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1 Try Something New Side: Quinoa Salad With Mangos & Walnuts
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2 Quinoa
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3 Name That Grain!
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4 Fast & Easy Dinner: Mediterranean Grain Salad
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5 Definition: Farro
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6 Definition: Masa
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7 Fast & Easy Dinner: Zucchini With Quinoa Stuffing
Link Time
8 Yummy Links: From Hot Dogs to Hollandaise
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9 Definition: Freekeh
Spring
10 Favas + Asparagus = Spring!
If you're watching your weight, counting calories really works — just ask Kate Hudson. Recently, I wrote about the handfuls of both veggies and fresh fruits you can eat and consume under 100 calories. Healthy whole grains are a little different. Learn what 100 calories look like from brown rice to quinoa when you read more Read more
Wondering how to get in the spirit of Spring? OnSugar blog Fresh Tart recommends making a delicious fava and asparagus dish.Fava beans are back in the markets, and that means Spring! I bought a bunch at Whole Foods, as well as a bunch of asparagus, and sauteed the two with a little garlic, in perhaps a little butter, and ate them — fresh and earthy — over creamy polenta. Pure Spring comfort, Read more
Also known as farik or frikeh, freekeh (pronounced "freek-kah") has been gaining traction in Western cuisine. Freekeh is an Arab grain made of young green durum wheat that's harvested when the seeds are yellow, and still soft and moist. They are then sun-dried, roasted, polished, and cracked. This smoky-flavored green wheat contains high fiber, high protein, four times the fiber of brown rice, Read more
Is the recession causing you to eat more hot dogs? — The Epi-Log Move beyond potatoes and learn to cook with whole grains. — Chow Would you eat the vegan version of the Double Down sandwich? — Eat Me Daily Take a look at Delancey, Seattle's newest pizzeria, which was opened by blogger Molly Wizenberg and her husband. — Slice The much hyped-about John Dory, April Bloomfield's recently Read more
While I've stuffed a potato and bell pepper plenty of times, I've never had stuffed zucchini — until now! This recipe ingeniously fills the boat-like vegetable with a quinoa-white bean mixture. The technique is simple and can easily be adapted to suit your dietary needs. Rice or couscous can be used in place of quinoa, and the combination of vegetables, nuts, and cheese that's stirred into the Read more
Masa & Masa Harina Masa — literally "dough" in Spanish — is a cornmeal dough traditionally used in Latin cuisine. Unlike cornmeal, it's made of sun- or fire-dried corn kernels that have been cooked in a solution of lime or ash and water and then ground. When dried again, the substance becomes masa harina, or "dough flour." Both are used to make tortillas, empanadas, tamales, among other Read more
Farro An ancient bristled grain that originated in the Middle East. Also known as emmer, this mother grain to all modern varieties of wheat is grown primarily in northern Italy and is prepared like rice to produce a plump, chewy berry that may be added into pilaf, salad, risotto, soups, pastas, breads, and crackers. The grain is closely related to spelt, einkorn, barley, and wheat berries. Read more
A great staple to incorporate into your weekly diet is the grain quinoa. Like couscous, quinoa takes on the flavors of its surrounding ingredients. In this recipe, the quinoa is tossed with crunchy peppers, cool cucumbers, and salty olives. Although cheese is not one of the components, crumbled feta or goat cheese would be delicious stirred in with the vegetables. To experiment with quinoa Read more
Welcome to the special Earth Day edition of Name That Dish. Below is a popular grain amongst health-conscious foodies. Do you know what it's called? Read more
It turns out that including at least 30 g of fiber in your diet not only helps prevent breast cancer, but a new study also says that it could also reduce your risk for ovarian cancer by 40 percent. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cancer killer of women. About 20,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with this deadly disease every year, and about 15,000 will die from it. Unfortunately that is Read more
