Author: brucetretter
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Quick Bell Pepper, Cilantro Pesto-Hummus, and Cheese – All in Pictures
Last post showed how to make fresh Cilantro Pesto-Hummus, a combination of cilantro pesto and hummus. Great stuff to lay on bread, toss with pasta or grains, mix with cooked vegetables, top on salads, and much more. Imagination is your only limit. Here’s a link to that recipe. What you see above is a…
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Cilantro Pesto-Hummus Picture Book Recipe
I’m a big fan of rich basil-flavored pesto and cilantro infused hummus. The “pummus” (pesto + hummus) recipe you see here combines those flavors by substituting fresh cilantro for fresh basil and then really pumping up the herb flavor of bean-based hummus. Here’s what you need to make pummus, which goes great with vegetables, on…
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Microwave Cooked Quinoa Alfredo – Fast and Flavorful
Last post showed how to microwave oven cook quinoa. Like rice and pasta, quinoa, with it’s nutty flavor and snap-and-pop texture is incredibly versatile Here’s one of my favorite fast and flavorful quinoa meals: microwave cooked quinoa Alfredo,
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Microwave Cooked Quinoa Picture Book Directions
Quinoa (spelled as is but sounds like “Keen-Wah”) is killer excellent for nutrition, flavor, and versatility. Have it as is, add it to yogurt, use it instead of pasta or rice. Here’s how I’m having it now: combined with steel cut oats, bulgar wheat to make a multi-grain pancake covered with a fresh fruit topping,…
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How to Cook Quinoa on the Stove Picture Book Directions
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Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is one of my favorite…seeds. Yah, right away, that’s one of the things that makes it stand out. Quinoa is not a member of the true grain family, like wheat, barley, rye and other “grass grains”. Instead, quinoa, which comes in white, red, and black color variations, is really a seed, and, specifically, it’s the…
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Warm Fruit Topping to Fuel a Winter Training Ride
Yes, it’s February, but any day cycling the road sure beats a day on the living room trainer, especially when there are sights like those below before the snow blew in last night. Bottom line: Weather’s a state of mind. Just be prepared. For me that means, step one, “goose fat” (homemade mix of avocado…
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Food for Life: Actively Advocating for Traffic Safety in the MA State House
Distracted driving, especially texting and driving, is killing an average of nine people a day in the US. That’s horrible for both those hit by cars and drivers themselves who have to live with the consequences of a completely avoidable life-taking crash. It was therefore a great day last Wednesday in the Massachusetts State House…
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Roast Turkey – Warm, Fully Flavorful Feast Any Day
With all that it has to offer: its signature warm smell while it roasts, terrific comforting flavor fresh out of the oven, incredible leftover versatility, and much more, especially when it’s cold out, why have roasted turkey just on Thanksgiving? I’ve roasted two turkeys since Thanksgiving: one to have leftovers at home after Thanksgiving, which…
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Truth About Cell Phone and Wireless Radiation Video
There are more than 5 billion cell phones and well over 7.2 billion mobile devices in world. The number of those devices collectively has shot from zero to more than the number of people on Earth in just 30 years. I came to the cell party a bit late ten years ago, and I’ve since…