Hello everyone! Its been a while since ive blogged. Ive been mostly posting these days in my Allisons Edibles group on facebook. But this is where it all began. Ive been through a lot of changes lately. Especially with my food. As most of you know I was a vegetarian for quite some time. I have started eating animals again. This was a very difficult and personal decision. I will always lean towards a vegetarian style of eating, but deviating has opened up a whole new world of things to try. I'm actually excited because I will be going on a vacation in mid July and will be reviewing the restaurants that I will be visiting on my trip. Its been a while since ive posted any recipes so I think some restaurant reviews will be a nice way to get back into the swing of things. I will however post a recipe today for a nice quinoa salad that I tried recently. Quinoa is a super food. It is the only grain that is a complete protein. Perfect for a gluten free lifestyle..or anyones lifestyle for that matter. So I hope your inspired to hunt down some quinoa and try something different This recipe is so simple and the amounts of the ingredients can really be up to your preference. I made some quinoa. Ratio 2 to 1. Just like rice. I made enough to make 4 cups cooked. Two cups uncooked. Remember to rince your quinoa in water before you cook it. You can do all of this ahead of time. Then I sauteed a whole chopped medium onion on a medium to low flame just to sweat them. Do not burn the onions. No bueno Then to the translucent onions I added 3 minced garlic cloves and sauteed that until fragrant about 3 minutes. Then to this I added a cup of little white beans(canned is fine. If you got time to soak beans overnight be my guest. I don't have that kind of time). Then to this I added a cup of frozen peas and cooked for a few more minutes until the peas were tender. I then combined the onion bean mixture to the cooked quinoa and seasoned with salt andr to taste. This dish is great as a side dish or even a main dish. Great hot or room temp and travels well. So great to bring on a picnic. Hope you enjoy!