Quinoa Porridge

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I am not the biggest fan of oatmeal for breakfast, so finding this lighter alternative was a great discovery!

Quinoa Porridge with Blueberry Sauce
(makes two servings)

Ingredients:
2 cups of blueberries
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 cup quinoa (any color will do, I used a mix!)
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
A dash of cinnamon
1/4 cup of nuts (I skipped this step but any nuts would be a great addition)

1. Cook the quinoa as instructed here but for the liquid to cook it in, mix the milk, vanilla, and cinnamon together.
2. While the quinoa is cooking, make the blueberry sauce. On the stove at low/medium temperature, slowly heat the blueberries and sugar. Mix every couple of minutes to make sure it doesn't burn! It is done when it becomes a syrup-like substance.
3. When quinoa is done, add more milk and nuts if desired and pour blueberries over top. It is now ready to eat!

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If you have overripe bananas...

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I'm sitting in my kitchen hoping fruit flies don't attack the lone, overripe banana that we've secured as tight as humanly possible in a plastic bag. I couldn't leave it there one more day; something needed to be done! So I made a chocolate shake, which has turned out to be the best shake I've ever had and no Ice Cream was even involved.

Banana Chocolate Shake
(makes two servings)

1 Cup of 2% Milk (almond milk or coconut milk could also be substituted!)
1 Frozen Banana (if not frozen, just add about 6 ice cubes and it turns out the same)
1 Tablespoon of Peanut Butter
1 Tablespoon of Cocoa
1 teaspoon of Honey

1. Either freeze your banana ahead of time, or add 6 ice cubes to this mixture.
2. Blend all of the ingredients in a blender! (until ice is blended down or consistency is that of a milk shake)

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Cooking The Perfect Quinoa

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My biggest feat so far in cooking has been cooking the perfect quinoa. In the last couple of months (since I discovered its existence) there have been quite a few failed attempts resulting in sort of crunchy, not really cooked concoctions. But now I've figured it out!!

This works with any kind of quinoa!

The Perfectly Cooked Quinoa
1. Soak the quinoa. Unless it is previously rinsed, soak it for at least 15 minutes! Then strain it (with a fine strainer or cheesecloth), or just pour the water out without letting all of the quinoa fall down the sink.

2. For every one cup of quinoa, you need one and one fourth cups of liquid. The liquid should be determined by the recipe you are using. (Sometimes a little more or less is needed depending on the thickness of your recipe)

3. In a medium pot (you will need a lid to fit this!) bring liquid + quinoa to a simmer.

4. Once it has reached a simmer, turn down burner to low heat and cover. Let it cook for about 35 minutes (this can vary by 5 minutes depending, check it around 30 minutes and if all liquid is gone and the little pieces are sprouting it is done!).

5. Remove from heat, let it cool, and fluff/mix it around with a fork... Perfect Quinoa!

(Quinoa with onions, apples, and cabbage)

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