Hi all, Yes, quinoa is nutritious and has about nine grams of protein per cup. Since quinoa can sometimes have a bitter flavor, I suggest rinsing it off before you cook it. This helps to remove some of the bitterness. I use it in place of rice a lot, and it has a nutty taste, but it is not an overwhelming taste. You prepare it just like you would prepare rice, I've even heard of some people making quinoa porridge. I've made several quinoa salads in my time. I hope that helps.
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Re: Quinoa (Angela Palmer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 18:17:03 -0700 > From: Karen Delzer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > I've always wondered about it. I've had it in salad, too, and really > enjoyed it. Is it hard like rice? Do you need to cook it before using > it? Can someone who uses it tell us a bit about it so if we decide to > go get it, we'll know what to do with it? It is nutritious, right? > > Karen > > At 06:12 PM 5/27/2020, you wrote: >> Hello, All!! >> >> I am reading a good book by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Among the things he says >> diabetics can eat is quinoa instead of rice, and of course, lots of beans >> and vegetables. I just got my very first jar of quinoa this afternoon. I >> would like some recipes I can use it in. I will add some of this to my >> vegetable soup for supper tonight. >> >> I had some quinoa in a salad at a church function several years ago, and I >> liked it immediately. It has a lighter taste than rice. I promised myself >> I would get some. I finally did. >> >> Marie >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 21:21:02 -0400 > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] glass top stove > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > You might consider changing your search tool from a fork to a spoon or > something that doesn't have sharp tines for the edge. You might scratch your > stovetop with a fork. My favorite tool for this is a silicone spatula, > intended for use in nonstick pans, but which proves to be much too slippery > to slide under the food and retain it for flipping. It withstands > temperatures up to 550 degrees so you can touch a burner and it doesn't melt. > Maybe some day I'll figure out the secret for using it as intended but > meanwhile I have a useful tool that I was afraid would need to become part of > a yard sale. > > Pamela Fairchild > <[email protected]> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Sugar Lopez <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] glass top stove > > I do something similar but I use a fork to feel for the edge to help guide me > along the way. > > "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state > I am, therewith to be content." > -Philippians 4:11 > ? > I appreciate your friendship/support at: > https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey > -Sugar ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] glass top stove > > I set my pan where I think the burner is, then turn on the burner on high. I > feel around the edge of the pan and if too much heat is coming out around the > pan somewhere, I move the pan in that direction until the heat is under the > pan. When the heat is even around the outside of the pan, you have it > centered, or close enough. Then you turn your burner to the temperature you > desire it to be. I don't know how you center your pot if you lack feeling in > your fingers though. Maybe somebody else has a better suggestion, but that is > the way I do it. The other thing I do is make certain the flat surface of my > stove is clean and dry and free from all objects before I turn any burner on > for any reason. For me that is the best safety rule I can think of for the > flat topped stoves. I love mine because it keeps cleanup so easy compared to > other stovetop choices. > > Pamela Fairchild > <[email protected]> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of kimsansong--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 12:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [CnD] glass top stove > > Hi, > > How do folks manage to put their cooking items on the burner if you can't > tell where it is? > > My stove is a flat surface. > > Thank you > > > > > > If you enjoy listening to HipHop and R&B, I invite you to follow me on sound > cloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-756551454 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 20:24:58 -0500 > From: "Nicole Massey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It's a 3 to 1 water to rice ratio. I use chicken broth or stock when cooking > it. > Be careful with quinoa if your diabetes has caused any kidney issues, as > it's got more potassium in it than white rice or even brown or wild rice. > It's also a bit higher than barley. > It was faddish for a bit there where it was touted as a super food. It's > not. (but none of the others with that label are either, because that's a > marketing concept, not a nutritional one) But it's a nice grain for variety. > > Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Marie Rudys <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] Quinoa > > Hello, All!! > > I am reading a good book by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Among the things he says > diabetics can eat is quinoa instead of rice, and of course, lots of beans > and vegetables. I just got my very first jar of quinoa this afternoon. I > would like some recipes I can use it in. I will add some of this to my > vegetable soup for supper tonight. > > I had some quinoa in a salad at a church function several years ago, and I > liked it immediately. It has a lighter taste than rice. I promised myself > I would get some. I finally did. > > Marie > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 21:29:22 -0400 > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Yes, and yes. It is one of the most nutrient-rich grains and contains more > protein than most. It gets cooked like rice. My microwave has a setting for > cooking it that I am anxious to try as soon as I can. I don't remember the > ratio of water to quinoa, but when I find the package hiding in my cupboard, > I'll give it a try in my new microwave and the new rice/pasta cooker I > bought to use with the new oven. > > Pamela Fairchild > <[email protected]> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Karen Delzer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > > I've always wondered about it. I've had it in salad, too, and really enjoyed > it. Is it hard like rice? Do you need to cook it before using it? Can > someone who uses it tell us a bit about it so if we decide to go get it, > we'll know what to do with it? It is nutritious, right? > > Karen > > At 06:12 PM 5/27/2020, you wrote: >> Hello, All!! >> >> I am reading a good book by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Among the things he says >> diabetics can eat is quinoa instead of rice, and of course, lots of >> beans and vegetables. I just got my very first jar of quinoa this >> afternoon. I would like some recipes I can use it in. I will add some >> of this to my vegetable soup for supper tonight. >> >> I had some quinoa in a salad at a church function several years ago, >> and I liked it immediately. It has a lighter taste than rice. I >> promised myself I would get some. I finally did. >> >> Marie >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 18:43:15 -0700 > From: Marie Rudys <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > Message-ID: > <CAP9WDM71u+8MhvgQBgDE3=piggyo6y+eno3p6j6ok1ut_0s...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hello, All! The little bit I know bout quinoa is > that it is a grain. Dry quinoa feels like dry cream of wheat, and it > expands while being gently cooked in water, like other grains do. > > It has a lighter flavor than rice (I think so). I think I will try it for > breakfast sometime, just with a little cinnamon and diabetic sweetner. It > might be good that way. Tonight, I am having it in some vegetable soup, > instead of meat. > I am trying to change the way I eat; I got a serious wake-up call because > of fast food. I don't want to end up in the E R, so must break my > addiction. > > I am following Dr Joel Fuhrman's eating plan for diabetics now, so this is > a big change. I should have done that when I first was diagnosed in 2015. > No excuses, about the past of not checking this out or about now. > > Marie > > >> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:17 PM Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've always wondered about it. I've had it in salad, too, and really >> enjoyed it. Is it hard like rice? Do you need to cook it before using >> it? Can someone who uses it tell us a bit about it so if we decide to >> go get it, we'll know what to do with it? It is nutritious, right? >> >> Karen >> >> At 06:12 PM 5/27/2020, you wrote: >>> Hello, All!! >>> >>> I am reading a good book by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Among the things he says >>> diabetics can eat is quinoa instead of rice, and of course, lots of beans >>> and vegetables. I just got my very first jar of quinoa this afternoon. I >>> would like some recipes I can use it in. I will add some of this to my >>> vegetable soup for supper tonight. >>> >>> I had some quinoa in a salad at a church function several years ago, and I >>> liked it immediately. It has a lighter taste than rice. I promised >> myself >>> I would get some. I finally did. >>> >>> Marie >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 18:54:25 -0700 > From: Angela Palmer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Quinoa > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi xarie, > Good luck with the changes. I salute your wiklingness to try to change your > eating habits. It is not easy. Good luck! > Angela > > Sent from Angela's iPhone > >> On May 27, 2020, at 6:43 PM, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, All! The little bit I know bout quinoa is >> that it is a grain. Dry quinoa feels like dry cream of wheat, and it >> expands while being gently cooked in water, like other grains do. >> >> It has a lighter flavor than rice (I think so). I think I will try it for >> breakfast sometime, just with a little cinnamon and diabetic sweetner. It >> might be good that way. Tonight, I am having it in some vegetable soup, >> instead of meat. >> I am trying to change the way I eat; I got a serious wake-up call because >> of fast food. I don't want to end up in the E R, so must break my >> addiction. >> >> I am following Dr Joel Fuhrman's eating plan for diabetics now, so this is >> a big change. I should have done that when I first was diagnosed in 2015. >> No excuses, about the past of not checking this out or about now. >> >> Marie >> >> >> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:17 PM Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I've always wondered about it. I've had it in salad, too, and really >>> enjoyed it. Is it hard like rice? Do you need to cook it before using >>> it? Can someone who uses it tell us a bit about it so if we decide to >>> go get it, we'll know what to do with it? It is nutritious, right? >>> >>> Karen >>> >>> At 06:12 PM 5/27/2020, you wrote: >>>> Hello, All!! >>>> >>>> I am reading a good book by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Among the things he says >>>> diabetics can eat is quinoa instead of rice, and of course, lots of beans >>>> and vegetables. I just got my very first jar of quinoa this afternoon. I >>>> would like some recipes I can use it in. I will add some of this to my >>>> vegetable soup for supper tonight. >>>> >>>> I had some quinoa in a salad at a church function several years ago, and I >>>> liked it immediately. It has a lighter taste than rice. I promised >>> myself >>>> I would get some. I finally did. >>>> >>>> Marie >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Cookinginthedark Digest, Vol 128, Issue 38 > ************************************************* _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
