This salad was inspired by Skinnymom – skinny broccoli salad
Chop it all up and mix it. This salad is very simple – and delicious.
Recipe is adapted from Skinnytaste.com – Quinoa and Spinach Patties
Rinse quinoa and cook according to instructions. Basically it cooks like rice. Let it cool when it is done.
In a large bowl, combine the quinoa, eggs, feta cheese, leek, and spinach. The mixture will be runny. Add oil to a non-stick skillet, and drop the mixture into the pan – almost exactly like you would a pancake. Cook the patties covered 5-8 minutes on each side, they’ll crisp right up and turn golden.
Serve with an egg on top however you like it but I prefer mine sunny side up so that the yolk breaks down into the patty. This dish tastes amazing and was a real surprise to me. Would highly recommend.
A bit of non gaming news – been some time since I’ve had any but it does happen from time to time. Yesterday I released my first book, ‘Quiet Introspection‘ on amazon for kindle. There’s a physical version of the book that should be available (also on amazon) later today / tomorrow. As for what the book is about:
A collection of poetry that spans from 1995 to 2000 – most of it angst ridden with the typical trials and tribulations of a teenager growing up. First love, first heartbreak, and trying to come to the eventual realization that life does go on and we are stronger for our experiences.
Of course I know that means it won’t be everyone’s ideal book, but it’s pretty important to me. It is the first book I’ve managed to get to this stage and also won’t be the last. I have another book in the works that should be out for sale later this year or early next year (we’ll have to see, writing can be a fickle creature some times) that is part of the fantasy genre, and I hope people will be excited to read it. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember but this is the first time I’ve ever really felt like an author. Maybe that’s a bit silly, after all I’m pretty much a nobody who simply enjoys writing and is looking for some sort of audience to share her works with. I’m still pretty proud.
You can find the book listed on Goodreads as well. If poetry happens to be your thing, and you purchase a copy of the book I would love if you took the time to write a review at either place. If you’re an amazon prime member you can borrow the book from the lending library free of charge.
A huge thank you to everyone who has ever supported me in my desire to write over the years. I’m hoping that this is just the beginning.
I purchased MmoQuests.com back in July 2006 and it’s seen some good years and some bad, but I always came back to writing here about my video game experiences. There have been over 2,300 posts in those 7 years, 62,896 spam comments since 2007, and 247,891 visits since 2010 (no idea why it didn’t count earlier than that). There are so many posts these days about ‘blogging and community‘ and ‘where did the MMO bloggers go‘ – well, this one is still right here. Still doing the same posts I’ve done for years now because I never went into this thinking I was doing anything more than writing about a hobby of mine, for myself. I love writing. In fact I have three other blogs besides this one, and although Nomadic Gamers doesn’t get a lot of traffic in the way of posts it’s still there. I don’t post very controversial topics but there are a few from the past. I also don’t get a lot of comments, but I never have – and I never ever let that stop me.
One thing I did do a few years ago was remove my blogroll from the right hand side column – and I want to change this and put it back. I had no reason for it other than the fact that it was a design choice I made at the time when I changed the theme around and just never added it back.
Anyhow, the point is – thank you. Every single person who has ever read this blog, ever supported me by clicking the donate button (it’s not free to host this massive blog for 7 years ya know), everyone who has put up with my rants, followed me from game to game, etc. I’ve met some very wonderful people by blogging here. I got a job writing for Beckett Massive Online Gamer (before they shut down of course) because of this blog. Will I be giving it up any time soon?
Most certainly not. Writing is just what I do.
I was sent a free Snugg ipad case to review from the fine folks over at The Snugg, and since I’ve been really unsatisfied with the $60 one I purchased from Apple, I decided to try it out. It shipped very quickly (less than a week) and came in a nice clean box with instructions on how to use it, along with a cord for recharging. In specific I decided to review the snugg ipad3 ultra slim bluetooth keyboard case. I know this probably sounds silly, but I didn’t expect the case to actually come with a bluetooth keyboard. I have one of my own and I figured I would have to slip it into the case. This case comes with one along with a USB cable so that you can recharge the battery which lasts for approx. 55 hours of use. I haven’t had to recharge it yet, and I’ve had it about a week.
The case is a hard plastic, which is much sturdier than the previous one I had been using. The ipad snaps into it easily and (go figure) snug (via the picture above).
The case itself props the ipad open like a miniature laptop, you basically just prop it up against three small pegs at the bottom that hold the ipad in place. My only issue with the case is that these pegs don’t actually secure your ipad so if you were to use the case on an unstable surface that tilts, you could drop your ipad out of it very easily. If you’re using it on your lap and tilt the case backwards or forward it would eventually slide out. However, I don’t believe that this sort of case it meant to be used that way, so the chances of that happening are quite slim and would be something you are (hopefully) planning for. Using the case on a flat surface works best, pictured above I have it set up on my desk. I also used it just fine on the couch or coffee table or even in bed beside me.
All of the components to this case are well made which I was pleased about. The USB cord is sturdy, the case has an off and on switch for the bluetooth, and gave separate instructions on how to sync the bluetooth keyboard up to your device.
Over all I was pleased with this case – especially since the price point is lower than the apple triangle cover I had purchased with the ipad. My original case is incredibly flimsy, and gives practically no protection what so ever. As I mentioned above the only downside is that the ipad is not actually secured into the case, it’s propped up but as long as you’re not bouncing around I don’t see it being that much of an issue.
A Pixel Nomad 