Quinoa

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I was inspired last night and did more with quinoa than i usually do - i put it

in my rice cooker with curry powder, sea salt, and some frozen peas and corn -

it was deeeelish!!!

 

Tina

 

 

 

 

cmarchesani

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:27:45 +0000

Re: Deja vu all over again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well gosh golly, RosieLiz, you veg explorations are coming along

 

quite nicely! I love that you just went for it and trusted what

 

looked good to you, that you'd be able to find a way to use it. )

 

 

 

Like Tina, I really like tempeh. I use that garden veggie flavor

 

too!! And the flax one when I don't want the veggie flavor.

 

Lightlife is the brand; I get it at Whole Foods & other places.

 

 

 

This tempeh is very dense, so I like to cube it and cook it in water

 

for maybe 15 minutes or so. Sort of poofs it up a little and it

 

then more easily absorbs marinades & sauces. I like it in Thai-

 

style curries, or plain in a sandwich with a spread or salsa, or

 

cooked & then crumbled into tomato sauce, or simply with soy sauce,

 

ginger, and sesame oil.

 

 

 

And like Jess posted, quinoa can be used instead of brown rice or

 

whatever brown (and I count it as a topper-upper for my protein if

 

necessary). I'm a cumin fan, too! Or sometimes I sautee a little

 

onion or garlic, plus some diced veggies like carrot, broccoli, bell

 

pepper, whatever, add spices, add one measure of quinoa and 2

 

measures of water & let it cook until the quinoa is done (about 15

 

minutes).

 

 

 

See if you can find red quinoa. It's a little chewier and nuttier

 

tasting than the regular " white " quinoa. Sort of reminds me of the

 

difference between brown and white rice. You fix it the same way as

 

regular quinoa. Or I sometimes make it pretty plain and use as a

 

layer when I make a sort of torta with beans (mashed or not),

 

chopped/shredded veggies, salsa of some kind, and maybe cheese,

 

maybe avocado/guacamole.

 

 

 

Oh, did you know that you can soak quinoa? I have a friend who

 

believes that it makes it more digestible. You can soak it for

 

several hours/overnight, drain, and use a little less than the usual

 

2x measure of water.

 

 

 

Okay, I better stop now! I really enjoy hearing what others are

 

doing with these foods. Cinzia

 

 

 

, " rovingrosey "

 

<rambling.rosey wrote:

 

>

 

> Trying to move toward vegetarian/vegan feels like starting step

 

three felt almost two years

 

> ago. A little daunting at first: the planning, the grocery list,

 

the shopping, the new ways of

 

> cooking....and eventually it clicks into place and become

 

automatic. Here's hoping!

 

>

 

> I made a start yesterday, shopping at what passes for a natural

 

foods store here. I bought

 

> tempeh, red lentils and quinoa, plus some mixed beans that looked

 

interesting in the bin.

 

> I didn't have a clue about what to do with any of them them.

 

<grin> So I went online

 

> looking for a crockpot vegan lentil soup/stew, and found something

 

that looked good.

 

>

 

> This morning I dusted off my RV gas range and sauteed onions and

 

garlic. I peeled and cut

 

> up two sweet potatoes/yams (the orange ones) and some carrots

 

(keeping the color

 

> scheme orange like the " red " lentils). Everything went into the

 

crockpot with veggie

 

> boullion and water. Later I added curry and cinnamon. It was more

 

stew than soup and

 

> very yummy. We ate most of it for supper, and there's a little

 

left over for lunch. It may

 

> have been a bit short on protein (or maybe not, since we ate so

 

much!), but it was very

 

> hearty and satisfying. I'm happy with my first effort. And I'm

 

glad to have been able to use

 

> my beloved crockpot for something other than meat. It also feels

 

good to finally be in the

 

> " doing " stage, rather than in the " flapping " (how'm-I-gunna)

 

stage. <smile>

 

>

 

> I sauteed strips of tempeh for lunch, and it was OK. I didn't have

 

anything to flavor it with

 

> (soy sauce?), but I'll experiment. My next recipe google will be

 

for the quinoa, unless

 

> someone has something to share. Cinzia, aren't you the quinoa

 

queen?

 

>

 

> So, even though I'm on step seven, I'm on the veggie version

 

of " step three " , learning a

 

> new language and new skills, just as I did before.

 

>

 

> Rosieliz

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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