While I’m off taking on the insanity that is the Flying Pig 3-way, I’ll leave you with some recipes I’ve been loving lately. The first is a delicious twist on quinoa. I used red quinoa here but any kind is fine:
1/2C Cooked Quinoa
2C Broccoli, steamed and chopped
2 Slices bacon, cooked and diced (optional)
2 Cloves garlic, chopped
1/2C Onion, chopped
1/2C Shredded parmesan cheese
2 Eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4C Bread crumbs (use almond meal for gluten free)
Combine quinoa, veggies, cheese and seasoning. Beat eggs and add to veggie mixture. Fold in bread crumbs. Form into patties and place in a greased pan. Cook a few minutes per side until brown. Make 4-5 patties.
You probably know Mothers’ Day is just around the corner. My mom is next to impossible on the gift giving front. While I may falter on what to get her, making her a nice meal is a no brainer. I thought a yogurt pie would be a fun Mothers’ Day treat. I’m thrilled with how it came out. It’s light, tangy, and best of all really easy to make.
Crust
2-1/2C shredded, sweetened coconut
1/2C melted coconut oil (melted butter works too)
Combine melted coconut oil with coconut and press into a well greased 9″ pie pan. Bake at 300 degrees F for approx. 10 minutes until lightly browned. Keep an eye on it. Cool.
Pie
2 Containers Greek Yogurt
1C whipped cream
1 Pint Fresh Strawberries
Slice about a cup of the strawberries and layer on top of the pie crust. Fold together yogurt and whipped cream and cover the sliced strawberry layer. Use remaining berries for top of pie and garnish. Chill to set and serve.
If you don’t like coconut or don’t want to mess with baking a crust, feel free to sub in a graham cracker one.
Do you have any Mothers’ Day Traditions? Gifts you’re hoping to give or receive? Who’s Racing?
I like to keep Mother’s Day low key. Breakfast out with my boys (it’ll be minus one this year but I’ll try to keep the tears to a minimum) then a visit with my Mum and afternoon tea. It’s not so much about the presents and more about spending time.
I can’t wait to hear about your race!
Rock it & enjoy Marcia!
I hide food from my husband too, he eats everything! OR, I put a note that says, please do not eat! It must be done!
I am loving these recipes! I want to try them both. Thanks for sharing!
The recipes look great! Good luck in the race, I’ve got a 5k tomorrow morning!
Mmm, maybe I can get my daughter to eat broccoli in those patties, they look so good! The pie, too… I need to get thinking about a gift for my own mother!
Enjoy your race!
That pie looks lovely! Great idea for the crust.
Thanks for linking up to the recipes on #RECIPEFRIDAY!
i’ve been seeing broccoli patties everywhere! yum!
Fabulous-looking recipes! I love any kind of patty, so the broccoli-quinoa recipe is right up my alley!
Have a great time at the race(s) – can’t wait to hear all about it!
Mother’s Day will be a day of relaxing for me – day after my race.
Super psyched about the quinoa recipe – I have a bag in the cupboard that has been staring at me accusingly for the last couple of weeks. Voila! You just solved it for me 🙂
I had no idea tat there is such a thing as red quinoa. The yogurt pie looks amazing!
That broccoli quinoa patty looks very interesting/delicious! I should use quinoa more often. I have it in my cupboard I just never have recipes to incorporate it. Will have to try this one! 🙂
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omg. i have to make both of these!! maybe this weekend…