Pomegranate Madarin Quinoa

I made Pomegranate Madarin Quinoa and it is so good. It would be great for a Thanksgiving side or even with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving toss in it. Quinoa is a great replacement for white rice and is a good source of protein. I make the quinoa in the rice maker also which makes cooking super easy (might have read that in my previous post). I just hit the white rice button.The trick for good quinoa is making it dry. I have had quinoa to wet and it sticks together and doesn't taste to great. It won't toss well with other ingredients if it's not dry enough. If you cook it, make sure to not add too much water.Recipe below

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked Quinoa
1/4 cup Pomegranate
1/4 cup Canned mandarine oranges
1/4 cup Steamed broccoli cut in small pieces(you can use kale also)

Toppings:
Mixed nuts, I used walnuts and sliced almonds
Shredded parmesan regiano
Honey
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 Italian Dressing

Toss all the ingredients together. Top with some nuts and parmesan cheese then drizzle honey, olive oil and Italian Dressing.

Persimmon Apple Cobbler

My husband and I love crumbles and cobblers. They are the easiest dish to bake and taste amazing. I made a crumble/cobbler the other day with persimmons and honey crisp apples that turned out great. This is great dish for Fall and a great Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert.

Filling
4 cups your choice fruit (I used fresh strawberries and peaches, you can use frozen also)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 orange juice ( any juice of your choice is good also)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 tablespoon real vanilla extract
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

Mix together and place in oven dish

Topping
1 cups old fashion oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cup flour
1/3 cup flaxseed or hemp seed
Handful Almonds or your choice of nuts(optional)
1/2 tablespoon real vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks cold butter cut up in chunks

Mix first 5 ingredients together then add vanilla extract. Mix in butter until topping looks like crumbles. Place on top of fruit mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Also you can use half white sugar but I prefer brown because I like the taste better.

Strawberry Peach Crumble

My husband requested his favorite dessert for Father's Day, Crumble! This is also my favorite dessert and it is a super easy one. Anyone can make this even if you are not a baker :) The inside is a thick sweet fruit filling with a crunchy oat topping. Sooo good you will have to try!

Filling
4 cups your choice fruit (I used fresh strawberries and peaches, you can use frozen also)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 orange juice ( any juice of your choice is good also)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 table3spoon real vanilla extract
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

Mix together and place in oven dish

Topping
2 cups old fashion oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup flaxseed
Handful Almonds or your choice of nuts
1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks cold butter cut up in chunks

Mix first 5 ingredients together then add vanilla extract. Mix in butter until topping looks like crumbles. Place on top of fruit mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

I added more vanilla extract then most people so if you don't like too much you can add half. Also you can use half white sugar but I prefer brown.

This dish also looks beautiful when you use dark berries in a white dish.