I don't know if I ever mentioned where my motivation to cook came from. Starting around February, I have been home evenings with my daughter. That makes me responsible for her dinner. After a week of ramen noodles, macaroni and spaghetti.... I decided that I needed to cook more nutritious meals for her (and me). I'm really trying, but it doesn't always come easy!

Here is a "salad" with quinoa, organic dried cherries, scallion and chicken, almonds and dressing (oil, lemon juice, minced garlic). I've never had quinoa before, but I really liked it.


DSC02025 by mkeller234, on Flickr

Today I made turkey, kale and rice soup in my crock pot. The rice just fell apart and soaked up all of the broth.... not what I wanted to happen. Even though it's not really soup, it still tasted good. Maybe I need to try a different kind or rice? My daughter really seemed to like this one.


DSC02026 by mkeller234, on Flickr