I have also just realized - after paying $10.00 for a small bag of it at the store - that I have neglected to say how I cook my quinoa.
First of all, be sure to rinse it over and over before cooking it - you want the water to run clear - otherwise it has a tendency to have a soapy taste to it. (I do this and then soak in cool water for 30 minutes and then rinse again before cooking.) I take a teaspoon or so of olive oil in a sauce pan and toss in a healthy handful of sliced portabella mushrooms and chopped onion (probably about a cup or more of sliced shrooms and a half a cup of chopped onion.) Saute for a few minutes and then add a cup of vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, add a half a cup of your clean quinoa and some fresh thyme. A bit of salt and pepper and then reduce heat and simmer until all the liquid has been absorbed (about 30 minutes)
I LOVE it like this!
C'mon - is that easy or WHAT? And quinoa is SUPER good for you!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Ok - So I'm a few days late with the Christmas greetings! I had a wonderful holiday and hope you all did too - no matter what holiday you celebrate.
I did fondue for Christmas this year - an oil fondue - and it was SO MUCH FUN! Everyone really enjoyed it and it kept everyone talking and laughing and moving around - it was much more informal than a sit down dinner. There were a few that have never done a fondue before, so that made it all the more fun. I wish I'd taken pictures of all that I made, but once again I was bad with the picture taking part of my cooking. I swear I will try to get better, so you all can see what the heck I'm doing!
I did cubes of beef and chicken, plus shrimp and sea scallops (I cubed the scallops too - they were pretty big). Then I had a big tray of chunks of onion and bell peppers, steamed Brussels sprouts, portabella mushrooms (my step-dads favorite!) plus broccoli and cauliflower.
We had two fondue pots going, so everyone had room to cook...it was really a blast.
I also made gravlax (my mans favorite) and the new pate', of course. Plus I did an olive tray with olives (obviously), grapes, and stuffed hot cherry peppers.
For New Years Eve we are doing our traditional steamed whole lobsters and I'm thinking of ordering some cherrystone clams to make clams casino - I'll let you know later if I tackled that or not! lol!
I did fondue for Christmas this year - an oil fondue - and it was SO MUCH FUN! Everyone really enjoyed it and it kept everyone talking and laughing and moving around - it was much more informal than a sit down dinner. There were a few that have never done a fondue before, so that made it all the more fun. I wish I'd taken pictures of all that I made, but once again I was bad with the picture taking part of my cooking. I swear I will try to get better, so you all can see what the heck I'm doing!
I did cubes of beef and chicken, plus shrimp and sea scallops (I cubed the scallops too - they were pretty big). Then I had a big tray of chunks of onion and bell peppers, steamed Brussels sprouts, portabella mushrooms (my step-dads favorite!) plus broccoli and cauliflower.
We had two fondue pots going, so everyone had room to cook...it was really a blast.
I also made gravlax (my mans favorite) and the new pate', of course. Plus I did an olive tray with olives (obviously), grapes, and stuffed hot cherry peppers.
For New Years Eve we are doing our traditional steamed whole lobsters and I'm thinking of ordering some cherrystone clams to make clams casino - I'll let you know later if I tackled that or not! lol!
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