The amazingly beautiful fall weather, including this intense blue sky captured this weekend, have given me my recent cooking inspiration. Given the time of year, I had originally wanted to make pumpkin quinoa muffins. But after 4 attempts in the last week I’ve had to admit to myself that the only recipe I’ve perfected has [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Banana quinoa muffins
Posted in Dessert, Gluten Free, Quinoa, Recipe, Uncategorized, tagged banana, gluten free baked goods, gluten free banana muffins, gluten free muffins, muffins, quinoa muffins on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anna’s Infamous Quinoa Cake
Posted in Dessert, Gluten Free, Quinoa, tagged apples, cake, Dessert, gluten free cake, gluten free dessert, quinoa dessert, sugar, sweet quinoa on October 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This is where it all started… the slight obsession with quinoa that is. Earlier this summer I came across a quinoa cake recipe and thought to myself “if I can get this grain into a dessert as well, I’m going to be hooked.” Well, you can guess what happened. The first one was such a [...]
What’s the exact quinoa carbon footprint?
Posted in News, Quinoa, tagged carbon emissions, carbon footprint, green, meat, Plenty Magazine, sustainability, sustainable food, Vegetarian, vegetarianism on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over at Plenty Magazine a reader wrote in to ask just how sustainable of a grain quinoa really is. According to Plenty, there isn’t a whole lot of information available regarding quinoa’s footprint in relation to other grains like millet or rice. But even if you can’t determine what the amount of water and land [...]
Quinoa stuffed red peppers
Posted in Gluten Free, Quinoa, Recipe, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged gorgonzola, paprika, red peppers, red quinoa, stuffed peppers, toasted hazelnuts, white quinoa on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stuffed peppers are one of those dishes that is surprisingly easy to make but looks so exquisite and classy when it’s done. I was inspired by the beautiful red peppers at farmers market. They were huge and, being organic, had just the right amount of imperfection to add to their natural beauty.
This recipe calls for [...]
It’s World Vegetarian Day
Posted in News, Quinoa, Vegetarian, tagged 101 cookbooks, chocolate and zucchini, fat free vegan kitchen, Quinoa, world vegetarian day on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since October 1st is the official World Vegetarian Day, even if you’re a meat-eater, consider giving it up for today. Studies show that cutting meat out of your diet can help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
My tips for quinoa — and 100% vegetarian — recipes to make today:
Salade de Quinoa Rouge via Chocolate and Zucchini
Warm and [...]
