Bacon, lettuce, and tomato. These have to be some of the most perfect ingredients for just about any dish. There’s the obvious choice like sandwiches, then as Marla Meridith of Family Fresh Cooking points out, it’s great in pasta too (gluten-free pasta of course), but she’s changing it up a little and adding it to quinoa — what a great idea. I’ve often used quinoa as a substitute for pasta and it has never let me down. I’ve never had it not work for me. Best of all, besides being gluten-free, it is actually grain-free as it is technically a seed. What are your favorite uses of quinoa?

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“A BLT is a great thing. Traditionally it is served between 2 pieces of bread. The same ingredients are delish in pasta too, as Vanderbilt Wife does in her BLC Pasta Salad. *Hi* Jessie, I am your Secret Recipe Club pal this month. Surprise! Your pasta looks awesome and I have changed it up a bit. Instead of pasta I am using gluten free quinoa and instead of cucumber I am using something else green….creamy avocado…”

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