Originally Posted by
Machka
You've got a coffee mug, right? Just check it before you go to find out exactly how much it holds ... likely somewhere around 1.25 cups. Fill it with precisely the amount of quinoa you want to get a good idea of what that looks like. Fill it with the amount of water you need to get an idea of what that looks like.
I *could* take a coffee mug. Right now my coffee mug and my cooking pot are the same 20 oz stainless steel container. It's hard to visually remember what 8 oz looks like in that. It won't hurt to take a little plastic cup with lines on it though.