Quinoa Taco Salad

For our Sunday dinner after Jarrett and the kids were at the beach all afternoon I made this for a light dinner. It was really good! Took 45 min. See page 46 of Dinner Illustrated. The quinoa makes a really great substitute for ground beef. I didn't use the chile in adobo, just used a generous amount of chili powder. Also, I'm not sure it's really necessary to use the escarole--I used a bag of a cabbage, carrot, lettuce chopped salad from Aldi, just didn't use the dressing in the salad kit. I served the salad with some quick broiled nachos with cheese on top. That's mostly what Gil ate, as you can imagine. Franny liked this quite a bit. Jarrett was in heaven. :) Will definitely make again --- would be perfect to bring to a potluck.

Zucchini Noodles with Roasted Tomatoes and Cream Sauce

Found this on p 348 of Dinner Illustrated. I finally just got a spiralizer so was excited to give this a try! Overall, it was tasty and satisfying, but a lot of work....not sure if I'd make it again. Took every bit of an hour, and probably a little more. I did like the roasting technique with the cherry tomatoes using tomato paste. I think I've done that before in another ATK recipe. Makes them very tasty and flavorful. If you do decide to give this recipe a try, be prepared with lots of zucchini. I think I used five, including two that were quite large. I spiralized them and added to a bowl on top of my kitchen scale to get to 2 1/2 lbs. FYI for parents of young ones: Gil gave this a giant thumbs down and Franny gave it a firm "Eh, it's alright." But she ate it. :)