Grains&More

Pea blossom | photo: Brynn Outside in the garden today I noticed that my peas are blooming.  I love their pretty white little flowers and...

I love bean sprouts.  They're delicious and a great source of nutrition.  Just the act of sprouting beans increases their nutrition.  It...

In the tastes-better-than-the-picture category we have today's lunch offering.  A conversation earlier in the day with my friend Blujay ...

The Tuscan Stew appears to have been well received. First Carol wrote in with her notes about it; now Claire has written in and provided ...

Carol wrote in via email about the Tuscan Stew recipe that I shared recently" " H i Mira, I'm about to begin preparing the s...

I love lentils. They are tasty little legumes that pack a powerful nutrition punch. High in fiber, protein, folate, iron, potassium, folat...

Those inventive folks over at Craftzine.com have come up with a new twist on the, by now, ubiquitous no-knead bread. Laura, one of the Edit...

My friend Sam writes, "Do you have some tricks to help me to eat beans? Me who HATES the texture of beans or anything remotely chalky....

A recent trip to the farmer's market introduced me to a new pea I had never tasted before, purple hull peas.  Related to black eyed pea...

My friend Misty asked me " What do you know about mesquite flour? "  Mesquite (genus  Prosopis ) is a deciduous, leguminous tree t...

I wrote a previous post about using carob as a sweetener .  Since it really is more than just a sweetener I thought I would share a little m...

Recently I wrote a post about meatless meals where I suggested adding beans to the diet.  If you are a meat eater who is simply trying to e...

My friend Karen recently asked me what she could use for a substitute for vanilla cinnamon Coffeemate creamer.  She would like to give up th...