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Great recipe I just came up with.


I know some of you fasters live in colder climates and if you're anything like me you went or are currently going through prolonged periods of being chilli on the cleanse. While eating raw after the cleanse is ideal I know for me in cold weather if  I've been out in it for a good while you want a nice warm  hearty meal when you get home. Not long ago I was turned on to Quinoa, which is an ancient grain  that either the Aztecs or Mayas used as a staple and it has very nutritious qualities and high in protein.

I'm an intuitive cook and like to experiment with whatever I happen to have at hand and this is what I just came up with  and  it turned out so good I thought I'd share it witya'll. It's pretty easy and will make and nice hearty nutritious warm dish in about 30-40 mins

2 cups Quinoa
one medium onion diced
One good sized carrot julianed
one celery stalk sliced in diagonal slices
3 Roma tomatoes quatered and sliced
3-4 cloves of garlic peeled smashed and chopped
1/4 or more to taste of 90K HU cayenne
Sea salt to taste
3 or so tablespoons of toasted sesame seed oil ( man I looove this stuff!!)
1 tbsp of Gahram Marsala. (This is a a mix of Indian spices that you can  generally            buy in the bulk spice section in health food stores ) if you like Indian food you'll love this stuff!!.

Put the Quinoa in a mesh colander and run some water through it to wash and put it aside

Put you sessame oil in a 3 or 4 qt pot. Heat the oil some and add all the ingredients cept the the Quinoa. Sautee till the onions start getting clear. You can either add all the garlic to the sautee or if you are like me and just loove garlic use half in the sautee and add the rest towards the end to get a better taste of the garlic flavor.

After your sauted your veggies and spices add the 2 cups of washed Quinoa and 4 cups of water. Bring the whole thing to a boil and stir for about a minute the put the cover on it EDIT: turn down to a simmer and let it cook for 20 mins if you like it soupy or let it cook longer for  drier mix which is my preference. When I added the water I also happened to have a buncha baby Shitake mushrooms that I added at this point.

You can garnish with chopped cilantro and or Gomasio ( which is a mix of tasted sesame seeds and sea salt). I just had a bowl of the stuff and that was satisfying enough for a one dish meal. When I go on multi day canoe trips we take turns being the cook for the day and I know I will be springing this on the boys. The one thing I'll prolly add will be a can or 2 of lentils or red beans to make a hearty complete protein packed one dish meal. I can't wait to sit by the campfire having a nice hot bowl of this stuff. Yeowsa!!

 I certainly have enough leftover for several other meal and I'll prolly have some with some steamed kale with a little wine vinegar on it. A side of some legumes like lentils which are my fave and I can make a mean batch of'em too. I'll vary the legumes with my other fave Aduki beans and whatever green veggies I happen to have at hand for steaming. Most steamed veggies I just add a little tamari maybe a little virgin olive oil and that be that. From my old Macrobiotic days I always add little side of some pickled or fermemted food like sourkraut as this stimulates gastric juices for the proper digestion of grains.

Hope this helps illustrate in a small way the huge diversity of different healthy foods and the fun you can have with all kindsa new and exotic flavors for some of you noobs trying to transition form the SAD diet.

Bon appetite ya'll
 
 

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