Last week I was at my friends house for lunch and she served us quinoa, and yesterday we were at a friends house and she made the most delicious soup with beans, quinoa, tomatoes and a few other veggies.
I forgot how much I love the texture of quinoa and promptly went to Trader Joe's to buy a box. I remember making it many, many years ago when Graham Kerr was still the Galloping Gourmet. It was early in my adventures in the kitchen and I distinctly remember the quinoa not turning out so great.
This time was different. I boiled 2 cups of water and added in 1 tsp. of "Better than Bouillon" and a dash of olive oil. When the water came to a boil, I added 1 C. of quinoa and let it cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the liquid evaporated, about 12 minutes. It tasted delicious and NOTHING like my first go around so many years back.
We ate it for dinner tonight with some assorted leftovers. I told the girls it was couscous to get them to try it, but later told them it was one of the oldest grains, over 5000 years old, and It is not a true cereal grain; rather, it is the botanical fruit of an herb plant. My pickier eater oddly asked for more and my Hoover wasn't interested...
We will have to add this to our list of "super foods"!
