Category Archives: quinoa
>Vegan MoFo: Iron Chef Weekend 2
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If you missed last weekend’s Iron Chef challenge, you missed a lot of great potato recipes.
This weekend, the secret ingredient is quinoa. Never heard of it? Its a glorious little grain – it is a complete protein, and is 12-18% protein. It can be used in place of rice (or any grain, for that matter), in any dish.
Some tips on cooking with quinoa: ALWAYS rinse it very well. If you don’t, it’ll be bitter. You have been warned. Whenever possible, toast it before cooking. I usually just toast it in the same pan I’m going to add the water to.
Iron Chef Quinoa Cookies
1Cup Earth Balance
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2C sugar
2T ground flax seed + 6T water
1tsp vanilla
2C flour
1tsp baking soda
1tsp cinnamon
dash of salt
3C cooked red quinoa*
1C dried cherries
1C chopped walnuts
*When cooking the quinoa, add 1tsp cinnamon and 1tsp nutmeg to the water.
Whisk flax and water together. Set aside.
Cream sugars and EB together.
Add flax mixture and vanilla. Mix well.
In separate bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Mix in to sugar mixture.
Mix in quinoa, cherries, and walnuts.
Bake at 350* for 12 minutes.
>Avon Walk Food
>I mentioned in my Avon Walk post that I had to bring my own food.
What kept me going?
Breakfast:
a banana and a breakfast cookie.
Breakfast cookie:
1/3C quick oats
1T cocoa powder
1T soy protein powder
2T nut butter (I use raw almond)
1/4C soy milk
mix ins – cinnamon, dried cherries, agave
let sit in fridge overnight.
Lunch:
chickpea mash sandwich:
1 can chickpeas
a glob of veganaise
a splash of mustard (I use spicy)
mash together coarsely.
