Hey kids. I'm quite big on quinoa here. I'm wondering if anyone else likes quinoa. I do like it, though not so much on its own. it has to be with something in oder for it to be considered good by my standards. (Fussy eater alert!!!)
Anyway, to get to the point, this is a place where you can post recipes for quinoa. For the uninitiated, quinoa is this little seed-thingy which you cook, (You cook more than one seed of course!!) and you eat it!! The idea being that if I see a recipe i like, I'll give it a go. Also, if anyone else sees a recipe they like, they'll try it out!! Share your favourite quinoa recipes. here's mine, which i lifted off of allrecipes.com, and I chnaged it so it's sweeter, and makes a conveniently small sized portion to feed one. If you'd prefer to have more, just double up or something:
Loki's Quinoa Pudding (Adapted from something at allrecipes.com)
70g (3oz) quinoa
35g (1 1/2 oz) raisins
1 Cup apple juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Firstly, rinse the quinoa well. very well!! Then cook the quinoa in water. Use between half of a cup and one cup of water. If it doesn't fully cook, just add more. Once it's cooked, add the apple juice, raisins, lemon juice and vanilla. Allow it to boil, and keep stirring. Then, once it's a few minutes away from boiling dry,. add the cinnamon. If it looks a little pale, add more cinnamon if needs be. It should be a good brown colour. And let it boil dry, and you'll have this sticky mix of quinoa, which has a pleasant apple taste. It's quite sweet. Try eating it with chopsticks!!
Oh yeah, make sure you do wash the quinoa!!! Or it'll taste bitter, which you do not want!!!
Anyway, to get to the point, this is a place where you can post recipes for quinoa. For the uninitiated, quinoa is this little seed-thingy which you cook, (You cook more than one seed of course!!) and you eat it!! The idea being that if I see a recipe i like, I'll give it a go. Also, if anyone else sees a recipe they like, they'll try it out!! Share your favourite quinoa recipes. here's mine, which i lifted off of allrecipes.com, and I chnaged it so it's sweeter, and makes a conveniently small sized portion to feed one. If you'd prefer to have more, just double up or something:
Loki's Quinoa Pudding (Adapted from something at allrecipes.com)
70g (3oz) quinoa
35g (1 1/2 oz) raisins
1 Cup apple juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Firstly, rinse the quinoa well. very well!! Then cook the quinoa in water. Use between half of a cup and one cup of water. If it doesn't fully cook, just add more. Once it's cooked, add the apple juice, raisins, lemon juice and vanilla. Allow it to boil, and keep stirring. Then, once it's a few minutes away from boiling dry,. add the cinnamon. If it looks a little pale, add more cinnamon if needs be. It should be a good brown colour. And let it boil dry, and you'll have this sticky mix of quinoa, which has a pleasant apple taste. It's quite sweet. Try eating it with chopsticks!!
Oh yeah, make sure you do wash the quinoa!!! Or it'll taste bitter, which you do not want!!!