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Cooking Quinoa

A New Quinoa Cooking Method – Cooking Quinoa in Your CrockPot?

by Wendy Polisi August 19, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

Because I am always cooking quinoa, finding new ways to do it is really fun for me.  Whether it is a new quinoa recipe or simply a new approach I love to try new things.  Now, forgive me if the title to this post was confusing.  I am sure that you could cook quinoa in [...]

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More Recipes with Quinoa – Quinoa Meatballs!

by Wendy Polisi August 18, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

While I have to be honest and say that I don’t eat much meat (this is one reason I love cooking quinoa), the rest of my family does.  While my four and five year old boys like quinoa, but they aren’t about go vegetarian any time soon.  So, what better way to get them eating [...]

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Quinoa Cooking Time

by Wendy Polisi August 13, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

I have had a couple of questions lately about the proper quinoa cooking time.  I think sometimes people read about all the different methods of cooking quinoa and sometimes they get confused.  One challenge that people have is that there are so many different types of quinoa.  Packaged quinoa that has been pre-rinsed will perform [...]

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Cooking Quinoa in a Rice Cooker

by Wendy Polisi August 12, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

Since I am always writing about quinoa recipes, people ask me all the time about cooking quinoa in a rice cooker.  I must confess that it was only recently that I actually purchased a steam cooker. I actually was not inspired to buy one, until I started using my steaming method to cook quinoa for [...]

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Roasted Garlic Quinoa Salad – A Great Summer Quinoa Salad!

by Wendy Polisi August 7, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

You probably already know that I love cooking quinoa.  Quinoa soup, quinoa breakfast recipes – I love them all!  I must confess that I also REALLY love garlic.  In fact, my first step when I am tweaking recipes is always to add garlic.  I love the heat and the bite it ads. Years ago, when [...]

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Cooking Quinoa Perfectly

by Wendy Polisi August 4, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

Cooking quinoa is fairly easy, but like most foods it is not fool proof!  Let’s look at some things you need to keep in mind when cooking quinoa perfectly!
What Type of Quinoa are you Cooking?
The big challenge with learning how to cook quinoa perfectly is that there are so many different types.  That cultivated [...]

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Picking the Perfect Steam Cooker

by Wendy Polisi August 3, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

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A steam cooker is something that every healthy kitchen should have.  Not only can you use it for cooking quinoa and rice, you can also use it to cook just about anything.  In fact, my favorite way to cook vegetables is in a steam cooker.  I find [...]

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What is Quinoa Grain?

by Wendy Polisi August 1, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

You may have been hearing a great deal about quinoa lately and wonder just what is quinoa grain? While quinoa is often referred to as a grain and is treated like one in cooking, in all actuality it is not a grain at all! Rather, quinoa is a seed that is related to chard, beets [...]

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Quinoa Breakfast Recipes

by Wendy Polisi July 29, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

Cooking quinoa is really a fabulous way to start your day –especially if you are trying to watch what you are eating.  The slow burning (low glycemic) carbohydrates combined with the high protein content can really help keep cravings at bay later in the day.  Plus, I love the way that quinoa keeps me full [...]

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How to Cook Red Quinoa

by Wendy Polisi July 28, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

People ask me all the time how to cook red quinoa. The truth is that you can cook red quinoa just like you cook white quinoa. I must confess that the first time I cooked red quinoa didn’t go so well though. While most “experts” say that there is not a difference between red [...]

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