals this year is to eat a wider variety of grains.  I'm also trying to learn to cook with what I have on hand.  This recipe fulfilled both those requirements. 

The really good news, though was that my husband approved and even had seconds!  

(I loved it too)

Adapted from The Arugula Files

FRIED QUINOA

1 cup quinoa

handful raisins or dried cranberries

Coconut oil

2 green onions, chopped

1/2 green pepper, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1 cup cooked chicken, chopped 

1 handful cilantro, chopped

1 cup pineapple tidbits

Cajun seasoning

Salt to taste

1. Cook quinoa according to package instructions. 
2. When it is almost done, add raisins. 
3. Saute vegetables and chicken in coconut oil until slightly soft. 
4. Add quinoa and pineapple to vegetables. 
5. Heat through.  Garnish with cilantro, add seasonings, and serve.  

Cute Little Yoga Instructor

Tuesday and Thursday nights are Yoga Class at the PFC on post. The class is free to military and dependents, so I don't have to cut this treat out of my budget! I love yoga. I really believe that it can have great fitness, health, and mental benefits. I relish the opportunity to breath and focus on the moment, letting go of all my cares and worries. Thankfully, I have wonderful husband who volunteers to watch my sweet baby while I have some much needed Michelle Time. This yoga class is at the perfect level for me too: it's more challenging than just stretching, but I can still do most of the poses.

So, who's the cute little yoga instructor I mentioned in the title? Me. In my imagination. One of my life goals is to become a yoga instructor. Can't you just see me in my cute little yoga clothes, leading a class? My absolute dream job would be to teach prenatal yoga and childbirth preparation. So, yesterday I got on online and planned out a course of study to get my associates degree and yoga teaching certification from Salt Lake Community College. Just looking at the spreadsheet I created makes me so happy. I'm going to be back in Utah in April and I would want to start classes right away.



Now I just have to figure out how I can go to school. Right now I can't see how it would work. Dan's going to be taking 15 credits a semester to finish his bachelor's degree in two years. Plus, he's thinking about working part time for the Utah National Guard. Then there is sweet baby Ethan. Right now I can't think of a way to watch a baby, work full time to pay our bills AND go to school. There has to be a way ...