Quinoa Salad

I made an awesome quinoa salad the other day!  It's part Food Network Magazine recipe and part my own.  Here goes:

1 cup quinoa rinsed
2 cups vegetable stock
1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
2 scallions, thinly sliced

Add vegetable stock and rinsed quinoa to a sauce pan.  Bring to a boil.  Once boiling, cover and reduce to simmer for 12 to 15.  Toss with the thawed corn, scallions, and salt and pepper to taste.

Very very tasty!!

If it's Sunday it must be Sunday Gravy!

Today has been a very busy cook day!  I'll post more later about the other things I made but I wanted to put the recipe out there for the Sunday Gravy that I've been making.  I remember my Granny making this sometimes when we would visit for dinner.  Every Italian family probably has their own.  Since I don't have my Granny's recipe I had to rely on the good people at http://www.foodnetwork.com/ to provide one for me and it does not disappoint!  It's a crowd pleaser in my house.  I make beef brasciole and stuff it with whatever they'll eat like garlic and fresh Italian parsley.  I also add hot Italian sausage and today I made the meatball recipe I blogged about a few months ago, not the recipe above.  I'll try those another time.  I know Big Jim's Meatballs are a hit so I don't want to mess with what works!  Can't wait to dig in!!

It would have made my Granny proud!  Here she is with her Italian sisters, Pia, Mary, and Jae.  My Granny, Etalia, is the one in white.