All About QUINOA! - Page 14

Pompom2 · 12-31-2012, 07:56 AM

I just bought some this past weekend after seeing a recipe on Pinterest for a sweet potatoe, chicken dish but for the life of me, I cant find that darned recipe again.

dizneegirl · 01-07-2013, 03:29 PM

Charski, you'll be happy to know that the United Nations has named 2013 the International Year of Quinoa!

Charski · 01-07-2013, 03:43 PM

LOL Diz!!!

Works in THIS house. We eat it often.

dianafoot · 01-07-2013, 05:30 PM

I've made sushi with quinoa twice now, and had no problems with it. I use about 3/4 cup in place of rice and fill with avocado, strips of cucumber, and tiny slivers of carrot. then I cut the roll into 8 pieces and eat 4.

I just made my second batch of pickled ginger tonight and wow! It is so much better than anything I've found at the store, even the Asian markets.

Charski · 01-08-2013, 08:16 AM

Diana, can you share your pickled ginger recipe? Purty please!

dianafoot · 01-08-2013, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Charski

Diana, can you share your pickled ginger recipe? Purty please!

I'll approximate what I did:

Peel a couple of large knobs of ginger
use your vegetable peeler to make paper thin slices of the ginger until you have about 2 cups, loosely filled
boil 1 1/2 cups water with 1/2 tsp salt
plunge the ginger into the boiling water and turn off the burner and let it sit for a few minutes (3-5 minutes)
meanwhile mix up 1/2 cup rice vinegar and 1 1/2 tbs equivalent sweetener (I used Ideal and added a couple of drops of SweetzFree to boost the sweetness a little)
boil the vinegar/sweetener combo to dissolve the sweetener
drain and pack the ginger into a clean pint jar, saving the ginger water
pour the sweetener/vinegar mixture over the ginger and add about 1/4 cup of the salted ginger water.

That's it! You can eat it within a couple of hours, but it gets better and better over the next week. I think this will keep in the fridge for a long time, but it never has a chance around here. I used some of the rest of the ginger water to cook carrots in for dinner. Added a little butter, and yum, glazed ginger carrots!

Charski · 01-09-2013, 06:44 PM

Oh swoon, that sounds so good - thank you very much!

kaisergirl · 04-27-2013, 08:11 PM

I've been interested in quinoa for a while now... finally tried it at a restarant just the other day. It was Quinoa Power Bowl, with kale, shredded carrots, grilled chicken, tomatos, lemon, parmesean, creamed pesto sauce. It was delish!!! Now I'm hooked, going to pick some up tomorrow and let the quinoa dishes begin!!! MMM, stuffed peppers, meatloaf (instead of breadcrumbs) stirfry, oh the possibilities are endless!! And pinterest is loaded with recipes~

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12-31-2012, 07:56 AM	#391
Pompom2 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In a handbasket Posts: 11,681 Gallery: Pompom2 Stats: 5'2" 124 WOE: Lower Carb	I just bought some this past weekend after seeing a recipe on Pinterest for a sweet potatoe, chicken dish but for the life of me, I cant find that darned recipe again.

01-07-2013, 03:29 PM	#392
dizneegirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,677 Gallery: dizneegirl	Charski, you'll be happy to know that the United Nations has named 2013 the International Year of Quinoa!

01-07-2013, 03:43 PM	#393
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,831 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	LOL Diz!!! Works in THIS house. We eat it often.

01-07-2013, 05:30 PM	#394
dianafoot Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: southern US Posts: 913 Gallery: dianafoot	I've made sushi with quinoa twice now, and had no problems with it. I use about 3/4 cup in place of rice and fill with avocado, strips of cucumber, and tiny slivers of carrot. then I cut the roll into 8 pieces and eat 4. I just made my second batch of pickled ginger tonight and wow! It is so much better than anything I've found at the store, even the Asian markets.

01-08-2013, 08:16 AM	#395
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,831 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	Diana, can you share your pickled ginger recipe? Purty please!

01-09-2013, 06:44 PM	#397
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,831 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	Oh swoon, that sounds so good - thank you very much!

04-27-2013, 08:11 PM	#398
kaisergirl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,760 Gallery: kaisergirl Stats: 152~176 (preg)~ 133~192 (preg)~147~130 5'3 WOE: Atkins/low cal Start Date: Jan. 2003	I've been interested in quinoa for a while now... finally tried it at a restarant just the other day. It was Quinoa Power Bowl, with kale, shredded carrots, grilled chicken, tomatos, lemon, parmesean, creamed pesto sauce. It was delish!!! Now I'm hooked, going to pick some up tomorrow and let the quinoa dishes begin!!! MMM, stuffed peppers, meatloaf (instead of breadcrumbs) stirfry, oh the possibilities are endless!! And pinterest is loaded with recipes~