Cook's Korner

In her never-ending battle to broaden her stepdad's horizons and educate his palate, Jennifer brought him a bag of quinoa last week. We made it up today, along with some vegetables and talapia, and you know, it wasn't bad.
It's about as exciting as brown rice and it has a slight aftertaste, but it is most virtuous: A cup of cooked quinoa has 155 calories, 3 grams of fat 3 grams of dietary fiber and 5.5 grams of protein. A cup makes four to six servings.
We soaked and boiled and simmered it, according to directions (it's a lot like making rice) and put it beside our usual baked talapia with vegetables. Delicious.
We have recipes for both.