Hello and Welcome to Healthy with Sass! A place where I will share my adventures in vegetarian cooking. I say adventures because I am a novice in the kitchen, and even that is giving myself some credit. Previous to taking my health coaching course the microwave was the only thing I needed in that place they call the kitchen. Just know that if I can cook these foods so can you!
I promise to only share recipes I have tried myself. To begin I will keep my ingredients and cook time to a minimum. For me if cooking takes too long or gets to complex the fun starts to dwindle. 
I will also share workout moves and quick routines that you can do anywhere and with minimal equipment. Are you sensing my minimalist approach to life yet?
I have a belief that eating healthy and working out should be fun and customized to what you like. If it's not something you like the chances of sticking with it plummet. 

All that being said I have a deep love in my stomach for mac and cheese. In an effort to make that dish a little healthier I happened upon a recipe for quinoa mac and cheese on Pinterest of course! Original recipe found aroundthetableri.blogspot.com. I was shocked and pleasantly surprised at how easy this was. 
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained
• Veggies of your choice (optional)
• good pinch of salt
• a few grinds of seasoning salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup soy milk or non-fat milk
• 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese, more for sprinkling
• Optional- Crushed Red Pepper, Panko Bread crumbs for topping
• Toppings (optional)- salsa, hot sauce, sour cream, scallions

1. Cook the quinoa as package directions say. I used tricolor quinoa from Trader Joes.

2. Lightly saute any veggies you would like to use. I used peas the second time around. 

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13x9 pan or 8 individual ramekins with cooking spray. I used a smaller pan the second time to get more depth to my servings. 

4. Whisk together the eggs and milk in a large bowl. Fold in quinoa and cheese and the veggies if you used them. Stir well, the mixture will thicken, allow some cheese to melt. Transfer to a baking dish. You can sprinkle breadcrumbs on top for texture if you would like. Bake for 30-35 minutes. 

5. Enjoy!