Quinoa article...

Oh Steffi, I'm not part of that crew Lisa referred to yet, but I'm getting closer. And since you are culinary challenged supposedly, you can help me with my eggplant if I make it. It will be like the blind leading the blind....

I have a bunch - maybe we can come up with something to use it in for cooking class. I've done Tabuleh (SOOOOO GOOD!), pilaf and "rice" pudding with it. I also eat it plain as a starch with dinner. Chris doesn't like it but everyone else seems too. It's great as a stuffing or to "fill up" things like meatloaf and stuffed peppers.

Ok, so there is actually cooking that goes on with this event.  Well I could bring the stuff for the stuffed eggplant and make them there (I used the quinoa instead of rice) or I could make them at home first or make them half way or whatever.  I'm the FNG, so tell me what to do.  This is of course if I can find the baby eggplant again this week....

I am sure that full size eggplant would work - we'll just slice it up after wards. You can do either. We actually DO cook  :) And we get people like Steffi who don't to do things too! She is an excellent chopper and will actually use a frying pan if we make her! lol

There's a really yummy cold salad with quinoa that I'll try to come up with a recipe for... has pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, celery, and dried cranberries (if I can find them without sugar added - maybe i could use raisins? ) and a light rice vinegar dressing... if I can come up with that recipe, i'll make that.

Since it's not Passover yet, we can be a little more experimental for Steffi ;-).

Karen

Again, while I don't cook, I do experiment and eat very well...it's what got me into this mess to begin with!

While I actually DON'T cook - I look DAMNED good in the kitchen! :)

you look DAMN good anywhere skinny biotch!! 

Thanks for sharing Karen - I just bought some qunioa, but haven't made it yet. I was looking for an alternative to rice and this sounds promising.