Arquive · Quick Meals · Salad

quinoa cucumber tomato and white bean salad

We were late in planting our (very first!) vegetable garden, so our cucumbers are still popping up and it is already mid-September. The few that are still growing are a little funny shaped.  Not sure if that means extreme heat, lack of water, or both, but I have hope for them – and many more ideas.… Continue reading quinoa cucumber tomato and white bean salad

Brazilian · Quick Meals · Salad

avocado cucumber and hearts of palm salad

These friends of ours were roasting a Turkey today and invited some people over for something like a Thanksgiving in September. I was told to bring whatever I felt like making – that is usually the best answer I like hearing when I offer to bring something – another chance to experiment or use what… Continue reading avocado cucumber and hearts of palm salad