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Quinoa Flour Banana Bread (gluten free)
Shhh. This banana bread is made with quinoa flour.I'm happy to let you in on the secret, but it is hush-hush at our household. My lovely husband Kevin is all for whole wheat flour (in moderation) and...
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Sweet Potato Bisque with West Indian Spices
I would not have guessed that I would be longing for a bowl of soup today; the temperature has been pushing 90 since the weekend and the humidity has been Texas with a capital T.But the wind was...
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Koshari (Egyptian Chili)
Ready for an introduction to your new favorite go-to recipe?Meet koshari. Koshari is to Egyptians what chili is to Americans. Made of lentils, rice, tomato sauce and a kick of spice, it is a fast-food...
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Whole Grains Cooking Guide
The rain is gone, the sun is out, and spring is here in all of its blooming glory. I’ve taken my laptop outside to work on some editing, but it’s time to take a break and think about dinner. Kevin is...
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Persian Brown Rice and Cashew Salad
As promised, here is the grain salad I mentioned in yesterday's post: an easy brown rice salad.I love rice salads, in large part thanks to my mother who has several in her repertoire. The cooked grains...
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Lemony Lentil and Quinoa Salad
I'm back from a whirlwind of a trip to New York City to attend the annual conference for the International Association of Culinary Professionals. This year's theme was The Fashion of Food and upon...
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Double Quinoa Cookies with Cranberries & Walnuts
Greetings, all!My posts have been sporadic these past months, to say the least. Mea culpa, friends. I've been in masochistic recipe development- and cookbook writing- mode, replete with piggy-backing...
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Lentil-Quinoa Frittata Bars
I followed through on my promise to myself in yesterday’s post and have set about on a full-fledged cleaning tear. The pantry and refrigerator are scoured to their bright and shiny sheen of yore, and...
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Whole Wheat Baking Powder Foccacia
I typically feel guilty when my blog post is more of a short recipe share, but such postings often end up being more popular than the verbose treatises I agonize over for hours. Hmm, I sense a learning...
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Freekeh Fruit Salad with Basil
And so another food obsession begins: this time, it’s freekeh.Freekeh (pronounced FREE-kah) is an ancient grain that is typically made with durum wheat that has been harvested while still green (not...
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Vegan Broccoli Muffins (week of vegan muffins)
Today marks day three of my vegan muffin roundup! On the cooling rack is a delicious surprise for all of you muffin traditionalists who think muffins only come in bran, blueberry and banana. Feast your...
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Quinoa Flour 101 + Make Your Own Quinoa Flour
I've been promising to share photos and a description of how to make your own quinoa flour with plain quinoa seeds, and now (at last!) I can cross it off of the to-do list. I *LOVE* baking with quinoa...
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Quinoa Flake Granola (post-Mother's Day Breakfast)
I hope everyone had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday!Mine was terrific. I spoke with my Mom & Dad, played with Nick, went for a walk in the woods with Nick and Kevin, read a brain candy book, lolled...
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Tunisian Chickpeas, Quinoa and Poached Eggs
I had every intention of crafting and posting a blog entry yesterday, but I found myself in full-blown grumpy-pants mode by mid-morning and it stuck for much of the day. The reason (for the grumpiness...
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Vanilla-Cardamom Quinoa Pudding
Happy National Vanilla Pudding Day! I researched (in a non-academic, google-y way) origins of this holiday, but came up blank. I'd switch to rigorous, academic investigative mode, but I fear losing...
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Quinoa Anzac Biscuits (GF, Vegan)
I feel foolish craving cookies when it is near 100% humidity outside. However, I excel in folly, so on with the oven.No gooey chocolate chips or deeply spiced treats today; rather, a not-too-sweet,...
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Herbed Quinoa Deviled Eggs
Good morning, everyone!My intention was to do a two or three-week build-up to the release of my Quinoa Cookbook at the end of August, but my publisher beat me to the punch and released it a month...
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Nectarine, Chicken and Quinoa Salad
It's Giveaway Time!!!I'm excited and delighted to offer three copies to of my new Quinoa Book to three lucky winners!To enter, simply do the following: (1) Leave a reply to this post in the comments...
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Quinoa Book Winners!
Winners, I've got winners to announce!Thanks, everyone, for your great comments. I wish I could give everyone a book...but I did decide to double the number of books to give away, so I have *SIX*...
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Crispy Baked Amaranth Patties
I know, dear readers, that you likely have a cozy relationship with quinoa, but what's your status with it's itty bitty cousin, amaranth?Like quinoa, amaranth is technically a seed, not a grain...
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