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Quinoa-tastic

Last night I continued in my quest to rid the food cabinet of all of those odds and ends like half full boxes of noodles, old candy canes, etc.. by trying quinoa. I bought a box of quinoa on our trip to Fairway and we had never tried it. Quinoa is a grain eaten by the ancient Incas and is an excellent source of protein. Needless to say, Andy was very resistant to the idea. First of all, it looks like couscous which he hates. Plus I think he's resistant to any new grains because he doesn't want it to compete with his precious white rice. When were discussing quinoa he decided that it was the "Dipping Dots" of the grain world. Dipping Dots being the disgusting BBs of ice cream you can get at the mall. The slogan for this awful creation is "The Ice Cream of the Future" So after discussing the quinoa over the course of the day and him joking about the Dipping Dots I opened the box to find a recipe booklet that labels quinoa "The Supergrain of the Future." This did do much to support my completely baseless argument that the quinoa would be delicious. But, as usual, I was right...it WAS delicious. Andy made this recipe: Quinoa with Black Beans. He really liked it too which was surprising. In exchange for the quinoa, tonight we will be dining at a meat-centered restaurant. Yum. More on that tomorrow.

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posted by carolyn @ 2:48 PM