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Quinoa & Health

Clean Eating Quinoa Recipe!

by Wendy Polisi August 26, 2010 Black Bean Recipes

For those of you who were miffed with my recent digression into steak recipes thanks to anemia, you will be happy to know that today I am sticking with cooking with quinoa. In fact, I am being extra good and sharing a clean eating quinoa recipe!
It has been a while since I posted a new [...]

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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 Nutrition Facts

by Wendy Polisi July 21, 2010 Quinoa & Health

Quinoa has become one of my all time favorite foods.  It is versatile and delicious and cooking quinoa could not be easier!   Not only that, but quinoa is one of the healthiest foods that you can ever hope to find.  The quinoa nutrition facts are nothing short of impressive.  It has been called [...]

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Quinoa Goat Cheese Risotto

by Wendy Polisi July 20, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

I am always on the lookout for new ways of cooking quinoa.  I have tried to cook quinoa many ways, but never as a risotto.  The inspiration for this recipe came from a recipe I found in Epicurious.com. (They have some great quinoa recipes!)   I made a few changes to it to spice it up [...]

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Do You Have a Wheat Intolerance?

by Wendy Polisi July 7, 2010 Quinoa & Health

People begin cooking quinoa for many reasons.  For me, it was because I was adopting a clean eating lifestyle, and found that I really loved quinoa!  But for many people, the reason for seeking out new foods is that they have just found out that they have wheat intolerance.
You may think that it is [...]

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Stir Fry Recipes – A Great Way of Cooking Quinoa

by Wendy Polisi May 19, 2010 Cooking Quinoa

I have to admit that only really great stir fry recipes appeal to me.  While I love the fresh vegetables and lean meats that come with stir fry recipes, I am not a huge fan of oriental cooking.  Still, when I came across a chicken stir fry recipes recently, I decided to try making quinoa [...]

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Red Pepper and Onion Quinoa

by Wendy Polisi March 25, 2010 Quinoa Recipes

Cooking quinoa does not have to mean that you sacrifice taste! This is a simple and healthy dish that is not short on taste!
Ingredients
2 T Olive Oil
4 Finely Chopped Onions
3/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
6 Garlic Cloves
2 cups quinoa
4 cups water
2 chicken flavored cubes (or [...]

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Quinoa Nutrition Facts

by Wendy Polisi March 3, 2010 Quinoa & Health

Cooking quinoa is a great way to improve your health. It is often called a supergrain, even thought it isn’t really a grain at all!  Quinoa is an ancient seed that has recently become popular again.  It is considered a complete protein, meaning that it contains all eight of the essential amino acids that the [...]

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