Lately I've found myself really enjoying quinoa, whether as a side to some meat, in a salad, as a rice replacement, etc. However, all I've ever done is cook the quinoa in water (or sometimes water + broth). Can I cook the quinoa in any liquid? My thought is something like salmon over a bed of quinoa cooked in some boxed miso soup, or braised beef over quinoa cooked in canned tomato soup, etc. Has anyone tried it? I'm not looking for a soupy consistency - just to add some interesting flavor.
My mother is in a herbs and spices MLM thing. She dumps a heap of their flavor mixes, eg, a fancy curry powder, in the water, and cooks it. It turns out ok. I've done what you're suggesting with the canned soups with rice (pro tip: any canned soup or pasta sauce can be a risotto). I found you need to dilute them (to what degree varies depending on the type of soup, tomato would need to be diluted heavily if you don't want a mouthful of overly processed tomato paste), and depending on what's in the soup (gums, starches, etc) you'll probably have a sort of gravy which might or might not be what you're after, though it should be able to be rinsed off mostly. You'll be stuck with any chunky stuff in it though.
I tried it in coconut milk once! It sort-of worked, in a granola-bar kind of way. It was a little stodgy - I'd recommend it more for February breakfast than summery Caribbean-inspired fare (which was my intention. oops). I've done Tabbouleh-type salads with it where I've added olive-oil and lemon juice to it when it's done cooking - not quite what you're talking about, but it does absorb the flavors well. I agree with kleinbl00 (and Stendhal? sorry, that was terrible) - it's definitely all about the red and the black!
My husband once tried a microwave bag of quinoa and has vowed to never touch quinoa again. My first time trying to cook it, I merely managed to make what was essentially quinoa congee, and never bothered again. My mother figured how to cook it up with herbs and spices and I had some the last time I was home, it was quite good. I certainly wasn't aware the different colors tasted different.