It’s been extremely cold in Portland the last few days. The kind of cold that only Northwesterners can complain about; the air dries up, ice covers the street and a dusting of snow lays on the crowd, throwing us all off kilter and into chaos. But back to quinoa… in weather like this, the only [...]
Archive for the ‘Quinoa’ Category
Quinoa Porridge
Posted in Quinoa, Recipe, tagged breakfast, dried cranberries, ginger, golden raisins, hot cereal, hot porridge, porridge, quinoa porridge on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Black bean and yam quinoa burgers
Posted in Gluten Free, Quinoa, Recipe, Vegetarian, tagged black beans, cilantro, cumin, Gluten Free, quinoa burger, vegetarian burgers, white quinoa, yam on September 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Now that I have this blog it’s time to get creative! Last Sunday B — the man who is happy to support my quinoa obsession — and I decided that meant quinoa burgers. It took a bit of web surfing, but after deciding that I didn’t want the vegan recipe, and I wanted to keep [...]
Southwestern quinoa salad with black beans
Posted in Quinoa, Recipe, Salad, tagged black beans, corn, mango, Quinoa, Salad on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have to admit that I am not usually a recipe person. Well, that’s not totally true; I look at recipes to get a feel for what I’m making, but when it comes to exact amounts of ingredients I am much more tempted to wing it. So turning a salad that I can make with [...]
