creamy quinoa with dried cranberries, revisited

I just remade this with the quinoa instead of oat bran, like in my older post. I totally forgot how good quinoa is (sorry mom!). It's a little nutty and a tiny bit crunchy. But I still think the spices are a little intense. Next time I'll make it without any spices at all and add a little chopped crystallized ginger- don't you think that would be good with the cranberries? Also, only 5 weight watchers points when you make it without the nuts.