Coach Jen B

Quinoa has been a favorite staple of mine. It is an incredible versatile food and is packed with a huge amount of nutrients. Not only is it good for you and versatile, it’s incredibly easy to make. I usually make a few containers of it earlier in the week in the rice cooker and set them in the refrigerator until I’m ready to use it. Quinoa has also replaced my pasta dish the night before a long run. It is incredibly gentle on my sensitive belly. just waiting for me to use it I’m going to share with you my favorite 5 Quinoa Recipes Roasted Veggies over Quinoa This is incredibly easy - just choose whatever veggies you enjoy or have on hand - roast them in the oven with a bit of olive oil or coconut oil and some salt then top over the quinoa. Most of the time I don’t even warm up the quinoa if I’ve had it refrigerated because the head from the roasted veggies will warm it up for sure. Sometimes I’ll get fancy and add some broiled haddock or tilapia to it, but most of...

I may be a bit obsessed with this little green bean .  Although, I really enjoy getting the pre-shelled edamame at Trader Joe's.  However, our closest Trader Joe's is 45+ minutes away, so the next best thing (for me anyway) is to grow it in the garden. Personally, I think it tastes better knowing that I took part in the planting and growing of this fabulously delicious bean. Here's my row of edamame - ready for picking! Preparing Edamame is time consuming, but it is really quite simple.  Just pick it, boil it, shell it, and eat it.   I usually just pull up the entire plant - root and all.  The root is going to come out soon enough anyway.  Right?    Just remember, if you choose to just pull it out by the roots- it's probably best to NOT pick the pods off in your house.  That's just asking for a mess.   Today Izzy and I were smarter and chose to do the pod picking on the deck.   Picking the pods al...