[Firebird Rising]

Sunday!

It was a potluck today at church. Let me tell ya, I'm used to Seventh-Day Adventist potlucks where there's almost always something I can eat (SDA's are usually vegetarian and potlucks are always vegetarian/vegan). Now, at my foursquare church, the ONLY thing I can really eat is what I bring. So I bring lots of yummy stuff. Today, I brought a huge pan of roasted potatoes and also made a quinoa recipe to share. The quinoa turned out great and was well received (after I explained what it was).



Homestyle Quinoa

1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
1/2 package gimme lean beef flavored meat substitute (you could probably substitute in some drained/rinsed garbanzo beans or kidney beans)
1/2 large onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1 cup or more frozen corn
veggie broth for sauteing
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional, but GOOD)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
salt to taste
Fresh Parsley, minced

In a non-stick large frying pan, saute the onion and garlic in veggie broth. Add the gimme lean (breaking it up with the spatula) or beans. Use more veggie broth as needed. Cook for about 5 minutes.

Rinse quinoa in cold water and drain. Bring the water to boil and add the quinoa. Cook 10-15 minutes, until quinoa has absorbed the water and you can see the white germ ring.

While quinoa is cooking, add remaining ingredients to the frying pan/stock pot and stir while cooking. When quinoa is cooked, add it to the pan/pot and stir to combine. Taste and re-spice as needed.

Breakfast and Supper were not very exciting, just left-overs and fruit (my parents just came home from Fresno and pickd up the season's first nectarines/apricots/cherries.)

Happy eating!

Jen D.