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otherwise known as quinoa, this grain makes me happy. i love how it puffs up. i love how ridiculous i sound saying it.

when i served it at dinner the other night, everyone had a GREAT time saying it over and over (aedan wins for most repetitions--he'll probably have a song written by the end of the week about it). unfortunately, no one but me actually LIKED this dish. but i have hope. i thought it was so yummy. i'm definitely making this again. the plums are my favorite part of it.

(note: the longer this sits in the fridge, the more purple it gets, which i think makes the dish look even more gorgeous. this picture was taken right after i made it and before it had sat for a long time. so i recommend making it the night before and letting everything really mix together.)

the recipe is here.

if you are concerned about gluten, you will be happy to know that it has NONE in it. this is exciting for me since my dad has rheumatoid arthritis and is trying a natural diet to reduce his pain--and he's been told to avoid sugar and gluten. so i keep inundating him with ideas about what to try.

have a great weekend everyone!

inspired by pie

i saw the movie "waitress" last night with a friend, and wow, is it great. there is so much to discuss about it, but i don't usually do that sort of thing here on my blog (i leave movie and music discussions up to my husband.

has anyone else already seen this? with 3 kids i'm usually a little behind in my movie viewing. wow, the pies in this movie are beautiful! it makes me want to learn how to make a perfect pie crust and then make a different pie every night for dinner. keri russell makes pie making look effortless in the movie.

i did a search on line to see if i could find some recipes for these pies in the movie, and i found this website:

i love the font and color and everything about this logo, and it also looks like they have great recipes. i did a search for the keyword "waitress" and came up with a few recipes. so if you want to know how to make "i don't want earl's baby pie" or "mermaid marshmallow pie" from the movie, you can find the recipes there.

here's to pie making!