Very original idea. Love the quinoa concept and the orange colour!!! I recognize those candied orange peels!
Bea at La Tartine Gourmande | Homepage | 01.27.06 - 12:00 pm | #

Brilliant!!
Alanna | Homepage | 01.27.06 - 4:24 pm | #

Wow. I give you a 10 on presentation alone!
Jamie | Homepage | 01.27.06 - 4:48 pm | #

I have never worked with quinoa before although I've seen recipes using them. The idea of a sweet dessert intrigues though and you can't go wrong with candied orange peel and ginger!
rowena | Homepage | 01.27.06 - 7:40 pm | #

By the way, Ilva, I wanted to tell you that I made your eggplant meatballs and really liked them. I used lamb as the meat. Mmm! I couldn't taste the eggplant so much, but it lent an especially nice texture.
Jamie | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 1:48 am | #

Beautiful pcitures Ilva! I'd have never though of using quinoa in a dessert, but I guess it's sort of like rice pudding? Anyway, it looks delicious!
Cathy | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 5:41 am | #

Bea-I bet you do!

Alanna-thanks!

Jamie-Thanks, I think lamb's meat must be excellent in those meatballs!

Rowena-You're so right, ginger and orange peel is a safe bet!

Cathy-neither had I, it's a bit lighter than a rice pudding. And thanks!
ilva | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 7:52 am | #

May I have a taste, please?

Paz
Paz | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 12:07 pm | #

what a great idea - and another orange pink picture (I love those two colours together). I echo Paz - I would love a taste too.
sam | Homepage | 01.29.06 - 5:07 am | #

Paz and Sam-you are both welcome! But Sam, it's orange and violet this time!!
ilva | Homepage | 01.29.06 - 7:57 am | #

Wow! This looks very interesting. I thought of quinoa as a savoury ingredient, but thanks to blogs you always learn something new and delicious.
Dreska | Homepage | 01.29.06 - 7:10 pm | #

I've never thought of quinoia for for sweet dishes. What a great idea!
elise | Homepage | 01.30.06 - 2:10 am | #

ha looks magenta pink on my screen - unless i put it through photoshop when it really does go violet with the colour correction
sam | Homepage | 01.30.06 - 2:59 am | #

Dreska-To tell you the truth I have done very little cooking with quinoa so far because it is not easy to find where I live!

Elise-Thanks!

Sam- maybe it's me seeing the original colour in my mind, some kind of psychological hang-up...
ilva | Homepage | 01.30.06 - 8:38 am | #