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[MyOwnWoman]

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Regarding bulk food bins - find a store that has the gravity fed ones... where you put the bag under a 'spout' sort of thing and the product flows down into it. (as opposed to the kind you scoop - never know how well the staff is rotating product.) Then make sure it's a busy store. Then you know that anything that sells reasonably well is fresh. And in most cases, I believe, bulk foods are fresher than most packaged foods. (I used to work in a bulk food department.)
I'm not sure about oils in quinoa. But I know what you mean about rancidity. I'm hyper-aware of rancid oils. Before I buy granola or nuts from one of my two fave stores, I sniff it first (this store has the old scooping bins). If it's rancid, I know it and avoid it.

WW - I roughly chop fresh baby spinach and mix it up with hot quinoa and olive oil. The heat from the grains wilts the spinach.

[wonderworld]

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maybe you could go back to that heinous knitting thread and get a pattern for potato blankets

[MyOwnWoman]

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Ya, all stores have to cover the taters.
What are you off looking for Det?
OH, you know what might be a good idea for those who eat lots of a particular grain or any other food available in bulk - order a bag of it. Then you can store it as you like, in a dark cool place, in an airtight container. And you'll know it's fresh. You can store grains for a long time if you do it right.
(Can you tell that I've worked in the grocery business for 24 years??)

Thanks for the recipe Lushy!!

Off topic - OMG it is really snowing outside!! So pretty....

[MyOwnWoman]

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You know, another idea, if you eat lots of natural foods, is to order it from a distributor - I think you can do this with Frontier, but there's another one.... I'll try to remember the name. Oh - it starts with Az... or As... I'll figure it out and let you know.
I know some people in my town who make monthly orders together to cut the costs. You can order grains, spices, nuts, ... all the stuff you get in natural food stores.

[Determinator]

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Ebay to the rescue! just picked up 5lbs of colorado grown black quinoa for $28.00 which includes shipping. There are some vendors on there that are catering to folks that know what they are looking for. stored and packaged in vacuum sealed light impermeable packages etc. Since Quinoa has that protective coating maybe it's not such a big deal anyway? I dunno. ok, gotta work on a Quinoa taboule recipe now.

[Determinator]

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cool MOW...we wanna know!

[MyOwnWoman]

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and I want that tabouli recipe Det!

[MyOwnWoman]

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Got it...
AZURE STANDARD

You can get a 5 lb bag of quinoa for 10.65. I"m not sure if you have to have a minimum order. I'm going to check it out better later - headed for a hot salty bath right now...

[Determinator]

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oh man, I got taken to the cleaners...hahahaha

[lushy]

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D, yes you did. Food on Ebay just sounds wrong anyhow. Let us know how you like your expensive black quinoa though!

[MyOwnWoman]

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Lushy - is it snowing there? I'm watching snow fall over the water, huge showflakes, like mini-snowballs!

[lushy]

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Yes! We got four inches yesterday and it was so beautiful. Most of it melted overnight but it has been snowing all morning and we have another 2-3 inches, but it is starting to rain. :upset:

[Determinator]

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oh that's why it's more, I got the fancy black 'Q' . I see now the same outfite has the white for 3.00 per lb (organic).

I've gotten some absolutely fantastic gourmet items from Ebay vendors...it's a great place to find the little cottage industries that don't have a big retail presence. I've found I can get Italian olive oils and cheeses that way directly from the farm without having to be pasturized or treated in any way....very cool! I have some cloudy unfiltered Sicilian olive oil to die for....yum

[lushy]

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Really? That's good to know. I will start looking.....

[MyOwnWoman]

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Great tip on the olive oil. You know, Im sure, that the olive oil industry has some scandal, as some oils sold as olive really are not. To buy right from the farm - that's marvelous!