Something I've always wanted to do and something I never knew I wanted to do

Today, we paid off the student loan in full and I made quinoa.

I think both are cause for celebration.







Also, I'm white-spacing out the goose. Be dead, already!

Comments

Anonymous said…
I love quinoa! I also think that it is one of my favorite words to say.

So, were you making a South American dish?

You probably already knew this, but here is a fun fact about quinoa: of all grains, it contains the most protein.
February 22, 2006 8:26 PM
Emily said…
Another fun fact: it is not actually a grain, but a seed.

There is a bandwagon movement of sorts around here to put grains into all kinds of dishes, so I jumped aboard and just added some to my otherwise-unhealthy chicken dish that I made.
February 22, 2006 8:32 PM
Suzie Petunia said…
What the heck is "quinoa"? It sounds like a good word to use in Scrabble.

You're going to need a lot more white space to get rid of the goose on my computer. I've noticed that hymn was the tune to Aunt Rhodie (or whatever)... Fun stuff for sac meeting

Want more fun? Add "...in bed" to the end of each hymn title. So immature, yet so fun.
February 22, 2006 10:03 PM
Anonymous said…
The only time I've ever eaten quinoa was when I was pregnant in the the yucky first trimester stage so I don't really have fond memories.
Did you eat it on your mish ahc?
Congrats for paying off the student loan.
February 22, 2006 11:17 PM
Emily said…
Those of us with small computer screens are joyfully goose-free.
February 23, 2006 12:27 AM
Anonymous said…
Explain quinoa. It's a grain, but I need more info. Did you like it enough to make it again? Awesome on the student loan. Dave Ramsey would be proud!
February 23, 2006 1:24 PM
Emily said…
It's just a grain, that you can cook and add into other dishes, to up the nutritional content. For example, it goes great on green salads, you can substitute it for some of the hamburger when making spaghetti sauce or meatballs. Steve put it into scrambled eggs this morning, and it was good. It is easily concealed in other foods. It's good, and I will probably buy more and keep using it, unless I decide to get crazy and branch out to teff, amaranth, kamut, or barley.
February 23, 2006 1:44 PM
Neil and Diana said…
very exotic! congratulations on the student loan. I would like to try quinoa -- can you compare it to something else, tastewise?
February 24, 2006 6:22 AM
Neil and Diana said…
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February 24, 2006 6:22 AM
Suzie Petunia said…
Where would one find this magical nutritious food?
February 27, 2006 1:55 AM
Wendy said…
Emily,

Can you email me, please? I wanted to tell you something privately.

rainbowendy at yahoo dot com

Thanks,
Wendy (James' sis)
March 01, 2006 12:13 PM
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