Quinoa

I like to cook it using chicken stock and then once it cools mix in chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, parsley and crumbled fat free feta cheese.

I have also made it and left out the feta and poured in a bit of Newman's Own Light Balsamic (sp?) viniagrette dressing.

My husband likes to mix in the Perdue shortcuts chicken into his servings.

Make sure you rinse the grain in cold water before cooking. There's a bitter residue on the grain. I have a fine mesh strainer that I use. I just hold it under running water for a minute or two.

As for cooking it, I think it tastes best cooked in beef broth or stock. I usually add some seasoning or another from Penzey's (great internet source for spices if you don't live near one of their stores).

where do i get quinoa and what makes it better than say, oatmeal?

sorry, i'm a newbie and i'm curious cause i've never heard of this stuff until i got on here.

You can get it at the grocery store - regular stores will probably only have the packaged kind with spice packets, etc, but regular quinoa can be found at places like Whole Foods. It's a good source of protein, which is what makes it different than most other grains. Plus, you can make it savory or sweet, as a side dish/main dish at dinner (like couscous or rice), or as a cereal.

A poster above said they mixed it with stuff after it was "cooked and drained".

Drained?

Huh?  Am I missing something?  Isn't it more like rice where it absorbs the water you put in and does not require draining?

Yes.

Maybe they meant after washing, and draining it, then cooking it. 

I luvs me some quinoa!

The rinsing is super-key.  I didn' t know that the first time I made them and they came out HORRIBLE!  But I made some last week that was fine since I rinsed it.  I just used it like rice with a stir-fry.

I need a better way to rinse it though.  I used a regular strainer and I lost a few grains.

Has anyone ever tried quinoa pasta? Does Whole Foods sell it?

 I saw it on the biggest loser the other night.....looked interesting. 

I've added sugar and raisins, then eaten it for breakfast. Same for cous cous.

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i dont know of a whole foods anywhere close to where i live since i live out in kind of a small town. and i've never heard of wegmans. thanks for helping tho. is there anywhere online that i could get it at a decent price? 

i'll look for a whole foods that is close.