Wheatberries
To soak, sprout, grind, steam, or simmer? Thanks to Weston A. Price I am feeling some confusion about how to eat grains lately. Hoping my new book will help sort some things out.
In the meantime I soaked then simmered some wheatberries and enjoyed them immensely alongside some Sockeye Salmon. All they needed was a splash of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. Of course I also made some caramelized cabbage and onion to go with it. So good.
The next day I combined the leftover wheatberries with some leftover French lentils and chickpeas. Again, just a splash of olive oil and some sea salt was the perfect dressing. I also added some chopped, leftover broccoli we had steamed the night before. The best part...a hunk of feta cheese that I just broke up with my fork right in the bowl.
As I ate it I kept saying to myself that I should really take a picture. Not because it was pretty (although I do think it is pretty) but because it was so good I just had to write about it and felt my post should have a photo.
So before eating all of it I put the remaining salad in a small bowl and took its picture. Then I finished it!
In the meantime I soaked then simmered some wheatberries and enjoyed them immensely alongside some Sockeye Salmon. All they needed was a splash of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. Of course I also made some caramelized cabbage and onion to go with it. So good.
The next day I combined the leftover wheatberries with some leftover French lentils and chickpeas. Again, just a splash of olive oil and some sea salt was the perfect dressing. I also added some chopped, leftover broccoli we had steamed the night before. The best part...a hunk of feta cheese that I just broke up with my fork right in the bowl.
As I ate it I kept saying to myself that I should really take a picture. Not because it was pretty (although I do think it is pretty) but because it was so good I just had to write about it and felt my post should have a photo.
So before eating all of it I put the remaining salad in a small bowl and took its picture. Then I finished it!
Labels: salad, side dish, vegetarian
posted by Janice at
3:24 PM
6 Comments:
hi! i just found your blog and am really enjoying it. the food and photos are tantalizing. i wish you could package up your leftovers and send them to me across the country!
i'm eager to hear more about your thoughts on nourishing traditions. i've dabbled with it and appreciate many of it's principles. maybe your recipes and thoughts will inspire me to try more.
hello there! i was really drawn to your blog by its name. we are living in a rented house after a relocation move with my husbands work. the house is lovely, the locality is fantastic...and my kitchen...is driving me nuts. so-called kitchen is an expression i use when i slam the cupboard doors shut in temoer because they are too short and deep to be useful, or when i have to open the back door in driving rain because there's no extraction! there is good in these irritating little things that are ALL surmountable...i found your blog!
Oh..and please enjoy your giant sink for me. i'm sure ours was a mouse bath in a previous life!
bigbucketgirl..I have pretty much given up my dream of having my custom designed chef's kitchen anytime soon and in the meantime will try my best to embrace what I've got.
Whenever I am frustrated by the tiny fridge (must have belonged to that mouse) or the 20 year old electric range I must focus on the positives!
mom go green...I am hoping I get a chance to actually read the book at some point :-) Will definitely share thoughts on it. I have actually been meaning to buy for about 4 years and just finally did it. Sigh.
I just found your lovely blog on a link from Soulemama. I am in the same place about preparing and eating grains and have Nourishing Traditions on hold at my local library for the same reason. In addition to the preparation issue, both the Nearings (authors of The Good Life) and Dr. Joel Fuhrman recommend no more than 1-2 servings of whole grains per day! I'm considering what life would be like without this staple. What would I eat for breakfast? The Nearings ate fruit and sunflower seeds along side hot water with blackstrap Molasses. Hmmm. As a vegetarian (maybe soon to be vegan), I'm trying to focus on whole foods in teh form of beans, vegetables, seeds, some nuts and fruits and knock out the cheese (weep) and reduce ground grains. I'll be interested to hear your thinking as it evolves.
I just had this book arrive in the post as well. My first glance through had me really intrigued. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.
I know that feeling regarding "better take a picture quick, before it's gone!" Sometimes something I've thrown together is so yummy it's all I can do to stop and take a quick pic before it's eaten.
Re. grains: sigh. I have the book; I've read it. I'm just not sure I'm sold. I'm too attached to baking bread, too. I'll be curious to hear more of your perspective!
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