Hello everyone, and happy weekend!  Welcome back to Whole Grain Weekends, a space to share and explore cooking with whole grains!  Whole Grain Weekends will be happening in this space the first and third weekends of the month.  I’m going to post a recipe and photos, and have a space below where I will link ...
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She woke before dawn and rushed right to the window.  “Mama, it snowed in the night!” she insisted.  “Put on my snowsuit and let’s go see!” Snowsuit on, we examined the driveway (it was balmy, no snow in sight).  “Let’s watch the sun rising up,” she said, and so we did.  We saw the peach ...
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and now I’ll teach you. Here’s how to make creamed corn, which contains no actual cream, but tastes creamy and delicious (and so simple to make). This is one of my early food memories, and something my grandmother would freeze and send home with us from their huge home garden. First, while sweet corn is ...
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First – my favorite moment this week, for which I am so grateful, amidst turmoil and our whole family being really sick: Standing in the twilight drizzle, feeding the chickens with Ella, watching her gather weeds for them, and “read” them a story about bunnies. I hope you’ll forgive me for mish-mashing a bunch of ...
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Now that you have your delicious leftovers from yesterday’s Mucho Gusto Black Beans and Corn, you can make this simple, hearty Tamale Pie.  This idea is from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass (her Masa-Harina Beef Casserole), but you’ll see that I have changed it quite a bit.  At our house, we ...
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Introducing a brand new instant classic in our house – Mucho Gusto Black Beans and Corn.  This was easy to make, delicious to eat, and as you’ll see, the leftovers can be transformed into another delicious meal really easily.  Many of my favorite things are here – delicious whole grain and beans, foods I can ...
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Ok folks, for a refreshing change of pace let’s talk about food, shall we?  Excellent. I’ve been diving into our grains and beans, and am really excited to share so many recipes with you over the coming months!  First up, the pudding with totally politically incorrect name  – Indian Pudding.  Call it Corn Maple Pudding ...
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“I knew it”, you’re thinking,” She’s finally cracked.  Now this crazy hippie want us to go out to the front lawn like rabbits and eat grass.” Never fear, friends, I mean eat grass (and sunlight!) through the meat and dairy products you consume.  Meaning, make sure those animals ate grass, not corn and other industrial ...
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Because there’s always more to be grateful for. This morning, we have an email in our inbox from a very experienced, long-standing New England farmer who suffered terrible crop losses this year.  So bad that he’s asking us to provide him with Early Riser corn seed for next year, which we’re going to do our ...
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