Colorful Side Dish #3
Spinach and Feta
Israeli Couscous, Orzo, Baby Garbanzo, Red Quinoa
Sauté chopped garlic, chopped scallions, and red pepper flakes in olive oil. Add fresh baby spinach to wilt. Season to taste.
Toss spinach mixture with cooked Israeli couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo, and red quinoa. This blend is called Harvest Grains Blend and is available from Trader Joe’s. Crumble feta on top. This recipe was inspired by one in Gourmet magazine some years ago, they made theirs with Acini di Pepe (tiny pearl pasta) and used frozen spinach.
Something New at Home
I am very excited about this change that cost nothing but makes my home feel dramatically different for the new year. I switched the dining room and family room. The former family room is considerably larger and has a fireplace in the corner. I moved the dining table here so now there is a more open and casual space for dining, and we can eat in front of a beautiful crackling fire.
The former dining room is now a cozy den. The chandelier which was above the dining table is above the coffee table, so you can still walk by without hitting your head. Makes a great spot to sit and read cookbooks! I also switched some artwork around, and that has freshened up some of the other rooms in the house.
Have you made any changes to your home or kitchen for the new year?
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Hi Sara – a year ago, that’s great! I had the same flower displays on my mantle for years. Gee, how does that happen?
HI Nina – let me know if you make changes, I am so interested.
HI Lori – oh, the pool table sounds fun to me…
Financial Puzzle -wow, welcome, thanks for commenting!
Oh Laurie, I am excited to bring in chocolate colors. I’m sure your room is beautiful, sounds like a great combination of color.
HI Coco- thanks, it is working!
Hi Laurie in Wisconsin – great to find my twin sister in Wisconsin too! Keep me posted on your decor. Maybe we’ll change some other rooms together!
Lori Lynn
P.S. NOTE ALL THE LORI/LAURIE’s in this post!!!
HI– My friend said I should look at your blog. I did the same thing right after Thanksgiving with the help of my adult children and the OK of my husband who went off to work. We had been talking about reversing our rooms and often thought it was crazy but upon doing it, have absolutely loved it! We now have cozy beautiful sitting room (formerly dining room that was too small to open up the table all the way in comfortably). Our dining room, formerly the living room, is now this outstanding room that I look forward to having large gatherings. We had a big one at Christmas. It seems exactly the way it should have been. Our brass colonial williamsburg style chandelier remains in the sitting room ‘S’ hooked up and looks fine. Like you, the coffee table is in the way of anyone bumping into it.
Good to know others have done the same. It makes me feel like HGTV.
Laurie in Wisconsin