December 12, 2011

December 12th: Quinoa-Bean Soup & Shortbread

This time of year, it can be nice to have something quick, light, and healthy. I made this recipe almost by accident. G & I went to Montreal the first weekend of December, and I brought along all the recipes I'd pulled out of magazines and printed off the internet that wanted to make this month, then spent time on the weekend organizing my meal plan for the month of December. The Quinoa-Bean soup came from October 2011's Chatelaine, and was actually on the back of another recipe I wanted to make, which I realized after I'd scheduled the soup for today. I didn't expect to like it much, but decided to make it, for the reasons above: it sounded fast and easy, and would be healthy. Turns out it's also quite yummy, and vegan to boot. Yay, surprise!




Another quick an easy for a Monday night comes from November 2005's Chatelaine: Shortbread. I haven't made any other shortbread recipes, so can't compare, but this one seems foolproof to me and is tasty delicious.


I burnt my fingers eating a piece as soon as the pan was out of the oven.
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2 comments:

  1. PatriciaJanuary 28, 2012 at 5:01 AM

    Just browing the bloig as I make my grocery list for this week. I made this soup last week and loved it. Peter liked it, and the 3 littles ones ate more than one bite!! That is a tremedous success for a healthy recipe, so thank you, thank you, thank you.

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  2. Kirsten SellersJanuary 28, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    I'm glad this one worked out for you!

    I should have another soup recipe up by the end of the weekend that was another surprising success this week.

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