Scatterdays Q

This weeks letter is Q.  A very hard one for me lol.

The categories are 

Plant

Night Time

Something Healthy

And on a Quilty note something Quick

A Plant 

Quandong or Blue Fig

This is an Australian native that is grown for ornamental flowers, fruit and foliage

Night time

Brea - 9 weeks old today

Rusty

Quiet now reigns as my two new friends have decided it is time for sleep.  Today was a major breakthrough as Rusty decided that Brea was not so bad after all.  He has been growling (well his grumble anyway lol) anytime she came near.  Today he decided she might not be so bad, they played chasing's around the backyard for at least half an hour.  Made me very happy.

 

Something Healthy

Quinoa and Carrot Salad

SERVES 2

2 spring onions, thinly sliced

½ tsp ground cumin

¼ tsp ground cinnamon, coriander and ginger ½ cup quinoa

1 cup vegetable stock

1 tbs currants

Zest of an orange

120g grated carrot

120g grated zucchini

¼ cup roughly chopped coriander

1 tbs flaked almonds

Dressing

2 tbs orange juice

2 tbs white wine vinegar

1 tsp olive oil

Heat a medium sized oil sprayed saucepan over medium heat.

Add spring onion and spices and sauté for a few minutes.

Add quinoa and stock, bring to the boil and turn down to a simmer and cook for 12 minutes.

Remove from heat, add currants and zest and stir through.

Cover and stand for 10 minutes.

Spread on a baking tray to cool and then add carrot, zucchini, coriander, almonds and dressing to serve.

For a warm salad, add carrot & zucchini with currants. This will cook the vegetables and after standing for ten minutes add coriander, almonds and dressing to serve.

Something Quick that is Quilty

I made this very quick Serviette holder as a present for a friend this week.  She loves butterflies