Try a new grain

There are so many interesting and tasty grains to try. This week, challenge yourself to visit your local natural foods store and buy a whole grain you’ve never tasted before (e.g. groats, spelt, quinoa, buckwheat). Then, do a little research to find an interesting recipe. Incorporate the grain into a meal for yourself or your family. If you discover a great recipe, share it here.

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Posted July 30, 2007 at 06:20 AM

Neen some good recipe with dark chocolat and whole grain.

Is that possible

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Posted September 08, 2007 at 06:22 PM

I cannot answer that question for you but hope someone does soon, I saw somewhere else here that someone mentioned a cookie with chocolate in it.
I’m going to try cooking a new whole grain in the next couple days, just don’t know which one yet.

Arianna3
Posted September 11, 2007 at 12:43 PM

The Whole Grains Council is a great resource for finding recipes for all kinds of grains. There are even some recipes for cookies!
http://wholegrainscouncil.org/recipes.htm

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Posted September 28, 2007 at 01:24 PM

Hi Deepa. I mill my own grain and bake most of my own bread products. There is a wonderful chocolate chip recipe on www.breadbeckers.com. Just go to their site and look under recipes. They have a recipe called “Flax Oatmeal Cookie” but if you click on it you will see there is a Chocolate Chip variation there. It is SO GOOD. There is also a recipe for Chocolate Pound Cake which I have not tried not to mention lots of other good recipes. Hope you find this helpful. Kim

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Posted October 09, 2007 at 09:54 AM | Edited October 09, 2007 at 10:01 AM

Deepa, take a favorite recipe for a lets say, a chocolate muffin.(You can google one, I just tried it) instead of regular white flour substitute with whole grain flour, and the same goes with any other ingredients you would like to change in it too.

I tried spelt, wasn’t bad. It works nicely combined with whole grain flour when baking.

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Posted November 06, 2007 at 09:48 PM

im trying whole grains in all food,not bad

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Posted February 18, 2008 at 10:49 AM

I like to use grains in any recipe that calls for white rice. They provide great texture and flavor. I want to experiment with quinoa next.