Breakfast lunch and dinner

Aaaand just like that I’m back on bread and butter (even though the bag of granola isn’t gone yet). I think the cold weather has something to do with it.

I truly needed a warm breakfast after going on a run in the 33 degree temps. Yes, you read that right. THIRTY THREE!?!!? It actually dipped below freezing overnight! Yikes! Wasn’t expecting that so soon! I don’t think it’s here to stay but geez.

For lunch I enjoyed the last of my southwestern salad with some leftover Beyond sausage.

And then for dinner Kyle grilled some tri-tip.

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I made a fall quinoa salad to serve with it.

The salad had quinoa, kale, Asian pear, candied walnuts and an apple cider vinaigrette.

I topped Kyle’s with bleu cheese, but left the rest of ours cheese-less.

Although, in hindsight, I think a little pecorino could have gone nicely with it too. If you don’t like stinky cheese either.

This is my favorite tri-tip, which I am certain I have shared at least a handful of times already, but alas, it is the best and therefore deserves the mention every time.

If you are local and have not yet tried Nugget’s own burgundy pepper rub, do yourselves a favor and change that asap. It is SO GOOD. I barely like tri-tip and I looooove this rub so much that I can’t stop buying it.

I actually think Nugget market sells the rub solo, so perhaps I should look into that further.

Fall Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp mellow white miso paste
• salt and pepper
• 1 bunch curly kale
• 1 cup quinoa, cooked
• 1/2 cup candied walnuts
• 1 Asian pear, diced
• [optional] blue cheese

Directions:

To make the dressing, combine the first 5 ingredients and mix until emulsified. Then set aside.

Next cook the quinoa with a 2:1 water:grain ratio.

To prep the kale, wash and de-stem it and then rip into bite sized pieces.

Massage the kale with the dressing and then add in the quinoa once it is cooked.

Top with walnuts, Asian pear and cheese (if using). Feel free to swap for another cheese – ie gorgonzola (or if you aren’t a fan of pungent fromage, parmesan or pecorino).

Ended the night with chocolate, obvs.