Well...this whole "heretofore unknown food" thing can be quite delicious! Tonight, Amber and I had a great meal...kind of like dipping your foot in the pool and discovering that it's the perfect temperature. The most surprising dish was a wonderful whole-grain called "Quinoa" (kwi-no-uh). Quinoa comes from the Andean region of South America, and must be shipped with a whole lot of awesome packed in with it. It's similar to rice, if you can imagine a grain of rice cut into about 5 little balls, with the consistency of a half-boiled noodle. The texture was amazing: a seemingly light food with a very satisfying feeling out of every bite. Also, once we let the Quinoa cool down while we finished the rest of dinner, it really developed a unique, almost nutty flavor, even if only a hint of it. Am & I both agreed that Quinoa holds many possibilities - we look forward to adding it to many meals, both as a side and a main ingredient.
The rest of the meal was also delicious. Amber made Tuscan Pot Pie, with grass-fed beef and cannellini beans. The grass-fed beef was, well, beef (which is to say, it was scrumptious). The cannellini beans were interesting and flavorful. I must say, they're not the most sightly of beans, but they absorbed the pasta sauce quite nicely. Am topped off the meal with some fresh sauteed veggies (broccoli, sugar snap peas, sprouts, zucchini, and mushrooms). MMMMMMMM.
It was a great meal...not too risky of a way to start our new and improved palate, but certainly rewarding both with flavor and satisfaction. I can't wait to see what mother nature has in store for us next...
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