Cooking and books. But no cookbooks.

Current book: O Pioneers!
Pages read: 1-5

Today I made quinoa salad with asparagus, goat cheese, and toasted almonds. It called for couscous and farro or barley, but I was making it for a Memorial Day cookout hosted by someone with celiac disease, so I thought I'd go ahead and keep it gluten-free. It came out pretty well, I think. I put a few diced carrots in, as well, and I think you could switch in just about any spring vegetable, lightly sauteed. It was dressed with olive oil and Meyer lemon juice, which was nice, but very light. In future I think I'd put in some rice wine vinegar to sharpen it up a little. Overall, though, quite lovely.

I did read about five pages, as you can see, and met a Swedish girl and her brother who live in pioneer-era Nebraska. So far, we know that their father is dying and they're trying to hold onto the farm. Much more tomorrow, since the weekend will be over and I'll be working out and therefore reading on the elliptical machine again.