The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook: Eat Great, Lose Weight, Feel Healthy

by Wendy Polisi

Overview

Quinoa has become America’s favorite superfood, rich in lysine, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, it’s now a staple in millions of kitchens. With over 200 pages of quinoa-inspired cuisine, this is the one book every home chef needs to make quinoa a delicious part of every meal.

Here you’ll find Wendy Polisi’s exclusive, hand-crafted recipes, photographs of every recipe, nutritional information for every recipe, and alternative ingredients and preparation methods. Included are vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, fast & easy, eating clean, quinoa recipes for kids, and even desserts!

• Strawberry Spinach Quinoa Salad
• Black Bean and Quinoa Tostadas
• Quinoa Burgers
• Almond Fudge Quinoa Brownies
• Sun-Dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Pizza
• And much more!

Make your meals healthier and more delicious with The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616085353
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Wendy Polisi’s goal is to create whole nutritious foods that are also exceptionally delicious. She came across quinoa by accident—as a busy mom, she felt run-down and out of shape, but after trying out a quinoa recipe one day she was hooked—and she’s never looked back. She lives in Arizona with her family.

Editorial Reviews

In her new cookbook, The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook, author
Wendy Polisi demonstrates that one such atypical grain, quinoa, can be put to work in myriad tasty and healthful dishes.

Sauce Magazine

The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook is highly recommended. In addition to alternative ingredients, preparation tips and nutritional information, recipes are divided into eight main sections: Quinoa
Breakfast Recipes; Appetizers; Soups & Salads; Entrees & Sides;
Quinoa Pasta, Polenta & Pizza; Breads & Muffins; Desserts; and
Quinoa for Kids. The full-color illustrations add just the right touch.
It is user-friendly and the section for kids will inspire even youngsters to have fun in the family kitchen.
I tested four recipes from this excellent collection and have begun to develop an appreciation for what I think is a super food. . . All four recipes were tasty and fairly easy to prepare.

Larry Cox - The Tuscon Citizen

Which protein “substitute” might be the star of Polisi’s first-ever cookbook? It’s quinoa (pronounced keenwah), a hearty grain few people know how to pronounce, let alone cook. Although nearly all of her more than 80 recipes are meatless, to the author’s credit, she doesn’t go overboard vegan; she uses dairy and eggs . . . most [recipes] are the healthier version of such favorite dishes as pancakes, hummus, burgers, and brownies. Every recipe includes a color photograph and complete nutritional information, often accompanied by recommendations for quicker preparation or to make it vegan, gluten free, or with fewer calories. Although she’s a real aficionado of the grain and has used it for years, she makes no claims to being a gluten or vegan expert.

Barbara Jacobs - Booklist

The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook is highly recommended. In addition to alternative ingredients, preparation tips and nutritional information, recipes are divided into eight main sections: Quinoa Breakfast Recipes; Appetizers; Soups & Salads; Entrees & Sides; Quinoa Pasta, Polenta & Pizza; Breads & Muffins; Desserts; and Quinoa for Kids. The full-color illustrations add just the right touch. It is user-friendly and the section for kids will inspire even youngsters to have fun in the family kitchen. I tested four recipes from this excellent collection and have begun to develop an appreciation for what I think is a super food. . . All four recipes were tasty and fairly easy to prepare.

The Tuscon Citizen - Larry Cox

Which protein "substitute" might be the star of Polisi’s first-ever cookbook? It’s quinoa (pronounced keenwah), a hearty grain few people know how to pronounce, let alone cook. Although nearly all of her more than 80 recipes are meatless, to the author’s credit, she doesn’t go overboard vegan; she uses dairy and eggs . . . most [recipes] are the healthier version of such favorite dishes as pancakes, hummus, burgers, and brownies. Every recipe includes a color photograph and complete nutritional information, often accompanied by recommendations for quicker preparation or to make it vegan, gluten free, or with fewer calories. Although she’s a real aficionado of the grain and has used it for years, she makes no claims to being a gluten or vegan expert.

Booklist - Barbara Jacobs

The Quintessential Quinoa Cookbook is highly recommended. In addition to alternative ingredients, preparation tips and nutritional information, recipes are divided into eight main sections: Quinoa Breakfast Recipes; Appetizers; Soups & Salads; Entrees & Sides;
Quinoa Pasta, Polenta & Pizza; Breads & Muffins; Desserts; and Quinoa for Kids. The full-color illustrations add just the right touch.
It is user-friendly and the section for kids will inspire even youngsters to have fun in the family kitchen.
I tested four recipes from this excellent collection and have begun to develop an appreciation for what I think is a super food. . . All four recipes were tasty and fairly easy to prepare.”— Larry Cox

The Tuscon Citizen

Which protein “substitute” might be the star of Polisi’s first-ever cookbook? It’s quinoa (pronounced keenwah), a hearty grain few people know how to pronounce, let alone cook. Although nearly all of her more than 80 recipes are meatless, to the author’s credit, she doesn’t go overboard vegan; she uses dairy and eggs . . . most [recipes] are the healthier version of such favorite dishes as pancakes, hummus, burgers, and brownies. Every recipe includes a color photograph and complete nutritional information, often accompanied by recommendations for quicker preparation or to make it vegan, gluten free, or with fewer calories. Although she’s a real aficionado of the grain and has used it for years, she makes no claims to being a gluten or vegan expert.”— Barbara Jacobs

Booklist