I cooked up some quinoa that I bought packaged in paper from the supermarket sometimes known as Whole Paycheck.
Whatever the reason, I decided to change the grain-to-water ratio and followed the directions on my Alter Eco quinoa packages (Alter Eco is a company dedicated to fair-trade foods, and they import red, rainbow and pearl quinoas).
Several readers have asked me about the way I cook quinoa, which differs from the package directions.
This venue offers a programme of musical guests every night of the week, so expect mournful vocalists and guitar combos accompanying locro beef- and blood-sausage stew, quinoa and pumpkin pie, or porky packages known as tamales.
Cook the rice or quinoa according to the directions on the package and set aside.
So if companies make healthier baby foods, using better ingredients like quinoa and kale, and put them in fancier packaging, they'll probably be able to sell it, and at a premium.
What about packages of whole-grain pastas, bags of brown rice or quinoa, nuts, canned beans, reduced-sodium soups, frozen vegetables and dried fruit?
Unless there is a warning regarding wheat allergies or cross-contamination on the package, products containing amaranth, arrowroot, buckwheat, corn and cornmeal, flax, hominy, millet, quinoa, rice, sorghum, soy, tapioca, and teff are typically safe to eat.
