Quinoa Pilaf with Roast Chicken & Broccoli Quinoa "MacNCheese" When you purchase new appliances you may have visions of the wonderful meals you hope to create, however unless you plan your cooking to use the features of your new appliances it will be hard to realize those visions.  For example a simple meal can come together by roasting chicken breasts or chicken pieces in Convection for 20 - 30 minutes and while the chicken is cooking in the Convection oven you can steam some quinoa for a pilaf together with some vegetables to make a quinoa vegetable casserole to serve for another meal. Quinoa & Broccoli Cooking In The Thermador Steam Oven Steam Oven Quinoa 2 - cups quinoa seasoned with a little kosher salt 4 - cups water Dash fruity olive oil Preheat the oven in the Steam Mode to 210 degrees Combine all the ingredients in the solid pan and place in the oven and cook for 12 minutes.

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A selection of homemade holiday cookies is a wonderful treat to offer your friends and family during the holiday season and one of the most useful tools that can make holiday baking a breeze is a Convection oven, however, since recipes rarely reference how to bake in Convection here are some tips that should ensure success.   Baking in a Convection oven can be confusing because the cooking modes vary from oven to oven but the basics for baking in Convection are: 1)     Always reduce recipe temperatures by 25° when baking in a Convection mode. 2)     The correct rack position is very important, check the User Manual for the manufacturers guidelines.

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