Grains&More

superbowl party | photo: kakisky February 6th is right around the corner.  In case you don't know, that's when the Super Bowl wil...

The New Year has come and gone.  The festivities are over, the days are getting longer and we're one week into what for many people is t...

coconut | photo: Robert Wetzlmayr This Thanksgiving we had coconut cream instead of whipped cream.  It was a delicious substitute for tho...

A lesson in humility... Just a week ago I posted a recipe for lemon millet muffins.  I was so happy with how the recipe came together the fi...

sprouted spelt and chia bread | photo:  wattle12 I recently received a question from Hope who wanted to know about sprouted flours (speci...

Photo credit: Nevit I've only recently returned from California where I spent several days with my Mentor Helayne Waldman , working w...

This post is for my friend Sam who wonders what foods are good for lowering blood pressure. Hypertension is a growing concern in this coun...

Meg wrote in with the following, " For me, to truly change my eating habits, I have to go in very small and tasty steps. Once I find a ...

Although I am a fan of leftovers others in the house are less excited by the repetition of certain dishes. Being a big fan of not wasting f...

I brought a batch of cookies to my book club meeting last night and they were a big hit. Everyone enjoyed them and I came home with only my...

"Even in failure there is success" or words to that effect. I recently tried to create a biscuit recipe using 100% whole grain flo...

Arrowroot ( Maranta arundinacea ) is a large rainforest herb. It is also the word used to describe the white, odorless powder made from the...

Banana french toast makes a delicious breakfast. It's a great way to use up that last banana or two that is close to the edge if you do...

Missy had a few questions about changing the flour in recipes, away from using wheat flour, for a ginger snap cookie she wanted to make. Yo...

A recent question on a forum that I belong to concerned what to use for icing/frosting colors so as to avoid artificial colors which are no...

Recipes are fun to play with, they get changed around for lots of different reasons.  It's always fun to try new food and new ideas.  My...

My friend Tracy recently wrote in and asked what to do with the leftover steel cut oats she has.  Her family doesn't really like eating ...

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...

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...

Every now and again there's nothing like a pudding for comfort food.  Creamy and sweet, it hits the spot.  The other day I was in the mo...