GRAINS Recipes
Coconut curry with brown jasmine rice blend
POSTED ON December 11, 2011
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains
I made this meal for friends last week and enjoyed it for lunch for a couple of days afterwards. Many curries have a complex mixture of spices behind them, but not this one; instead it has a nice clean flavor and lovely delicate fragrance from the lemongrass. The curry is still warming and soothing and [...] continue reading ->
Stuffed summer squash
POSTED ON September 4, 2011
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains
I have made these lovely little stuffed squash a couple of times over the summer to rave reviews. This is a great way to take advantage of any shape of summer squash you may find at the market or have growing in your garden. I loved stuffing the round, 8-ball and avocado squash as the [...] continue reading ->
Chickpea tagine
POSTED ON April 22, 2011
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains
Tagine is a spicy Moroccan stew that is traditionally cooked in a tall, conical ceramic dish. Here I have substituted a wide skillet, but any good pot will do. What’s important is adding a nice blend of aromatic spices and balancing the heat to your taste. You can make it with any combination of beans [...] continue reading ->
Beet barley risotto with wilted beet greens
POSTED ON February 12, 2011
Posted in Grains, Mains
I’ve been thinking about making a barley risotto for most of winter and since it’s Valentine’s Day soon, I thought it was a good time to make it with beets. This dish is something healthy and beautiful to make for someone in your life you love.
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Gomoku; Japanese winter brown rice dish
POSTED ON February 2, 2011
Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains
Gomoku is often called a five vegetable Japanese rice stew; but, I feel the word stew is misleading as it isn’t really stew-like. I thought maybe I could call my version a pilaf but that word doesn’t explain what it is well either. Pilaf doesn’t conjure up the deeply warming and nourishing properties that this [...] continue reading ->