Awesome Product Review: Q-Mac from Edison Grainery
I have a wonderful friend named Lyndsy Kail who recently moved to L.A. I'm so lucky to have met her! She's funny, smart and amazing. Lyndsy's an actor. If you're a director you might want to put her in your films because she's beautiful and super cool. She’s also an ass kicking entrepreneur and runs an organic import company with her family called Edison Grainery. They sent me some of their products to try. They're very generous and sent me practically the entire warehouse; Black "Beluga" lentils, black sesame seeds, coconut flour, "Q-Mac" mac and cheese, quinoa Fusilli, tri-color quinoa, pink Himalayan salt, quinoa crispies, & quinoa bran. Everything I've tried is delicious. They look for the best products from all over the world. They take extra effort to get certifications for organic, non GMO, & gluten free because they want their customers to know they're getting the best. And they package their products in beautiful rice paper packages.
The first thing I made was the "Q-Mac" Mac & Cheese. I was hungry when the box arrived, so I was happy to try something right away that is quick cooking. My review is this: Q-mac is the Best mac and cheese! This product should be in every grocery store in the world. It’s mac and cheese like you remember from when you were a kid, but it’s good for you because it’s mostly protein, being made from quinoa and all. The organic quinoa pasta has the perfect texture, firm to the bite, not mushy or breaking apart the way gluten free pasta can be. It takes 15 minutes to cook. The organic cheese sauce has white cheddar sharpness and a rich texture. You mix it with a little butter and milk the same way as with other packaged mac and cheeses. It’s easy and sooo delicious! I like to garnish mine with fresh cracked black pepper. If you’re gluten sensitive, I highly recommend Q-Mac as an easy go to meal that can be ready in 15 minutes. If you’re a parent, this is a great convenience food that you don’t need to feel guilty about because you're not handing your kid a bowl of starch, it’s protein! and Yummy!
The next day I was craving more, so I cooked the package of quinoa fusilli, which has the same perfect texture as the Q-Mac pasta. I had squash puree in my freezer, so I made Pumpkin Mac and Cheese. I mixed the cooked quinoa fussili with 2 cups squash puree, a little of the pasta cooking water, and grated cheddar, parmesan, and jack cheese. I poured it into a buttered casserole dish and baked it at 375 for 30 minutes. It was so delicious. You could swap out canned pumpkin puree if you don't feel like roasting squash. I love this recipe because the squash puree carries the cheese, it melts perfectly into it, so you don't need a roux. No flour and butter makes it much lighter and gluten free. And you get extra vitamins from the organic squash puree. Yum!