Wednesday, April 25, 2012

SOMETHING NEW IN MY MEAL PLAN

TRYING TO KEEP THINGS LESS BORING, I TEND TO INTRODUCE US TO NEW THINGS FOR THE MENU. SOMETIMES THEY ARE A HIT AND WELL,..SOMETIMES NOT! THE NEWEST ITEM ON THE MENU IS A GRAIN......A SUBSTITUTE FOR RICE OR POTATOES IN A MEAL THAT IS REALLY HEALTHY FOR YOU......CALLED QUINOA....keen-wah  IS HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT. BASICALLY YOU COOK IT IN THE SAME METHODS YOU WOULD RICE.  I USED IT IN A STUFFED PEPPER RECIPE AND ALSO IN ITS OWN IN A RICE COOKER MIXED WITH SPINACH OR ANOTHER VEGGIE... IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. SUPER HEALTHY.


I HAVE ALSO READ THAT YOU CAN USE IT INSTEAD OF BREADCRUMBS FOR MEATLOAF. I WILL TRY IT!
IT IS A HEALTH FOOD SO IT IS EXPENSIVE, BUT I DON'T USE IT EVERY DAY . IT'S JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO PREVENT OUR MEALS FROM BEING TOO ROUTINE AND AN ADDED HEALTH INGREDIENT NEVER HURTS!

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