Took lunch over to Kordiak Park again today. This was the view from the picnic table I sat at. (had cranberry quinoa salad with chicken in it btw)

Thought I had uploaded this batch awhile ago… apparently not. another mish-mash of photos.

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This weekend was spent at the gym a lot (doing water walking in the pool now), cleaning a bit, going to see Alice, and trying to enjoy the warming weather a bit, and all I managed to get a picture of was my dinner tonight. Broiled shrimp and some ‘stir-fry’ quinoa with peas, corn and carrot.

Here’s another recipe from back in my Twin City Fry & Grill days. Like falafel, the tabouleh is a middle eastern based dish made with parsley… it’s actually pretty easy, as long as you can use a knife.

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Didn’t really do much today worthy of taking a picture of, but I did cook this “chicken fried quinoa” for dinner, a sort of fried rice using quinoa instead of rice.  Added some edamame and mung beans for even more of a protein boost.

Bout a year ago I picked up my Grill Station and have made lots of great things with it and it’s interchangeable plates… from burgers and panini sandwiches to pancakes and even regular waffles. I’ve even toyed around a bit with the waffle plates – using them to make meat-waffles and French-waffles.

I knew I wasn’t alone when it came to unconventional uses of the wonderous waffle maker.

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