Having had some good success with using quinoa yesterday to thicken a soup I used it today in a Quinoa and Chicken Casserole. The recipe is a very simple slow cooker one that I have used for years. The main difference is that I used quinoa to thicken the sauce rather than flour, milk and [...]
This recipe was so easy.
Leek and potato soup is a favourite of mine. Its a great winter tonic when the weather is cold and nasty. It warms you up and is very filling. The quinoa adds it own character to a very simple meal.
I went food shopping at 11.00 this morning and by 12.00 [...]
If there were to be one very good nutritional benefit of Quinoa it would be that it is a complex carbohydrate.
Don’t go yet, I will explain how this works.
Two carbohydrate types
There are 2 sorts of carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. The simple carbs are made up of a mix of processed and refined [...]
Quinoa is very versatile in the kitchen. One of the simplest ways of using it is as a straight replacement for rice or cous cous. Now if you are interested in authentic Indian curries or Moroccan cuisine then you are not going to want to substitute anything for the correct ingredients.
But it is actually a [...]
