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Salmon Farro Salad

As a food blogger, keeping on trend has become a regular search for me on Google…whats trending in food today?… Gotta keep current! Plus, it get me to expand my horizons…..and apparently my waistline.….lol

Healthy grains are on trend these days. I must confess that I have never really eaten many of the avant-garde grains. No particular reason, just never have. Recently we were at a restaurant and I had a steak that was served on a bed of grains with spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms. I was not impressed with the meal per say, but the grains were wonderful, chewy and creamy, and al dente……I wondered what they would be like in a really good dish.

So, I did a little Googling…….here’s what I found……. Continue reading “Salmon Farro Salad”

Roasted Beet Salad with Fuji Fried Goat Cheese

I think is was just a few days ago that I was saying how chilly it still was…….that has come to an abrupt halt the last few days. It was 95 degrees today……..

When the weather warms my appetite wains. I just don’t feel like eating when its hot……..besides the fact that, I would rather poke out my own eye than cook. Not a good thing for a food blogger huh!!!!

Tim and I were talking after we got back for the grocery store…..yes we HAD to go……it was Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard here………who ever invented air conditioning has our eternal gratitude! It is the best invention ever!!!! Continue reading “Roasted Beet Salad with Fuji Fried Goat Cheese”

Beet Bake

Lets talk about beets baby, lets talk about all the good thing that can be, lets talk about beets

Beet Bake……….
Beets are a highly nutritious, low calorie and “cardiovascular health” friendly root vegetable. Certain unique pigment antioxidants in the root, as well as in its top-greens, have been found to offer protection against coronary artery disease and stroke, lower cholesterol levels within the body, and have anti-aging effects.

Plus they are “forking” excellent.

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