Happy 4th of July from Middel Realty
- The City of Fort Collins has a day chock full of fun including a 5k and the traditional fireworks.
- Loveland will also have their beautiful firework display over Lake Loveland.
- Wellington has a full agenda for the 4th, including a parade and fireworks.
- Windsor is having a huge 125th anniversary party which will include a concert and firework display.
We would ask that you are cognizant of your neighbors and keep your holiday party noise to a minimum. Even though it is a wonderful time to celebrate our nation, we still have neighbors with kids who won’t appreciate being woken up by fireworks.
As a little 4th of July treat, here is a tasty recipe for Quinoa Veggie Salad. This salad can be served warm or cold, we love it cold on these hot summer days.
- Cook up two cups of well rinsed quinoa (or more if you are serving a bunch). We cook ours in the rice cooker, 2 cups quinoa, water up to the “2” (or follow the directions on the bag).
- Grab one bag of mixed frozen veggies (corn, carrots, peas, edamame, beans, etc) and defrost while the quinoa is cooking. If you are serving this salad warm, you can certainly cook the veggies in the steamer basket while you are cooking the quinoa.
- Once the quinoa is finished cooking, mix in the defrosted mixed veggies, one half can of diced tomatoes (or fresh if you have them), some chopped basil, garlic salt, pepper, and a touch of olive oil (we love the basil olive oil from Crescendo in Old Town.
- Mix all of these ingredients together and put in the fridge (if you are going to serve it cold). Enjoy!!
Please stop back by often to see what we are up to. We are wanting to share a little bit about us, about Fort Collins, and some fantastic recipes. Be on the lookout for little giveaways (hint: they may be hidden inside the postings). We are excited to start on this new journey of blogging. We hope you will come along on this trip, it will be entertaining if nothing else.