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Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 05 1:30 pm    Post subject: using different grains Reply with quote
    

had a good look round the old health food shop at the weekend and in an effort to cook something else than spuds, pasta or rice, got a bag of wheat grains ( sometimes called wheat berries)

Aren't they nice? Made a sort of pilaf with them last night with onions, mushrooms, olives, baby toms and cashew nuts in it.

Have also bought a bag of pearl barley to try as well. Have used millet in the past but found it a bit stodgy.

What have you tried that's good?

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 05 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm growing amaranth this year (for the leaves) that's allegedly a tasty and nutritious grain.

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 05 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

And of course fat hen seeds were a part of the diet of ancient Britons

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 05 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
And of course fat hen seeds were a part of the diet of ancient Britons


the allotment is self-sufficient in that!

cab



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 05 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Wheat makes a tasty change, as does rye.

alison
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 05 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What about cous cous.

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 05 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

was thinking of that as well as bulgar (sp?) wheat.

*Fluffykitten*



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 05 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I know its not a grain but i really like polenta as an alternative carb.

cab



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 05 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My better half makes the cous cous. It's always really nice, but I haven't the faintest idea what it is.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 05 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It isn't really a grain, though it is made from it. Really it's like a tiny tiny ball of pasta. It can be made from wheat, barley, maize, millet or acorns(apparently).

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