Quin- what?

It's not uncommon for people to wonder how on Earth to pronounce Quinoa!   So, here you go, "KEEN-Wah".  Now, want to eat some???

You may remember my post about the health benefits from this wonder food, .  That's a great recipe (in fact, go back to the start of the blog- I have a lot of recipes!). I have a few boards on Pinterest to keep recipes for my friends on the Challenge and those who cleanse every 90 days.  This is one I found today and it combines my three favorite things:  Garlic, Ginger and Soy Sauce (I only use Bragg's Liquid Aminos).  You cannot go wrong with a recipe that has these three delicious treats!  This recipe was no different!  Trust me.  Make it.  You will thank me later!

QUINOA VEGGIE FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided I used garlic infused grapeseed oil
• 2 large eggs, beaten I used one egg and one egg white
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 zucchini, chopped didn't have any...  was still delicious!
• 1/2 cup frozen corn
• 1/2 cup frozen peas didn't have this either...
• 2 carrots, peeled and grated not a fan, so omitted these, too
• 3 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger
• 3 tbsp. soy sauce I use Bragg's Liquid Aminoa
• 2 green onions, sliced
• Sriracha, for serving nope, didn't have this, but did add some chopped chicken breast

Instructions:

1. Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a medium skillet over low heat. Add eggs and fry until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side, flipping only once. Let cool before dicing into small pieces.
2. Heat remaining 1 tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring often, until onions become translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
3. Add mushrooms, broccoli and zucchini. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
4. Add corn, peas, carrots and quinoa. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
5. Add ginger and soy sauce, and gently toss to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
6. Stir in green onions and eggs.
7. Serve immediately, drizzled with Sriracha, if desired.

** from www.simpledish.com

Enjoy!  Pat even thought this was amazing.  He's cleansing and this was a filling, satisfying meal.  Never cleansed?  Want to know more?  Let me know! 

What day is it?????

 

That's right, it's HUMP day!  Mid-week!  Two more days after this one!  I'm awake!  :) God is good!

Have a wonderful day!

Sleep? Yes, please.

I'm bone tired this morning.  Sleep eluded me last night, no matter how hard I sought after it.  When I would catch it for a few, something came to pull it from my grasp and hold it, taunting me. I'm exhausted...

I go back to work today after three weeks off.  I don't want to.  I'm just too tired.  In twenty minutes I am going to go upstairs, wake the masses and it all begins again.  The chaos of our lives.  I so prefer the quiet of a sleepy morning where my girls choose their waking hour and I precede it with my own.  I loathe the harps of my alarm (they really are harps, thank you iPhone) dictating when I rouse and reminding me that I get to be the harps for my girls.  I wouldn't be so dramatic if I weren't so tired...

So, today I will not be following my new regimen of spending time with God, blogging, then working out.  I will be exchanging the latter with a brief stint on the couch, catching a few more Zs until the melody of the harps comes and smacks me awake.  I will save being a morning person for tomorrow.  We'll see how that goes...

Words- the good, the bad and the ugly

Today's devotional spoke about our words.  How our words are our strongest force for good and for evil.  That hit home for me because I am constantly telling my girls that their every word should be spoken in love.  Unfortunately, as sisters they tend to speak more with venom.  Today, I realized that I need to look inward at my own voice.  My words should be light, not dark.  We all have this ability.  The ability to speak light, speak love into another human (whether they are a child or an adult) is not reserved for a few.  We've all been given this gift.  Gift are meant to be shared, not hidden.  Today I will speak light, I will let my words be spoken with love and work to keep darkness from my lips.  There is someone who needs to hear your kind words.  Mine, too. 

Taking back my mornings...

I am not a morning person.  I like to sleep.  I don't do it nearly enough, so when morning rolls around I tend to ignore her with a cold shoulder (which I quickly cover with my comforter).  However, I am hoping to change my ways.  Not really because I want  to, but because I need to.  I have so many things I want to do and morning is a great place to start!  Initiating this is the difficult part, so starting tomorrow morning I will get up before the sun (wait, there's no sun in Indiana...).  Ok, I will get up with the birds and begin.  My plan:

• Start with God.  I am going to meditate on the daily devotional I recently purchased (for free) and pray fervently for the Lord to be present in my day and that I may follow His path for me.
• Write.  This is my outlet.  I need to do it.  For myself.  Daily.
• Workout.  I will be forty in May.  My daughter said my stomach is like water when you smack it.  That makes me a little sick.  Come May I will have a rock wall for a stomach.  Damn you child honesty! 

I figure those are good goals to start with.  Having had three weeks off of my daily grind, I'm a tad rusty on setting the bell to wake the dead.  I'll slowly slide into this tomorrow.  Wish me luck.  See you in the morning.