PP - I think of puffed cereals either as more of a breakfast thing to have with milk etc. or as a snack food like popcorn. Quinoa is supposed to be good for you. I can't say I'm mad about it as a savoury grain. I know people soak it overnight in milk or water and say it turns into an edible 'porridge'. I haven't tried it. Puffed sounds nicer!
Yes, popcorn is easy. There was a suggestion that different temperatures/kinds of heat might be required for some other grains. I look forward to trying though.
The idea of quinoa as a porridge fills me with a certain ambivalence. I like oatmeal and I like congee (especially the accompaniments) but chia porridge is the most inaccurate homophone I can think of.
I had a look online and wasn't inspires, so i amalgamated a few bits and pieces and I have done an upsidedown cake. Basically halved kumquats on a syrupy base covered in a Victoria sponge mix.
It's in the oven now. I have no idea what it will be like.
I once searched high and low for kumquats for a recipe that was a sort of Vietnamese version of duck à l’orange. It had roasted clementines and kumquats in it. I eventually got some from Loon Fung once the season kicked in. Mrs B quite liked the dish, except for the kumquats…
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