Cornmeal-Oat-Quinoa Pancakes with Dried Cherries

Years ago when I worked in a bookstore the Dummies series of how-to books were everywhere to be found on almost every subject available. I had quite forgotten about them until I was recently sent a review copy of Cooking with Quinoa For Dummies , which goes to show that the supply of how-to subjects is not yet exhausted.

Now having been familiar with this incredible food for years, I am no longer, nor are many or most of my readers, "quinoa dummies" via any stretch. But it become now not too a few years in the past whilst quinoa become handiest with no trouble available at forte food shops, however with a highly recent surge in popularity of this "superfood", quinoa ? Which includes various types of the entire grain, flour and flakes ? Is now effortlessly located at maximum grocery stores. I determined this book will be lots more than a complete introduction for those who are new to quinoa. Written by means of Cheryl Forberg, who acts as the nutritionist for the display "The Biggest Loser", it is also a radical guide to all the kinds and kinds of quinoa, the advantages of consuming quinoa, and a amazing kind of the numerous makes use of and techniques for cooking quinoa. Ideas for appetizers and snacks, breakfast and brunch, salads, soups, mains and cakes and even liquids watch for the cook dinner. There's lots to research from this e book, even for us quinoa veterans.

Of the over 140 recipes protected in this collection, the one that struck my fancy first changed into for gluten-unfastened cornmeal pancakes with oat flour and quinoa flakes. During the winter I'm constantly searching for pancake thoughts, and the leftovers from a huge Sunday morning pancake cook dinner-up consultation make remarkable homemade on-the-move breakfasts for my early growing husband and myself for that matter. And this one is just in time for Pancake Tuesday. I've adapted the recipe slightly, however the essentials of cornmeal, oat flour and quinoa flakes remain the identical, and make for notable chewy-textured pancakes with a pleasing nutty taste. Guilt-unfastened too, with out a brought sugar however simply the herbal sweetness of the grains. I'll be making these once more, and I desire you attempt them too.

Note: I received a copy for review, but the opinions expressed here and the adaptation of the recipe are my own.

Other breakfast and brunch ideas with cherries you will experience from my vegetarian kitchen:

Cherry Cornmeal Scones

Dried Cherry Scones

Cherry Ricotta Cr?Pes

Baked Cherry-Stuffed French Toast with Cherry-Orange Sauce