Quinoa: Golden grain of the Andes

by Rita del Solar, Editorial Pisces (Editor), DG Hermino Correa (Illustrator)

The author is the doyenne of Bolivias high cuisine. She is one of the main leaders of the novo-Andean cuisine field in the Americas, developing new and exciting ways of using traditional foods and recipes in new, lighter and more sophisticated variations designed to please the most demanding palates. In recipes that go from appetizers to desserts, Ms. Del Solar boldly mixes, fuses, and combines traditional ingredients such as quinoa and peppers with champagne or cognac in order to create memorable dishes. New and old favorites such as risotto or pilaf find a new life with quinoa, a marvelous protein-rich, no-fat, no-cholesterol cereal, so as to ensure meals that provide surprising delicacy of taste while being happily in tune with today s nutritional needs. Additionally, Ms. Del Solar provides illustrations on how to serve these dishes, showing how a mix of old and new can be adapted to any situation from picnic to banquet table.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005