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  1. Berry Nutty Quinoa Spinach Salad (Hybrid)

    After digging through Pinterest for a new quinoa salad recipe, I narrowed it down to two: one from Aggie’s Kitchen and one inspired by Aggie’s posted by Bake Your Day. (Sources below)

    Using the ingredients I had, I made a hybrid, which turned out amazing. I really don’t think you can mess this recipe up, experiment and have fun taste-testing.

    quinoa

    Ingredients:

    • 2 tsp. olive oil
    • 1/2 cup rinsed quinoa
    • 1 cup vegetable stock
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • Handful of Pistachios
    • Handful of Roasted Sunflower Seeds
    • Handful Craisins
    • 3 cups spinach, chopped or torn
    • 1 green onion, chopped
    • Handful Baby Carrots, chopped
    • 1/4 C. Gorgonzola Cheese

    Dressing:

    • 2 Tbs. olive oil
    • 1 clove of garlic, minced
    • 1 Tbs. sesame oil
    • 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
    • 1 tsp. honey
    • Dash of dried parsley

    Directions:

    In a medium sized pot, toast quinoa in 2 tsp. of olive oil for a few minutes. Add vegetable stock and salt, and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes until liquid is gone and quinoa germ is exposed. 

    While quinoa is cooking, mix the dressing ingredients together.

    Once the quinoa is done, transfer it to a med-small bowl and mix in nuts and Craisins and about 1.5 Tbsp of dressing and refrigerate for 1+ hour.

    Toss spinach, carrots, and green onion together in a bowl. When quinoa is cold, mix in with salad and remaining dressing. Top with gorgonzola cheese.

    Enjoy!


    Sources:

    Aggie’s Kitchen
    Nutty Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Fresh Spinach
    http://bit.ly/Snl6YO 

    BakeYourDay
    Toasted Walnut Quinoa Spinach Salad
    http://bit.ly/Snl6YO 

     
     
  2. Academic Insights Tested in the Real World
    by Dakota Reese Brown

     
     
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  4. This is what I want. Almost emailed it to my family members to let them know, then decided that would probably freak them out.

     
     
  5. "It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better."
    — Jonathan Ive
    Senior Vice President, Apple
     
     
  6. The Visual Interface is Now Your Brand
    presentation by Nick Myers

    (Source: ixda.org)

     
     
  7. Robyn “Call Your Girlfriend”

     
     
  8. 
Gummy Bearskin Rug

    Gummy Bearskin Rug

     
     
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  10. Totally got sucked-in by the J.Crew ballet flat campaign while on NYTimes.com today. Visit the site to download free mp3 tunes, that are actually kinda good. My only complaint is, does a ballet flat really have to be $110?