Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
Nice work, Matt! I like quinoa a lot. It's got a unique "pop" texture to it. I'm not a big fan of rice as a thickener for soup myself. Maybe next time just add par cooked rice once the soup is almost finished and thicken it with a roux, puree of a starch that's in the soup (i.e. potato), breadcrumbs or a slurry if you have to.
Those muffins are a good idea for breakfast on the go.
Thanks for the tips, i'm tired of turning my soup into cat food. I did a search and people seem to say that putting the rice in the crock is always a bad idea. I'll have to look up what the other items that you mentioned are.... I am ignorant of those terms.
As far as quinoa goes, I really don't know why it doesn't seem to be very mainstream. I had to go to a specialty natural store just to find it (which was actually nice, they had great bulk bins and a lot of interesting things). I like it better than rice or couscous, it's good for you and it seems to be pretty versatile.