The Study of Yum

Delicious Recipes and Meal Plans

Mexican Quinoa Salad

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Mexican Quinoa Salad

I’ve been making this Mexican quinoa salad for quite some time now. It was one of the first quinoa recipes that I ever tried. I knew after I made this that I was totally hooked. I remember discovering this dish when Max and I were living in our first place in Hawaii. Oh my goodness you guys wouldn’t believe how tiny our place was. It was literally a bedroom, a kitchen and a small bathroom. Basically a small box, but in paradise. There was no stove or oven and very little counter space so I made this meal by prepping everything on our tiny table and boiling water with a hot plate. Good times…  We were there for about 5 months in the very beginning of our marriage. I love thinking back to that time. This goes to show you how simple this meal is. All you have to do is cook the quinoa and add your veggies and dressing. Simple, delicious and makes great leftovers for lunch the next day. YUM!
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White Bean Chicken Chili

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White Bean Chicken Chili

So I really had it in my mind that I wanted to make a white bean chicken chili.  My first attempt at creating a recipe and making it, it was good but it wasn’t mmmm yum good.  After another attempt I came up with this recipe. So much better! This recipe is creamy and flavorful. You can totally make it your own by adding lots of yummy toppings. I personally like to add lime, cilantro and a sprinkle of cheese….

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Spicy Beans and Greens Over Sweet Potato

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Sweet & Spicy Beans & Greens

Do you guys like sweet potatoes? I do 🙂 the majority of the time when I’m looking for sweet potatoes at the grocery store I can’t find the typical orange colored potatoes. These white ones are just as good though!
These spicy beans and greens served on top of the sweet potato is super tasty! There are 3 different types of beans with delicious cooked kale. I feel like a lot of people try raw kale for the first time and hate it. If you hate kale and have never tried it cooked I highly recommend you give it another try. I love how it soaks up the flavor of the other things it’s cooked with.  I got the idea for these spicy beans and greens from this vegan app I downloaded a couple of years ago. It’s called 21-Day Vegan Kick Start. I haven’t tried all the recipes on there but the few I have, have been super delicious. If you happen to actually be vegan you should totally download this app! I hope you guys love this recipe as much as I do.

P.S. This was a tough one to photograph, because let’s be honest… potatoes, kale and beans, don’t make the most photogenic combination. But they make a great combination on my taste buds 🙂

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Stuffed Bell Peppers

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Stuffed Bell Pepper

BELL pepper. bell PEPPER. I’ve discovered that I say bell pepper in a unique way. Max teases me about how I say bell pepper. I guess I put an emphasis on ‘pepper’, instead of on ‘bell’ like most people do… Whatever it’s normal to me! He redeems himself by saying it’s cute. So I’ve tried a couple of different stuffed bell pepper recipes.  I didn’t really like either of them very much, which is weird because I’m usually a sucker for these guys. They were both vegetarian. Don’t get me wrong, I love my vegetarian and vegan meals, but for this particular dish I prefer the ground turkey.

I decided to whip up my own recipe and it turned out great! We liked them better than those other recipes 😛  I discovered I like to cut the bell pepper in half vertically from the top of the stem down. Not only does it look good, but I feel like you can get more stuffing in your pepper than if you just cut the top off and stuffed it that way. You can really pile the filling on when you cut the bell pepper in half 🙂 I hope you enjoy these stuffed bell peppers as much as I do. Plus they are healthy without sacrificing any of the yummy-ness. It couldn’t get any better then that!
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