Health Benefits of Eating Walnuts
Did you know that walnuts contain a high level of antioxidants? Find out this and more of the health benefits of eating walnuts.
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Happy about Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts are another tree nut that are commonly grown in the Northwest part of the USA and also in Europe.
Baking With Almond Flour
Almond flour is high in the fatty acids that are needed in the body. It is also high in protein and low in carbohydrates. It bakes up rather nicely in a variety of baked goods if you need to avoid grains.
Baking With Coconut Flour
Coconut flour is made from coconut, a by product of coconut milk. The coconut meat left over from making coconut milk is dried and then ground into a soft powder which can be used for baking.
What is Teff Grain? Plus an Ethiopian Injera Bread Recipe
Teff is another ancient grain that is very popular in parts of Africa, Ethiopia in particular and also in India and Australia. Teff is the grain used to make the staple injera bread, eaten in so much of Ethiopia.
Introduction to Amaranth
Amaranth is another ancient grain that is widely used and easily available in Latin and South America. It has a long history of use with the Aztecs in their religious ceremonies involving human sacrifices.
It’s Better With Barley
Barley is a traditional food. Find out the history of barley, it’s nutritional content, and how to cook with this ancient grain.
The Varieties and History of Rice
Rice is one of the easiest grains to digest. It is sold in many different forms of rice but all break down into two categories: Whole grain and white rice. Varieties of Rice Refined white rice is most common and has the bran and germ of the grain of rice removed and then it is…
Crazy for Quinoa: An Introduction
Quinoa is not technically a grain, but it makes a good stand-in for rice, couscous, or other similar grains. It’s also full of real food nutrition.
Rye Flour Doesn’t Have to be Hard
Lately we have covered mostly gluten free grains but this week we are covering rye, a grain that does contain gluten. It is a cereal grain and closely related to both wheat and barley (the other 2 gluten containing grains.) Rye Flour Characteristics Rye flour contains much less gluten than wheat and that gluten is…