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re: Quinoa (healthy and easy)
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:23 pm to Oenophile Brah
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:23 pm to Oenophile Brah
I tend to get sidetracked when I am cooking something I need to leave boiling for 15-20 minutes and then burn it... 
This is why a rice pot is awesome
This is why a rice pot is awesome
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Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:04 pm to Hulkklogan
cook the quinoa
mix in cucumber, cilantro, salt pepper
great summer side dish
mix in cucumber, cilantro, salt pepper
great summer side dish
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:44 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
cook the quinoa
Admire it. Then dump it in the fricking trash and eat something that tastes better...by a fricking mile. Then get your lard arse out of your chair and walk two more miles. You'll be better off than if you ate that jackass shite, and you'll feel better, too.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 7:51 am to The Levee
I like it with black beans, corn, minced red onion, minced and smashed garlic, sea salt, ground peppercorns, lemon/lime juice, alot of cilantro and then grilled shrimp.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 7:52 am to dnm3305
quote:
I like it with black beans, corn, minced red onion, minced and smashed garlic, sea salt, ground peppercorns, lemon/lime juice, alot of cilantro and then grilled shrimp.
I'll have to try this
Posted on 6/18/14 at 8:23 am to The Levee
Love quinoa. Just made a dinner of quinoa, roasted tomatoes, black beans, garbanzos, corn, cumin/etc...threw it all in a pot with some stock and walked away for 20 minutes. Topped with avocado.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 8:24 am
Posted on 6/18/14 at 8:58 am to brgfather129
I've tried quinoa and just am not a fan. Maybe if someone else cooks it for me and I like it I will try it again. Until then, I'll pass. I do however buy and use quinoa pasta instead of regular. Tastes almost as good and it is much healthier.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:16 am to The Levee
ive tried to replicate the Mediterranean and california recipes that whole foods sells.
the california one has cilantro, black beans, almond slivers, raisins, purple onions diced... some mango, red bell pepper and some balsamic vinegar.
i do my own version of greek quinoa with sliced sun dried tomatoes, olives with some of the vinegar in it... pepper some onions, and when im feeling fancy, i roast garlic and throw the cloves in (think the toppings on zea's hummus). i add half a serviing of chevre crumbles as its only an additional 45 calories and i love the flavor.
the california one has cilantro, black beans, almond slivers, raisins, purple onions diced... some mango, red bell pepper and some balsamic vinegar.
i do my own version of greek quinoa with sliced sun dried tomatoes, olives with some of the vinegar in it... pepper some onions, and when im feeling fancy, i roast garlic and throw the cloves in (think the toppings on zea's hummus). i add half a serviing of chevre crumbles as its only an additional 45 calories and i love the flavor.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 9:17 am
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:19 am to BottomlandBrew
quote:i have failed to wash it before. it was bad. only reason i tried it again is because someone served it when he had me over for dinner at his house and it was delicious (it was the whole foods one i referenced above)
Y'all are crazy. I think it tastes great. One mistake I find people make is forgetting to wash it. It can taste pretty funky if you don't wash it beforehand.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:29 am to skygod123
quote:pretty sure I rinsed it the 1x I cooked it but I guess I'll grab some from Whole Foods next time I go to give it another shot.
i have failed to wash it before. it was bad. only reason i tried it again is because someone served it when he had me over for dinner at his house and it was delicious (it was the whole foods one i referenced above)
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:15 am to Neauxla
I like the little crunch of quinoa. I didn't think I would like it at all and, plain, isn't so good, but I've used it for roast gravy and it worked out really well. Got gravy flavor and a little crunch. I'd rather have rice with gravy, but it worked. You can flavor it all kinds of ways if you enjoy the texture.
I buy a pre-rinsed organic because that's usually what's in the store, so I've never had a rinse issue. I think you're supposed to rinse it multiple times, though.
Butter makes it taste great like it does most things.
I buy a pre-rinsed organic because that's usually what's in the store, so I've never had a rinse issue. I think you're supposed to rinse it multiple times, though.
Butter makes it taste great like it does most things.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:20 am to OTIS2
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Admire it. Then dump it in the fricking trash and eat something that tastes better...by a fricking mile. Then get your lard arse out of your chair and walk two more miles. You'll be better off than if you ate that jackass shite, and you'll feel better, too.
Or you could try to focus on a healthy diet rather than thinking you can exercise away a shitty diet.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:25 am to Neauxla
quote:
pretty sure I rinsed it the 1x I cooked it but I guess I'll grab some from Whole Foods next time I go to give it another shot.
he added toasted almond slivers, a little extra cilantro, and cracked pepper to the California quinoa.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:34 am to skygod123
Anyone else use the quinoa pastas?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:37 am to Neauxla
I bought some, but haven't used them. I'd like to know about them, as well.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:39 am to OTIS2
quote:
Admire it. Then dump it in the fricking trash and eat something that tastes better...by a fricking mile. Then get your lard arse out of your chair and walk two more miles. You'll be better off than if you ate that jackass shite, and you'll feel better, too.
You're so cool. I wish I was so manly that I could sneer at healthy food like you. But nevermind, I'm sure you are just the pinnacle of physical perfection.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:59 am to REG861
quote:Wasn't bad 'till I popped a few lumar discs a few years ago. A tad on the pudgy side now...so I cooked some quinoa a year or so ago...didn't impress me at all. You can have my share. Plenty of better tasting , healthy options out there.
I'm sure you are just the pinnacle of physical perfection.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 12:11 pm to OTIS2
quote:
so I cooked some quinoa a year or so ago...didn't impress me at all. You can have my share. Plenty of better tasting , healthy options out there
It's not the best tasting thing out there, especially on its own, but it is versatile. It is healthy, which I thought you were contesting.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 12:21 pm to REG861
No. I'm sure it's healthy...but I don't want to work my butt off to make it taste decent. I can eat other foods that are both healthy and enjoyable. I see it as a health food fad...and not a very good one. I'm eating a damn yogurt for lunch at my desk, by the way.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 12:22 pm to OTIS2
plus quinoa is healthy but it's still carbs...eat some veggies instead.
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