Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa Recipe

I added chicken that I had previously sous vide to warm up near the end. It didn’t need it per se, but still was a nice addition. I ate the salad cold over the next couple of days. It has a nice fresh flavor even though I used a combination of fresh and canned.

Pasta, with half as much pork sausage (sigh)

An old standby. You do notice that it is quite a bit less meaty. But you make adaptations by adding more spice that doesn’t come from the meat. It is missing that bit of fat though. Still made for good leftovers.

Chicken Topped Salad with sungold tomatoes

You put a little effort in, you get a bit back. Arugula from Grade A. Salads are so much better with really fresh greens.

Arroz con Pollo (modified)

I know that Shannon does not like the flavors that capers impart (and they’re expensive) so I skipped that. I also forgot to add the peas. I also didn’t have any medium grain rice in the house. So I had to add more liquid (water, didn’t want to make it any saltier). Even with those modifications, it still turned out pretty good

As a note, after making another cut to salt in my diet, eating an olive…heavenly.

Bison Burgers

Going in the same way that I treated ground goat. Add spices and season to make up for the lack of fat, by not adding more fat. I may have added a bit too much roasted garlic powder, but even so, it was pretty nice. Since the CostCo pack comes in 20 oz package, I again, split it and put half of it back in the freezer. It should come as a surprise to no-one that I don’t actually need that extra half of a meat package. I suppose my desire to feel full (not just satisfied) probably plays a bit into this. It is good to know, that I don’t actually need it. I need to buy some bison from the local producer at the Iowa Food Coop, they sell there bison sticks down at the farmer’s market, but not the meat itself.