Comments on: Baked Herb Veggie Quinoa Bites [Gluten Free]

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:04:28 +0000

In reply to Becca. Awesome! Thank you for Sharing you adaptions.

By: Becca

Becca — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:05:00 +0000

I made these for a play date, but my mini muffin pans were missing. I put them in regular muffin pans but only filled it 1/2 an inch. I ran out of cups so i put the rest on a cookie sheet like cookies. When they were done i offered my 4-year-old son some “cheese veggie crackers” and he LOVED them. I had to cut him off so there would be some left for his friends.

I am a “use what you have” kind of cook, so mine were slightly different. About half of the cheese was Feta, and I used kale instead of spinach, because that is what I had in the fridge.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:09:42 +0000

In reply to Nichole on Cape Cod. Great idea thanks for sharing!

By: Nichole on Cape Cod

Nichole on Cape Cod — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 01:03:49 +0000

In reply to Diane. I use a mesh strainer that I picked up at Stop & Shop for rinsing berries. Works well. Looking forward to trying this!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:49:46 +0000

In reply to Vaishali Rajadhyaksha Sengupta. Thank you!

By: Vaishali Rajadhyaksha Sengupta

Vaishali Rajadhyaksha Sengupta — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:26:41 +0000

These look so delicious. I love quinoa. Will try these sometime.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:10:16 +0000

In reply to Julie F. Rinse, rinse, and rinse again! That is key to delicious quinoa. I have been searching for a better method for rinsing quinoa. I've been placing it in a 4C measuring cup then running cool water over it. I slowly drain it into a super-fine mesh strainer. ....over and over and over again. I think a larger super-fine mesh strainer is in order, just haven't found one that is fine enough. Eat do you do?

By: Julie F

Julie F — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 03:14:05 +0000

Do you rinse the quinoa before you put it in the pot to boil?

By: Michele V

Michele V — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:33:32 +0000

Do you think these would turn out without the cheese? My daughter has a milk allergy.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:31:48 +0000

In reply to Holly. Hmm, I've never heard that about spinach.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:15:20 +0000

Looks delicious! I’m a little concerned with having spinach as an ingredient if you’re suggesting reheating. From what I read, reheating spinach makes it quite toxic (“blue baby syndrome”).

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:33:48 +0000

Do you think that egg replacer would work for these?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:46:58 +0000

In reply to Cassie. thanks for questioning the calories, etc. I just checked my nutritiondata.com info and I had an error in the servings, I had punched it to calculate for 6 not 4 which is what it should be. 4 people can each have 6 pieces. So i just adjusted the nutrition info. I'm glad you questioned, thanks!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:43:10 +0000

These bites look deeelllicious! I am always trying to find creative ways to get my hubby to eat quinoa. Fabulous recipe Brenda!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:31:43 +0000

Hi! These looks great; I’m actually cooking the quinoa right now to make these. I’m wondering about the calorie count provided, though. It looks like 1/4 of the recipe is a serving size (6 out of 24). The calorie count says that’s 149 calories for 1/4 of the recipe. The quinoa I’m using (multi-colored from Trader Joe’s) says that 1/4 cup of quinoa is 160 calories. This recipe calls for 1 cup, so I would think that 1/4 of the recipe I’m making (with this quinoa) would be at least 160 calories (the 1/4 cup), not including the other ingredients.

Can you please let me know your thoughts? I think I’m doing the math right, but I want to be sure I’m not missing something.

Thanks! I’m new to the blog and look forward to reading the posts.