Quinoa Edamame Salad With A Twist

I got this recipe for Quinoa Edamame Salad from my sister. I believe it originated as a rice recipe which she converted to quinoa, which you can do with most rice recipes. I have made it many time with edamame and love it however my husband isn't an edamame fan so I substituted chickpeas and now he eats it too. Either way you can't go wrong.

1 C. Quinoa, rinsed
2 C. Chicken Broth
2 Carrots, shredded
1 Can Chickpeas, drained OR cooked edamame
1/8 C. Soy Sauce
1/2 Tbls. Sesame Oil

Place quinoa and broth in a pot. Bring to boil. Simmer 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Mix in carrots, chickpeas or edamame, soy sauce and sesame oil. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Baby Steps

Generally speaking on Wednesday nights we eat hot dogs for dinner. It is one of the few meals that all the kids like and look forwards to. Granted some kids want their hot dogs boiled and one wants them grilled-still easier than making 3 different meals for 3 different kids. In thinking about what to serve for dinner tonight I decided that this is one dinner that we are going to need to ease out of or just make a little healthier-plus the only other option in the fridge was tofu and I thought that would be too big of a jump. So we had chicken hot dogs on whole wheat buns. They were served with edemame and whole wheat couscous. This was one meal that nobody complained about.