She Says: Quinoa is Fun to Say and Eat.
Hello!
My legs were a little sore today from my 8 mile run yesterday, so I decided to take it easy with the elliptical and some yoga today. I did a class from Yoga Today. The classes at Yoga Today are paced differently, usually holding poses longer and less fast paced flow, than Yoga Download. I’ve had some tough classes in the past, but then I started finding them too slow and not challenging. Overall, I chose it today because I wanted an hour class and wanted to stretch a lot.
When I was done with all of that I tried a new snack! I saw this Rachel’s Cucumber Dill Cottage Cheese. I saw it the other day and knew it was my blog duty to get it. The cottage cheese is not mentioned on the Rachel’s website yet, so here is the nutritional info: 110 calories, 2 g of fat. 15 mg cholesterol 540 mg sodium, 5 g sugar and 14 g of protein. Make sure you stir before eating because all the add-in ingredients were on the bottom. The cottage cheese itself was creamy as opposed to watery. I think the cool cucumber flavor really came out. I liked it, but I am not sure I would buy it again only because I could probably just add my own cucumber and dill (espeically because Meghann just sent me some dill) to cottage cheese and get a similar result.
For dinner, I made another Apples for Jam recipe. Can you tell I read it all the time? The original dish is Brown Rice and Lentils, but I was in a quinoa mood, and Mark had never had quinoa, so quinoa it was. Quinoa is fun to say. And eat.
We had it with roasted carrotsa and salad. I am looking forward to having it cold as a salad tomorrow.
Budget Month: Week 4 Groceries
- Week 1 Total: … $131 (first week in empty apartment)
- Week 2 Total: … $99.25
- Week 3 Total: … $58.86
- Week 4 Total: … $73.18
I got all of this at Whole Foods and A & P.
Plus 4 packages of yeast.
Now, this week ’s total of $73.18 was a bit more than I would like to spend, but a lot of it was for furture investment purposes. For example, I got four types of flour, which will make countless loaves of bread! I am cutting back though. This was the first week I couldn’t find Greek Yogurt on sale, so i didn’t get any. It’s sad, but I think I’ll live this week.
See you tomorrow! Is it supposed to snow where you live? I think it will probably just rain here, but we’ll see. You know I love the snow.
Tags: cottage cheese, elliptical, quinoa, rachel's cottage cheese review, roasted carrots, yoga
January 27th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I’ve never tried quinoa, but I will one of these days! Nice recipe
You’ve got Stoneyfield, and it usually tides me over when there’s no Greek yogurt at hand.
It actually IS supposed to snow here tomorrow, probably won’t stick though
January 27th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Love your quinoa presentation!
No snow here. We are currently having an ice storm. I would much rather have snow.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
your quinoa looks delicious!!! and yes, it is fun to say, haha.
i hope you get your snow tomorrow! it never snows in georgia
January 27th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
oh goodness 8 Miles! NICE JOB HEATHER!!! wonderful
and holy crap on the bread making- you have talents I was unaware of.
peace out yo…. i ain’t got no snow
January 27th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Gorgeous Quinoa presentation! I love it.
I always have to tell myself that if I’m buying big items like bulk items, flours, things that last me a while…then it’s okay to spend more since I can make so many meals out of it.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Quinoa is v. cool – it’s one of the only vegan complete proteins. Also I’ve been appreciating more slow yoga recently (not that I don’t still love the fast sweaty stuff!) so maybe I should try some yoga today again. They had a great 17-minute routine on their blog during the holidays if you want to check it out.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I love quinoa! I think you’re doing a really good job with the grocery budget.
We got a little snow today, and now we’re expecting yucky freezing rain.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I still haven’t tried quinoa despite all the wonderful reviews, but this is really motivating me to get some!
And we’re in the middle of a snow/ice storm. Everyone’s expecting a huge mess, but I’m hoping it’s not too bad. But I do LOVE snow.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
It’s currently raining but is supposed to turn to snow tomorrow. We’ll see. Schools have already closed – that’s the South for ya!
I love quinoa – I think it’s probably my favorite grain. So versatile AND packed with some protein.
Looks like you got a lot for $73.18 – all those green veggies…yum! I usually make my own Greek yogurt if I can’t make it to Trader Joe’s for their cheap stuff. I buy a 32 oz container of plain non-fat organic yogurt – whatever is cheapest. Line a large colander with paper towel and dump the container of yogurt into it. Place the colander over a large bowl in fridge overnight. The next morning you’ve got strained yogurt. It’s no Fage, but it’ll do. Why is the Greek stuff so good, but so freaking expensive?!?
January 28th, 2009 at 12:25 am
haha i used to say “queen-oa” or variations thereof…somewhere along the way I was corrected! Good grocery loot- look at all those greens!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:39 am
I love the new Honest Foods packaging on your last post, as well as that picture of you and your diploma from a few posts ago. Yeah, as you can see I’ve been doing some Hangry Pants blog maintenance. I missed you!
I’m loving the Apples for Jam recipes. Almost as much as I love the title Apples for Jam. That Mixed Brown Bread is screaming out to me.
I’m ready for the snow to melt a little bit because it’s now a very ugly brown color!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:49 am
you’re so right, quinoa is fun to say and eat!
good groceries budget! I need to learn that
I always over spend when I do groceries shopping!
January 28th, 2009 at 1:16 am
I love quinoa, too! The texture is so fabulous- chewy and nutty.
$73 at Whole Foods isn’t bad. I have a hard time getting out for less than $50, and I’m just shopping for me, and my no-kitchen. (Though, granted, I do buy a lot of prepared foods to compensate for current lack of oven.)
January 28th, 2009 at 1:41 am
I’ve stopped correcting people with the quinoa pronunciation. It just makes me sound snobby, or at least snobbier
Dumb question, but I’m assuming you just “molded” your keen-wah in a cup and then plated it? I think Chris will be more induced to eat it if it is purty like yours.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Loooooove quinoa!
We were supposed to get a couple inches of snow here tonight but it hasn’t started and I’m about ready to go to bed! WAHOO!
January 28th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Oh, I haven’t had quinoa for such a long time! Definitely missing it!
And awesome groceries!
January 28th, 2009 at 2:13 am
I have to agree, quinoa IS fun to eat and say!!
January 28th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Oooh, I have fresh dill in my fridge, and cucumbers. Now if only I had some cottage cheese
And no snow here. We had a light dusting last night, but it’s turned to rain now.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:59 am
I’m making a quinoa recipe tonight too. Yours looks yummy and I love the presentation
January 28th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Your quinoa looks great. It’s on our menu this week!
Dill is a delicious herb, right? What’s your favorite herb?
It snowed and rained ice yesterday and it looks like it’s still iced over.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Great job on the budget! That dill cottage cheese sounds really interesting. Din din looks great too! Love quinoa!
January 28th, 2009 at 6:43 am
greetings from the land of freezing rain (eyeroll)
tha quinoa looks amazing! my Toddler would love to look at and destroy and hopefully then cram into piehole …
January 28th, 2009 at 7:01 am
quinoa is fun to say and eat; i agree.
and yoga download has slower more holding poses? that’s the kind of think i’m looking for in yoga…i’ll have to check it out!
great job on the grocery budget! i’m sure all the flour will pay off when you don’t have to buy bread!
January 28th, 2009 at 7:11 am
MMMM quinoa… just make sure you don’t spill the dry grains. They’re SUCH a pain to clean up!
January 28th, 2009 at 7:36 am
QUINOA!!! My favorite gluten-free grain
January 28th, 2009 at 8:46 am
stay warm!
i love quinoa too. but how DO you say it? i say kee-wa. is that right?
January 28th, 2009 at 9:00 am
My grocery store just got some of those in as well…I tried the roasted red pepper and wasn’t crazy about it but loved the lemon verbena blueberry. I still have sundried tomato pesto to try…but I agree, its cheaper to just make your own!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Yum! I love quinoa! Just started buying it!
We got snow here, it’s suppose to turn over to a wintry mix today (I am sure it’s the same near you). We got a snow day though!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Awesome groceries! Quinoa is fun to say! Looks great!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:35 am
hmm that cottage cheese looks interesting. I might just have to try it, or at least try to make my own
January 28th, 2009 at 9:54 am
It is, in fact, snowing right now. We’re suppose to get another 15cm today.
Your quinoa/rice tower looks really cool!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:57 am
beautiful dinner! quinoa is definitely tasty cold. I’m impressed with your bread-baking!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Haha – blog duty! I feel the same way when I spot new products!
January 28th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I love quinoa. Ooo very exciting flour purchases. UH, about the snow… it’s really bad here. Like semis laying in ditches on the side of the road bad. Ugh.
January 28th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Me no likey quinoa.
Rain here but we got some snow yesterday in the Western and Northern part of the state.
January 28th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Erin: Fresh basil is my favorite herb. My favorite spice … I think smoked paprika currently.
Caitlin: I think it’s keen-wa.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I love how you molded your quinoa. It’s so pretty!
And the dill-cucumber cottage cheese sounds right up my alley.
No snow here- but lots of ice. They’ve pretty much shut down the city of Dallas. Amateurs
January 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Love the quinoa presentation. Might be just the thing to get it past the rugrats, especially if I let them make their own “towers”.
Good job on the grocery budget, too. Especially with the Whole Foods shopping. It’s possible to keep the total down while shopping there, but not easy.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:59 am
the quinoa looks beautiful!
it’s not supposed to snow here– thank goodness. im not a huge fan of the cold
hope you have a happy humpday!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
you are doing so awesome on your budget shopping I should start keeping better track I havent been so good lately but I know I am staying on budget, I hope;)
January 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
6 inches and counting baby!
i LOVE quinoa! your meal is so pretty—this may be a dumb question but how did you get it to stay in that perfect shape? Whenever I try something like that it just falls flat all over the plate. boo.
also—have you tried red quinoa? I think it has the same nutritionals/taste but it’s pretty!
January 28th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Yay! Everyone, show us your groceries! http://doesabodygood.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-weeks-two-adults-three-cats.html
January 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
I love your site. Been following your blog for awhile now. Hmmm…if I remember correctly, you’re blogging from Jersey…no? If so, Chobani Greek yogurt are a dollar each at Stop and Shop!!!!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
That quinoa looks super fancy! Hope Mark liked it
January 28th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Your quinoa and lentils dish looks so pretty! We are covered in snow here, lovely winter wonderland!
December 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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