It sounded good, and I needed a new dish to put in my fridge to pack my lunches for the week, so I gave this one a shot. But instead of making the orange dressing, I cooked the quinoa in an organic orange juice concentrate which was being featured on sale at the local co-op.
The dish turned out... interesting. Let's just say I wouldn't make it again. It was a little too fruity and tart for lunch. Maybe it's because I cooked the quinoa with an entire cup of orange juice CONCENTRATE + 2 cups of water. I think the concentrate needed to be way more diluted. And the combination of strawberries with tomatillos and water chesnuts... it just wasn't a combination I was in to. And for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to throw cilantro in there. Not really. It was worth a try!
On a different note, I wanted to show pics of the frames my roommate Chelsea and I painted for our bathroom. And thank you Sarah for helping!
The blue, green, and yellow match the shower curtain. Which looks like this:
Here they are with their reflection.
And below is a picture of my friend Scottie who turned 21 today. He is holding the box of cupcakes I brought him from work. Happy birthday Scottie!
And tonight I was feeling in a very chai-y mood. So I cozied up with a Chai cupcake and hot mug of Chai tea.
There's no such thing as too much chai, clearly!
Im so hungry that the quinoa salad sounds fantastic! Wish it was here in my fridge. Keep experimenting! Your other recipes have been delicious-and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyuuum chai tea and a chai cupcake! making me hungry and a quinoa salad is one of the things next to do on my list.... looking foward to your next recipe!
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