The cold I have been feeling coming on for some days really hit me today so I took a sick day and stayed home from work. I needed something nourishing so I tried something new for breakfast – quinoa flakes. They were really tasty, I had added a tiny splash of maple syrup but really I think you could have them plain. It is not like porridge which could be a bit dreary on its own. I cooked the flakes by adding two parts water to one part quinoa flakes and then stirring them over a medium heat for about 1 minute. Next time I think I will add slightly less water.
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is apparently a good food for vegetarians as it is high in protein and contains balanced amino acids. The usual form of it is getting more common, I use it in place of rice sometimes, but I hadn’t heard of these flakes until me aunt mentioned them at the weekend, they look like the usual quinoa but bashed flat. It is not cheap; ¬£4.89 for 500g but only a small handful seemed quite filling.
This is still an experiment in progress for me but as it started so promisingly I thought I would mention it now :)
My desk, I moved aside the half-made wallet to do some work.
Lunchtime. I had fully intended to go into work until I actually left the house and had to come right back after voting in the elections, so I had already made my packed lunch. This little two tier tiffin box is made by a company called ‘Seagull’, I got it in Japan. I am generally moving away from using plastic to store food.
This is what was in the box :)
Beep squishes her way in behind me on my desk chair (the ironing board was out because of ironing the wallet).
Ira on my chair later. I think the kitties were glad I was home! We are now on tenderhooks waiting to hear about the election.
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I had a similar tin box for my lunch school in Italy, but one tier only ;) can you buy your type of tin box in the UK (or via the web?) I’d love that for my work lunch too!
I haven’t seen this kind here, I have seen bigger ones in Indian grocery stores, maybe they would have a smaller one also? :)
That’s a nice lunch! Looks like Danish rye bread – what was inside? Your cats are so grown up now :)
I confess there was peanut butter inside, not very sophisticated! It was the no-sugar natural PB if that helps my case :)
Hi Alice, stumbled upon your site a little while ago and really like it. Did you buy that bread in Oxford? I’ve searched high and low for a place that sells proper wholemeal and would love to know your source :)
Hello! Nice to hear from you. I got that particular bread from Holland and Barrett, I have seen it in Waitrose and the big Sainsbury’s too :)
interesting I’ve never heard of quinoa flakes! i’ll have to look for them at the store.
thats a nice lunch box you’ve got. I have a glass one thats nice but its heavy!
ps your cats are so cute!
The flakes were a new one to me too, I am enjoying them a lot :)
So cosy :)
Have a great weekend!
-b
You too! :)
Love the tiffin box! And intrigued by the quinoa flakes, I’m flat-out addicted to the regular stuff, so a bashed flat version for breakfast sounds delicious.
If you like the regular stuff I should think you would like this :)
Oh, I hope you get well soon. But hanging out with cats all day isn’t too bad, is it. ;-)
It was interesting to see what they got up to :) They spent most of the day sleeping which made me feel better about not being around to play with them usually until the evenings
That lunchtime set up with the radio looks so cosy. I do hope you’re feeling much better now. LOVE that tiffin tin BTW!
i eat something similar, kamut flakes. we make them in place of rice or couscous to have with whatever else we’re making for dinner, but the end result is not wet (maybe we just use less water). it’s sort of like a thicker dry risotto… i never thought of having them for breakfast–i will try that!