Are you a carbahoilic? a carbphobic? or maybe secretly both? There are good carbs and bad carbs. Read all about it on Web MD. And while you’re mulling over carb conundrums, make yourself a bowl of super healthy, ready in a jiffy, good carb oat bran. According to health journalist Harriet Sugar Miller, oat bran’s the healthiest…
We Wish You Merry Christmas Quinoa
Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season. Here is a recipe that will help to fuel you without giving you that “Oh no, what did I just eat?” feeling. Christmas Quinoa 5 c red quinoa, cooked with a little sea salt and cooled to room temperature 2 pomegranates, seeded 2 yellow peppers, finely chopped 1…
Barberry Quinoa – Uncommonly Delicious
The lovely Jerusalem cookbook gave me the courage to throw caution to the wind and experiment with barberry. These tiny, tart but flavourful crimson dried berries are heaped with praise and sprinkled into numerous recipes throughout this acclaimed book. Uncommonly delicious recipes don’t get any easier than this. If you have a rice cooker, you can…
Quinoa Beet Salad
Innocent mistakes can lead to splendid results. You would think I’d know a common red beet from a golden, or a chioggia beet? But we all know that you can’t judge the insides by the cover. Chioggia are Italian heirloom beets —as sweet as they are gorgeous. This candy cane variety has alternative red and white concentric whorls….
Toasted Steel Cut Oatmeal 007 – Risotto Style
James Bond looks ready for just about anything, anytime. Something tells me he eats a good breakfast before starting his day. It’s not like he can time his break, or know exactly when he’ll be free for lunch. He may not even get lunch, he’s so preoccupied with catching the bad guys. So when he…
Baby Artichoke and Mushroom on Kaniwa – aka “Baby Quinoa”
Baby, baby, baby.The minute I find out that a grandbaby is coming my way, I’ll start Jittery Cook Junior, focusing on the healthiest, tastiest baby and kid-friendly food imaginable. Don’t hold your breath. Until then, you’ll just have to make do with adult fare. Baby Artichoke and Mushroom on Kaniwa – “Baby Quinoa” is not baby food. It…