quinoa

Oh, quinoa. When I say I love you, I actually mean that I like you okay... but you're one of my most attractive options these days so I lead you on with promises of love and affection. I pretend that I think about you often but the truth is, most days I forget about you. I will give you this, though, you're good in a pinch and for the occasional nooner.

Which is exactly how I ended up with this:

It was lunchtime, I was hungry, there was baked chicken in the fridge just waiting to be thrown in something. Normally I cook quinoa in stock but I didn't have any already open. What I did have open was a bottle of white wine. So I made 1/2 a cup of quinoa in equal parts water and wine. I prefer the energy saving method. I believe that's supposed to refer to, you know, the environment or what have you, but I think of it as saving my energy. I put the pot on, let it boil for five minutes, turn it off, cover, come back 15 minutes later and tada! cooked quinoa.

The rest is just as simple. A teensy bit of butter, a splash of olive oil, shredded chicken, frozen peas, and some parmesan cheese. Done and done.