Red Quinoa Salad

My aunt gave me the gift of red quinoa for Christmas with this recipe. It was yummy, like a Mediterranean salad. It was perfect timing on the ingredients too since the hubby has been buying too many cucumbers and tomatoes lately. He doesn't like mint, so I would opt for parsley instead. I also added red onion instead of shallots (since it's what I had on hand). I didn't think the red wine vinegar amount was enough, so I ended up adding fresh squeezed lemon juice--perfect! One trick I read after the fact suggested using chicken broth instead of water for the quinoa soak. Overall, a very healthy and delicious dish!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-quinoa-salad

Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Quinoa Bake

My husband managed to buy 9 lbs of chicken as well as bring home more vegetables from the garden. I was browsing baked chicken recipes and came across this one....I ended up doubling the recipe and making a pan with chicken breasts and one with thighs so that we'd have enough for lunches and leftovers. I did add shredded zucchini and feel that the recipe could have used more salt and pepper. Great casserole for a chilly fall night. [The rest of the chicken was used for fajitas and sandwich meat the next night.]

http://pinchofyum.com/creamy-chicken-quinoa-broccoli-casserole