Sprout & Pea

Thanks to my friend Ker­stin, I didn’t miss out on one of the best days of the year: 90210 day!  That’s right, for all of you former/current/forever fans out there, today is 9.02.10.
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This is my new favorite fresh sum­mer salad!  I found the idea on this site today and I will be mak­ing this a lot from now on.  The best part about it is it’s so sim­ple to make (and cost effi­cient) and the fla­vors just all come together so nicely.
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Lately, it’s become known that if you’re com­ing to my house for din­ner, you should not make any plans to go out and social­ize after.  This is due to my affin­ity for cook­ing with gar­lic.  So, in proper Mardi form, I invited some friends over for din­ner last night and served them some gar­licky pesto pasta. Con­tinue read­ing “Quinoa Pasta With Pesto & Fresh Tomatoes” »

I love arti­choke dip but could some­times do with­out the unhealthy fac­tor that most mouth­wa­ter­ing, cheese and mayo induced dips con­tain.  While I still make the unhealthy stuff from time to time, I decided that I wanted to try out a more kind to your body arti­choke dip.
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The first time I made quinoa, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it but my instincts led me to what is now my sta­ple way of prepar­ing it when I’m look­ing for a quick meal.  Not only is this easy to make and deli­cious, it is packed with healthy amino acids and pro­tein.
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