Tag Archives: quinoa
- 03 Oct, 13
- by Anna Brones
- in Features, Gluten Free, Recipes
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A simple granola with figs, hazelnuts and toasted quinoa.
- 26 Sep, 13
- by Anna Brones
- in Features
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Quinoa: not just for your healthy bowls and wraps anymore.
- 23 Aug, 13
- by Anna Brones
- in Features
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If quinoa starts to grow in your backyard, what happens to the farmers that made it big?
- 28 Jun, 13
- by Anna Brones
- in Gluten Free, Plant-Based, Recipes
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A gluten free cake made with quinoa and olive oil.
- 16 Apr, 13
- by Anna Brones
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How to pack for culinary bliss aboard a train.
- 18 Jan, 13
- by Anna Brones
- in This Week in Food
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Weekly recommended reading from around the web.
- 30 Nov, 12
- by Anna Brones
- in This Week in Food
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Weekly recommended reading from around the web.
- 19 Nov, 12
- by Anna Brones
- in Features, Recipes
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A complete Thanksgiving menu, whether or not there’s a turkey on the table.
- 18 Oct, 12
- by Anna Brones
- in Gluten Free, Recipes
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This Quinoa Apple Spice Cake isn’t just a cake. It’s an institution. Can you really make that claim about a baked good? Yes. Only because of the fact that when most people think of quinoa, they think of a poorly cooked grain that they want to love but just can’t seem to come around to. Two solutions to this problem:
1. Learn how to cook quinoa well (ie throw a little olive oil and sea salt in when you’re boiling it – easy!)
2. Use it in cake. Nothing says “I know a thing or two about cooking” than putting a complete protein grain into a dessert.
This is one of those simple “mix and pour” cakes, meaning that you would have to go out of your way to mess it up. If you like a denser cake, lean towards the shorter side of baking time.
And serve with coffee and a good food politics article of course.
Quinoa Spice Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 large organic apple, peeled and diced
3 eggs
8 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup organic sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
shredded coconut
Preparation:
Cook quinoa and set aside. To cook quinoa, bring two cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa and a dash of salt and let simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until water has cooked off.
Mix dry ingredients.
Whisk coconut oil and eggs together and add to dry mixture.
Combine all ingredients, including quinoa, and stir in apple pieces.
Grease a 9-inch round pan with coconut oil, cover with a light layer of shredded coconut. Pour batter in and bake for 30-40 minutes at 350F or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
This recipe happens to taste great with a multitude of extras thrown in. Play around with a handful of chocolate chips and some candied ginger for a real treat.
Like this recipe? It’s in the Culinary Cyclist cookbook with plenty of other good stuff… you might want to snag a copy.
- 13 Jun, 12
- by Anna Brones
- in Gluten Free, Plant-Based, Recipes
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A hearty salad with a citrus twist.