Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
plus.

https://flic.kr/p/qhVKoY

koko

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On 12/28/2014 4:10 PM, koko wrote:
>
> Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
> alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
> dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
> This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
> and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
> minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
> plus.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/qhVKoY
>
> koko
>
Very pretty!

Jill

"koko" > wrote in message
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>
> Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
> alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
> dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
> This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
> and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
> minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
> plus.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/qhVKoY
>
> koko

Looks tasty!

Cheri

Does quinoa pasta taste like quinoa? Because to my taste buds, quinoa is disgusting.

N.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:10:31 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>> Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
>> alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
>> dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
>> This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
>> and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
>> minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
>> plus.
>
> It seems in the past month the quinoa pasta products have just
> exploded on the grocery store shelves. It seems like it didn't even
> exist 3 months ago.
>
> -sw

the latest fad. maybe they will come up with an exploding quinoa product to
compete with popcorn.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:10:31 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>> Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
>> alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
>> dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
>> This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
>> and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
>> minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
>> plus.
>
> It seems in the past month the quinoa pasta products have just
> exploded on the grocery store shelves. It seems like it didn't even
> exist 3 months ago.

I bought it years ago. Either quinoa or quinoa and corn. Available in the
gluten free section. But these days with a lot of products they are being
sold with the regular food and not in the gluten free section.

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
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>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:10:31 -0800, koko wrote:
>>
>>> Lunch today was quinoa pasta tossed with pesto. This was served
>>> alongside sauteed broccolini, and a salad in a butter lettuce boat,
>>> dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
>>> This was my first experience with quinoa pasta, it's very, very, good
>>> and is one of my favorite pastas. The box says to cook for 16 to 18
>>> minutes, no way, it takes a long time, probably more like half an hour
>>> plus.
>>
>> It seems in the past month the quinoa pasta products have just
>> exploded on the grocery store shelves. It seems like it didn't even
>> exist 3 months ago.
>>
>> -sw
>
> the latest fad. maybe they will come up with an exploding quinoa product
> to compete with popcorn.

You can pop amaranth, sorghum and I read recently that you can pop wild
rice. Quinoa though is not a grain so it wouldn't pop. Yes, I know it is
touted as an ancient grain but it is really a seed.

http://vegetarian.about.com/od/gloss...atisquinoa.htm

Okay, so I was wrong on that. You can pop it.

http://glutenfreerosie.com/2014/05/1...akfast-recipe/

On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:28:54 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Does quinoa pasta taste like quinoa? Because to my taste buds, quinoa is disgusting.
>
>N.

I can't answer that because I don't find quinoa disgusting. Do you
rinse it very well before cooking?

koko

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

Koko, it's been a while, but I can say I followed the directions on the package. I believe
I commented at the time that it tasted like chicken feed smelled, a memory from my farm-
based childhood.

N.