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GRAINS Recipes

Coconut curry with brown jasmine rice blend

POSTED ON December 11, 2011

Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Mains

Coconut curry with brown jasmine rice blend

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

Stuffed summer squash

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

Chickpea tagine

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

Beet barley risotto with wilted beet greens

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

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Gomoku; Japanese winter brown rice dish

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 ->

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