Wednesday Lunch: Bulgur&Quinoa Salad. πŸ˜‹β€οΈπŸŒΊ - Healthy Eating

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Wednesday Lunch: Bulgur&Quinoa Salad. πŸ˜‹β€οΈπŸŒΊ

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Hello everyone, hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! πŸ€—

Today I just made a simple bulgur and quinoa dish with my favorite veggies and herbs sautΓ©ed all together in a little bit of sesame oil and garlic sauce.

Main add-on ingredients: artichoke hearts, Brussels sprouts, grape tomatoes, red onions, cilantros and thin slice avocado.

Dessert: Chia jam.

As always, be inspired, be joyful, take a picture and Enjoy it! πŸ˜‹β€οΈ

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Hi Koko,

Your salad looks and sounds delicious! I really like avocado on salads. Wish we had some here today.

I had a big salad with tuna, salad, Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing, black and green olives, walnuts and fake bacon bits.πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Activity2004

Thank you Leah, you are so kind and lovely! πŸ€—πŸ™I’m the same how avocado on salads bring everything together. πŸ‘ I usually get the big bag from Sam’s and pick the green ones because they get ripped soo quick.

Your big salad with tuna sounds so delicious! πŸ˜‹ I think for dinner, I will add some tuna in with this salad and it will make a completely different dish. πŸ˜πŸ‘

I always use balsamic vinegar but I never tried Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing, I’ll get it my next grocery trip. You add black and green olives, fake bacon bits in your salad enhance the flavor of salad for sure, great combination. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘

Do you crush your walnut or leave as is?

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Activity2004Administrator in reply to GreatMindfulness

The walnuts are halves/pieces and the dressing also has walnuts in it. Really good! πŸ˜€πŸ‘

Yes, we had gone to Sam’s Club before COVID started. Would like to see if it’s possible in the next few months for avocados.πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Activity2004

Perfect! πŸ˜πŸ‘ wow the dressing has walnuts in it must taste soo good. So far, I only tried: tahini, and poppy seeds dressing. I need to branch out more with salad dressing now. πŸ˜‹I hope you will get to go to Sam’s Club soon as they add more products now in my area. πŸ‘

What did you have for dessert tonight? πŸ˜‹

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Activity2004Administrator in reply to GreatMindfulness

Dessert? Nothing, yet. Will let you know soon!πŸ˜€πŸ‘

Yes, there’s walnuts in the dressing and it went well together with the salad in general.πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ₯—

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Activity2004

Sounds wonderful! Take your time and I know your dessert is always yummy all the time πŸ˜‹Yes I would love to try this dressing and get some more walnuts next time at my farmer market. πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Activity2004Administrator in reply to GreatMindfulness

That sounds good about the dressing. Enjoy!πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Activity2004

Thank you very much Leah for your fantastic recommendations for me so far! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™

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You’re welcome! Glad I can help with any suggestions for any meals/snacks.πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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Kainan

Koko that's literally summer in a bowl. Love all the vibrant colors and how they pop! It must be an explosion of flavors for your palate

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Awe Kainan thank you very much for saying that! πŸ€—πŸ™With this expression, I think you can have a second career as writing for bonappetite πŸ˜‚πŸ‘

Yes i enjoyed it very much and I hope you had a great dinner as well. πŸ˜‹

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Kainan in reply to GreatMindfulness

Aw thanks for the compliment. That does sound very interesting. My dinner was top heavy unlike yours :DD

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kainan

You’re welcome Kainan. πŸ˜πŸ‘ Hmmm I guess you have very fast metabolism, it will burn quick.

Have a good rest of the evening! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸŒΊ

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Kitten-whiskersAdministratorVegan star

That looks really beautiful - so healthy and bursting with flavour πŸ™ƒ

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Aweee thank you very much Debs! πŸ₯°πŸ™

I did enjoy it and I had your fantastic veggies meal post in mind, how delicious they wereπŸ˜‹

It is gloomy and drizzling of rain over here. It is quite nice and cool, much better than the heat the past few days. πŸ˜…

I hope you stay safe and well.

Have a wonderful rest of the day Debs! πŸ€—πŸ™πŸŒΊ

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Kitten-whiskersAdministratorVegan star in reply to GreatMindfulness

I don't think I could compete with that - it looks so lovely πŸ˜‹

Glad its a bit cooler, we are supposed to get heavy rain and thunder tomorrow ....... mind you it will freshen things up

Best wishes

Debs

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Awe Debs, you’re too humble. I love all your food posts, so tasty and healthy esp your summer salad so amazing. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘Yes, things always are freshened up after the rain. California has experienced the drought for so many years already. They actually discovered a crashed airplane in 1965 at the bottom of Folsom lake. πŸ˜…

You stay inside safely with the heavy rain and thunderstorms. A nice cup of hot chocolate or tea will be so great! πŸ€—

Take care Debs, πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸŒΊ

Koko

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Kitten-whiskersAdministratorVegan star in reply to GreatMindfulness

Thats very sweet of you to say 😁 I did get an unsavoury comment about my salad - thats why I haven't been posting up, thankfully Admin deleted it sharpish.

I just had a read about Folsom Lake, so sad what happened. Non stop rain here so far, floods are forcast.

I have just seen your photo of your cats, awwww - they are so adorable - please give them cuddles from me πŸ˜€

Best wishes

Debs

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Aweee Debs, you know we love you and value your amazing food posts. Yes, it was ignorant comment and i am glad it got removed. πŸ˜πŸ‘ We are here to support and encourage each other to have healthy mind and body. Please don’t let this stop you from posting your wonderful meals that you put so much care and thoughts into them, I am one of your biggest fan Debs. πŸ€—πŸ™

Sonya and Lucy love and appreciate your cuddles, they are really sweet and follow me around in the house. 😻πŸ₯°πŸ˜»

I hope you keep yourself safe and well during this time of rain and flood. The sun will come out soon and the air is going to be so fresh!

Have a good night and sweet dreams Debs! πŸ˜‡πŸŒΊ

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Kitten-whiskersAdministratorVegan star in reply to GreatMindfulness

You cats sound so adorable, they certainly look it 😊 your very kind and very sweet, I am unsure whether i will post again, I didn't see the full reply but I know this same person was not nice to a person that has left HU entirely.

Best wishes

Debs

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Awee Debs, please reconsider posting again. We need posters like you with such bright and kind soul in HE community. ❀️ Yes I know it is very unfortunate and I experienced their chaos too but it is completely over now. It’s nothing but positive and supportive now. πŸ˜πŸ‘

They are my fur babies that I spoil them every minute. 😻😻

Much love and support to you Debs! πŸ₯°πŸ™β€οΈ

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Kitten-whiskersAdministratorVegan star in reply to GreatMindfulness

Your fur babies look very spoilt and why not - they are adorable, I was the same with my little ones 😁 Your very kind and sweet and your right, I have been getting quite a bit of aggro from my Ex, and this just was the final straw

Bless you koko πŸ™ƒ

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Aweee thank you Debs and Much love and lights to you! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸŒΊ

I had a late snack lunch today due to having a lunchtime interview of a chicken paste sandwich as I didn't fancy anything heavy.

Baby is well and is grumbling about the heat with bad tempered meows!

How's Sonya and Lucy?

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Hi Catgirl1976, I hope your interview went well.πŸ€—

Your chicken paste sandwich for lunch sounds soo good πŸ˜‹

I’m sorry to hear Baby is having a hard time with the heat. I have to have my fan on for Sonya and Lucy. They are looking at me and my crepes now, I think they want some πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

Hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🌺

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Is Lucy a bossy boots as at my last job a colleague had a very bossy white cat called Elvis who would pick on her other cats.

Elvis had green eyes and is it true that the blue eyed white cats are deaf?

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Oh Lucy is very sweeet girl, she is not bossy at all. 😻 Hahah Elvis is a great name for a green eyes kitty with attitude πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ‘

No Lucy is not deaf at all. She comes when I open tuna can and she responds very well. 😻

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Fran182716Prediabetic in reply to GreatMindfulness

Your cats are just gorgeous πŸ˜€

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GreatMindfulness in reply to Fran182716

Aweeeee thank you very much Fran182716! 😻πŸ₯°πŸ˜»! I share them my salmon and tuna meals. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘

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Mmmm those tomatoes look magnificent. Sauteed to perfectionπŸ‘Œ. Another all around healthy nutritious mealπŸ™πŸ€—.

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GreatMindfulness in reply to ZazenRiver345

Awe thank you Zazen! πŸ€—πŸ™

I’m glad you like this. I love these grape tomatoes and sautΓ© veggies. πŸ˜‹

It’s definitely something you can make too. πŸ˜πŸ‘

Enjoy your day! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸŒΊ

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Zest

Hi GreatMindfulness

That is an incredibly gorgeous looking meal - and so full of healthy ingredients - I love it! Bursting with colour and so many delicious things. Yum!

Zest :-)

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Hi Zest, Thank you very much for saying this about my meal, I really appreciate that! πŸ€—πŸ™

I hope you have a good Friday so far and a wonderful weekend ahead! πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸŒΊ

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