Ceebee's Journal, 04 Aug 11

Are you buying your quinoa in the bulk section or prepackaged? It is usually cheaper in the bulk aisle (if you have a bulk aisle). For me quinoa is expensive because I have to drive over an hour to a store that carries it or order it online and pay shipping. This weekend is grocery shopping weekend. That means driving 2 hours to hit a huge chain store to buy bulk items and things that our retailers do not carry & to a gourmet grocer to pick up things like truffles, organic fruit and venison that we can not get locally. An last a stop at the World Market to pick up Sugar Free Syrups for my coffee, tea and diet cokes. I only get to do this type of shopping every other month, so I have to plan ahead and be sure and buy enough or I have to do without till my next trip. I have been without sugar free french vanilla syrup for my diet coke and coffee for 2 weeks. Glad to see someone else eating quinoa. Any good recipes to share? 

I got it off the forums yesterday. It was really easy 1 cup dry quinoa, 1 cuke, red onion (I used shallot) 3 basil leaves, 1 TBL parsley, half a lemon juiced, and 2 TBL olive oil. Cook the quinoa and dice all the stuff and mix it up. :) It makes 4 servings at like 244 each.