among the many things that i’d like to start blogging about regularly are my culinary (ha! so not) adventures in the kitchen. many of you know that i am not the cook in this family. i may be the baker but cook, i am not. but since i decided to stay home with the peanut (also known as C) i have taken up some of the slack at mealtimes. i’m learning and sometimes the lessons are hard ones. thankfully, i read several great cooking and food blogs and have many great friends and cookbooks to get me through.
the lessons must be sinking in, though, because i’ve started to come up with my very own recipes! this is one that i thought up the other day when i decided that i just DO NOT like oatmeal. i have tried. really. i just do not like oats in this form. i do need a new hot breakfast cereal, though. something filling, full of fiber, protein, and not too sweet or fatty because i’m watching my girlish figure. ahem.
quinoa and brown rice porridge
serves: 3-4
1/4 cup quinoa (i use the white/regular quinoa)
1/2 cup long grain brown rice
1 cup lite coconut milk
1 1/2 cup water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp sugar or maple syrup (or 1 1/2 tbsp splenda blend, if you are also watching your girlish figure)
1 tbsp earth balance margarine
rinse the quinoa vigorously to shake the outer shells so that the grains open up while cooking. i usually push the grains against my strainer while rinsing. rinse the brown rice. dump all the ingredients into a rice cooker and select the “porridge” setting. cook. that’s it! garnish with dried fruit and/or nuts.
if you don’t have a rice cooker, you’ll probably want to put it all in a pan and simmer it on low, stirring occasionally for about 45 minutes. test it frequently after 30 minutes and when the brown rice is cooked and not crunchy, it’s done.
let the mixture rest for 10 minutes before serving so that some of the milkiness gets absorbed into the rice and quinoa. refrigerates well and even tastes good cold. yum!
earthchick
Mmmm…. sounds delish! Thanks for sharing it!!
Apr 06, 2009 @ 10:20 PM
mai
it looks good! one of these days i’ll have to try it (and give oatmeal another shot).
Apr 07, 2009 @ 12:58 AM
lauren
omg quinoa in the morning!! That has never occurred to me, but this is brilliant. I’m trying this asap!
Apr 07, 2009 @ 1:55 AM
Anjali
That’s funny that you mention your hatred of oatmeal — I just wrote a post that talks about how all my Japanese students who studied abroad said oatmeal was the worst thing they had to eat in the US!
http://www.deliciouscoma.com/archives/2009/03/ye_may_restaurant.html
Apr 07, 2009 @ 10:17 AM
Heather
Looks delish, love those ancient grains!
Apr 07, 2009 @ 10:20 AM
carrie
wow, that looks so tasty! i can’t wait to try it.
Apr 07, 2009 @ 6:17 PM
Knitterella Purl
It looks super yummy!
I’d wake up earlier to make this
Thanks for sharing!
Apr 08, 2009 @ 12:31 AM
Seanna Lea
This looks pretty tasty. I love oatmeal, but only when it isn’t the instant or the quick rolled oats. When I really want oatmeal, I tend to go to Johnny D’s and get it there. It’s just too bad that I live so far away from it, or I would probably get a small cup of it every day or two!
Apr 09, 2009 @ 5:53 PM