Today I bought a pound of quinoa from the local food co-op because I heard that it's supposed to be some kind of wonder food, especially for dieters. (Filling, healthy, and chock full of protein.) The only problem is that I've only ever cooked quinoa once - 15 years ago. I need recipes.
Suggestions?
There are too many vowels in that word.
What is that, some sort of fad ethnic food? Barf.
Quinoa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa)
QuoteQuinoa (pron.: /ˈkiːnwɑː/ or /kɨˈnoʊ.ə/, Spanish: quinua, from Quechua: kinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the true grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach and tumbleweeds.
I :wub: Wiki.
Have some Special K, like a real soccer mom, for fuck's sake.
No personal experience, but I saw this on my favorite metrosexual site the other day...
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-quinoa-63344
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2013, 10:30:50 PM
Have some Special K, like a real soccer mom, for fuck's sake.
:mad: My kids don't play soccer! :mad:
Besides, a girl can only eat so much Special K. I'm about done with that stuff. :yuk:
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:37:33 PM
No personal experience, but I saw this on my favorite metrosexual site the other day...
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-quinoa-63344
:wub:
Tall, wears a uniform, AND metrosexual. You're so dreamy. :wub:
I'm not metrosexual...they just sometimes have good decorating and cooking ideas. :mad:
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:44:29 PM
I'm not metrosexual...they just sometimes have good decorating and cooking ideas. :mad:
It's a well known scientific fact that anybody that tall AND that thin is a metrosexual.
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:44:29 PM
I'm not metrosexual...they just sometimes have good decorating and cooking ideas. :mad:
:wub:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2013, 10:47:25 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:44:29 PM
I'm not metrosexual...they just sometimes have good decorating and cooking ideas. :mad:
It's a well known scientific fact that anybody that tall AND that thin is a metrosexual.
What's your excuse? You're neither tall nor thin. :hmm:
Quote from: merithyn on January 03, 2013, 10:48:50 PM
What's your excuse? You're neither tall nor thin. :hmm:
Exactly.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2013, 10:47:25 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:44:29 PM
I'm not metrosexual...they just sometimes have good decorating and cooking ideas. :mad:
It's a well known scientific fact that anybody that tall AND that thin is a metrosexual.
Tall I may be, but thin? Even at my height, 267 lbs is not thin.
I've tried cooking with it a good bit. The healthy part is true. The filling part is not true. You need to pair it with things that have flavor and body, because it has neither on its own. Some of my better experiments involved putting it in salads and stuff like that.
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:50:14 PM
Tall I may be, but thin? Even at my height, 267 lbs is not thin.
You're just big-boned.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 03, 2013, 10:53:39 PM
I've tried cooking with it a good bit. The healthy part is true. The filling part is not true. You need to pair it with things that have flavor and body, because it has neither on its own. Some of my better experiments involved putting it in salads and stuff like that.
How hard is it to cook?
Easy. It's like oatmeal or pasta.
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David Lynch cooking quinoa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XliMny3AvnE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XliMny3AvnE)
I cook Quinoa a couple times. It is very easy to cook.
I didn't like it. I found it didn't mesh well with my diet. The flavor was just fine though.
Let me know if you like it!
If you want filling and nutritious go old school: barley and lentils.
Quote from: HVC on January 03, 2013, 11:25:25 PM
If you want filling and nutritious go old school: barley and lentils.
I already make those. :)
Then I'm out of ideas lol. Although I do recommend, if you don't already use them, whole grain and hulled barley rather then pearl. I think you can use barley with the hull too, but I don't know how apatizing it would be.
Take any recipe that calls for rice... replace rice with quinoa and enjoy.
I wish I'd been online earlier as here's my answer:
NO.
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:50:14 PM
Tall I may be, but thin? Even at my height, 267 lbs is not thin.
Damn it seemed like you were thinner than that. Or maybe it is just your face that makes me remember you being skinnier.
Quote from: Valmy on January 04, 2013, 09:12:23 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on January 03, 2013, 10:50:14 PM
Tall I may be, but thin? Even at my height, 267 lbs is not thin.
Damn it seemed like you were thinner than that. Or maybe it is just your face that makes me remember you being skinnier.
Tonto's head shot certainly looks more svelte than 267.
Quote from: garbon on January 04, 2013, 12:50:20 AM
I wish I'd been online earlier as here's my answer:
NO.
:huh:
No, what? No, Toni's not metrosexual? No, quinoa's not metrosexual? No, don't eat quinoa?
Last one.
Made a quinoa pudding tonight. I really liked it. Recipe is as follows. I made it up as I went, so measurements are approximate:
1 c Quinoa
1 T vegetable oil
1 c water
1 c milk
1 t vanilla
1 t ground cinnamon
2 T sugar
Rinse quinoa thoroughly for two minutes. Heat oil in sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add quinoa to saucepan and cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes. Add water, milk, and vanilla. Bring to boil, lower heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until it's the consistency you want. Remove from heat and add cinnamon and sugar. Stir well, serve hot.
I loved it. Max and Riley were kind of "eh" about it. For breakfast tomorrow, I'm going to make some of the red quinoa mixed with the white mixed with dried bananas. Omnomnomnom! :mmm:
We've cooked with quinoa before. I thought it was ok but it's not something I ever crave or anything like that.
Congrats, you made an oatmeal like substance. Congrats.
No shit. I want to eat something like that, I'll let my Honey Nut Cheerios sit in milk for 5 minutes first.
I bet she danced naked around the bowl and cast a spell on it while chanting to her magic fairy feminist foodie goddess.
Meri you treat it like you would rice. Most of it just jacks up your blood sugar via the heavy carb load but it has a (meagre) whole amino acid profile going for it. As to whether it's some sort of wonder food, eh, it's better than almost all of the "food" sold wrapped in a box in the middle aisels of your local supermarket.
I would just concentrate on eating mostly meat and vegetables drenched in real butter/olive oil/animal fat when I'm hungry with no snacking inbetween. Comes to about 2 large meals a day.
Take one cup of quinoa and four ounces of vodka. Pour the vodka over ice, and throw the quinoa in the trash. Serve.
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 05, 2013, 07:55:27 PM
I bet she danced naked around the bowl and cast a spell on it while chanting to her magic fairy feminist foodie goddess.
:lol: