Oven-Baked Mexican Quinoa Casserole
This was really flavorful, and really easy too! My major mistake was mixing in the spinach before the oven instead of after.
If your family is iffy on quinoa, I’d suggest trying this. This had tons of good familiar flavors. This was really filling, but we still didn’t couldn’t stop eating it.
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“DADDY, ARE YOU HAPPY?”
The day to day routine of staying home can become monotonous at times. Â Okay, more than “at times.” Every single day I can always count on Ellie protesting what to wear, what to eat and what to watch. She’ll say one thing, change her mind five minutes later, and then change back again. It’s amazing that in this chaos a “routine” even exists.
I consider myself to be a really easy-going, laid-back, patient person. But this dreary hectic day-to-day routine is really starting to wear on me, and I think Ellie is starting to notice too.
Indian Cauliflower Pizza and Lentil Soup
This was really simple to throw together and very tasty. This was a nice take on pizza. You could probably use different vegetables and throw on some chicken if you want.
I used a pre-baked crust and a jar of tikka masala for the sauce. I have enough ingredients to make this again next week, and I’ll do that for sure!
I’m not a huge fan of lentil soup, but after using lentils earlier in the week I figured I could give it a try again. I found this recipe from Alton Brown that seemed easy enough. And to my surprise, I really liked this. It was very filling and had great flavor.
I used vegetable broth and left out the “grains of paradise, ” because I didn’t have any and I’ve never heard of them. This recipe also makes a huge batch, so if you’re not wanting a ton, maybe halve the recipe. I was hoping for leftovers to carry us through the weekend though.
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Rice and Lentils with Spicy Tomato Sauce
I picked this because it looked nice and simple. It’s nothing super special, but it was a nice filling meat free dish for a weeknight meal. The caramelized onions combined with the tomato sauce had great flavor. Aya really really liked this.
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