Comments on The Daily Digress: Quinoa Week 2009!

Just made this for dinner! It was awesome even th...

2009-03-30T20:56:00.000-04:00

Just made this for dinner! It was awesome even though I forgot the balsamic... Can't wait to try the Sonoma recipe.

Rinsing quinoa: supposedly you don't have to do it...

2009-03-25T09:45:00.000-04:00

Rinsing quinoa: supposedly you don't have to do it if it's "commercially packaged." The rinsing is to get off the saponifiers (soapy stuff) that the plant uses to protect it b/c they don't taste so hot. So if yours doesn't taste soapy, you're fine.

A recipe for quinoa! So quinoa IS edible! (Excuse ...

2009-03-24T11:56:00.000-04:00

A recipe for quinoa! So quinoa IS edible! (Excuse my ignorance)
My roommate bought a box of quinoa a while back. (She was on a health food kick - Didn't know what it was, but she thought it looked "healthy" and purchased it.) It sat in the cupboard for a good while until we finally cooked it (using the box's directions) when we decided to be adventurous - or had nothing left in the house to

I had some after my salad tonight. Just in a bowl...

2009-03-19T21:22:00.000-04:00

I had some after my salad tonight. Just in a bowl with balsamic. It was like fancy grits.

I am making this for supper tomorrow!

2009-03-19T14:16:00.000-04:00

I am making this for supper tomorrow!

Do you rinse your quinoa? I have always read that ...

2009-03-19T13:22:00.000-04:00

Do you rinse your quinoa? I have always read that one needs to in order to remove the bitter coating and have always done so myself. I've always bought it out of the bins at Earth Fare, though, so don't know if this applies to the boxed stuff.