A good recipe fills me with glee. Sharing a good recipe just increases the glee exponentially. Thank you for allowing me the pleasure to be your Jittery Cook for practically 6 years. As the anniversary of our relationship approaches, I can’t help looking back with astonishment at the accumulation of glee! For a long time now, I’ve had a hankering…
1 Cup Salad – Boom You Win!
Good health is so precarious. The healthier you are, the more you feel invincible. Then one day, when you’re not paying attention, your health can begin to show signs of slipping over into the not-so-healthy camp. That’s the day that you’ll take recipes like this 1 Cup Salad seriously. Today I’m turning over a new…
We Wish You Merry Christmas Quinoa
Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season. Here is a recipe that will help to fuel you without giving you that “Oh no, what did I just eat?” feeling. Christmas Quinoa 5 c red quinoa, cooked with a little sea salt and cooled to room temperature 2 pomegranates, seeded 2 yellow peppers, finely chopped 1…
Quinoa Beet Salad
Innocent mistakes can lead to splendid results. You would think I’d know a common red beet from a golden, or a chioggia beet? But we all know that you can’t judge the insides by the cover. Chioggia are Italian heirloom beets —as sweet as they are gorgeous. This candy cane variety has alternative red and white concentric whorls….
The Right Salmon and Spicy Quinoa Mango Salad
Read all about it! Don’t miss Susan Schwartz’s Montreal Gazette article, “The down and dirty on salmon.” Almost everything you need to know about which salmon to select for the most omega-3 health value and the least contaminants is there. There are at least 2 more installments pending. Harriet Sugar Miller has done the leg work. All you…
Hawaiian Chicken Salad
Dreaming of the Big Island, Hawaii, where everything feels great, looks great, tastes great. A vacation destination that screams out to become “home”. Take a look at these Jittery Cook family photos from January 2011. They’ll put you in the mood for a trip to warmer climes, or perhaps just some Hawaiian Chicken Salad. The Hawaiian Chicken…