Have you ever tried quinoa (keen-wah)? My mom suggested it the other day so I picked up some at our local Whole Foods Market (one of my favorite places, along with Sunflower market). Quinoa is delicious and super healthy (a complete protein plus multiple other benefits). I cringe whenever I feed my family white rice but I do it anyway, because brown rice tastes dirty to me. Quinoa has a much cleaner taste and a thousand times better than white rice. I have used it the last couple of nights as a bed for a nice large salad with lots of baby greens, other veggies, drizzled with olive oil and some salt and pepper. Delish!
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Ok, so my main question is, have you ever considered a cooking blog? I really want you to start one.
Second thing on the comment agenda is: I've never made or eaten quinoa because it kind of intimidates me but I'm glad to get your voice of approval. It just seems to extravagant and gourmet - that is exactly why you need to start up a cooking blog. Don't make me beg.
Quinoa is really simple. Just soak in warm water for 15 to 30 minutes, rinse a few times (to get the bitter shell to come off) and then add 1 1/2 cups water to every 1 cup of quinoa, bring to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes or so (basically like rice).
I'd like a cooking blog, but I'm such a hypocrite with food. I like super healthy meals, and then the fattiest, most caloric, fudgiest, richest desserts you can possibly muster! It would have to be called something like "The over-sugared semi-vegetarian"
I've never even heard of this stuff, I might have to give it a try. I love white rice even though I know it's so no healthy, I try to do a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of white and brown, but nobody really likes that either!
I like the sound of your cooking blog :) I'd totally read it!
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