These 3-ingredient, Chocolate Cherry Haystacks from registered dietitian, Ellie Krieger, combine fiber-rich shredded wheat and two anti-inflammatory powerhouses, dried cherries and dark chocolate. They’re crunchy and chocolatey, sure to satisfy your sweet cravings with a healthy bonus! https://youtu.be/P5-vcwTviZY
Category: Whole grains
Shrimp with Avocado, Lemon and Fresh Dill
I’m always on the hunt for recipes that are fast, delicious and healthy and this shrimp dish has become one of my favorites. The creaminess of the avocado provides a richness which plays well with the tartness of the lemon and the spicy bite of the arugula. For the whole grain, I used Khorasan wheat…
Cooking Light’s Carrot-Zucchini Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
Cooking Light magazine made its debut in 1987 and I may have been one of the first to snag a copy. I was deep into learning how to cook, enrolling in any cooking class I could find. This was before the Food Network and social media, when cooking was not trendy and farm to table…
Whole Grain Carrot Cake with a Light Cream Cheese Frosting
With Easter quickly approaching, I searched my recipes for a lighter dessert option and found this carrot cake which is one of my favorites! Easter dessert is solved. This whole grain carrot cake is deliciously moist, just the right sweetness, and is topped with a lucious, creamy, light cream cheese frosting! The whole wheat flour,…
Cooking with Ancient Grains
What’s old is new again. Ancient grains, a group of grains with a long history of cultivation that have remained unchanged over the last several hundred years (even thousands), are are trending on the food scene. First with quinoa and now farro and Kamut. But these are just a few examples of these chewy, nutty,…
Kamut Salad with Arugula, Strawberries and Pistachios
Kamut, registered trademark of Khorasan wheat, is my new favorite whole grain. I mentioned it in my Ancient Grain post and have been using it in all of my salads. Kamut is an organic, sweet, nutty, buttery tasting grain with a firm texture and crunch. It may be better tolerated by those with a wheat sensitivity but…
Go for the Grains
Grains have taken a beating lately. Shunned from high protein diets because of their carbohydrate content and maligned by many social media posts. But in most cultures, grains are an integral part of the diet. In the US, we eat way too many refined, nutrient poor grains because we eat too many packaged snacks, white…
Six-Grain Superpower Pantry Porridge
We all have that one recipe that has been passed down from a long line of friends and relatives. It fills us with wonderful nostalgia and makes any occasion a special one. The best part is that these recipes are usually fool-proof because they’ve withstood the test of time. One of our clients, Lizette, has…
Whole Grain Irish Soda Bread
Although a traditional menu item at any St. Patrick’s day celebration, this easy, whole grain soda bread should be baked any time of the year. No yeast, no kneading and no rising necessary so that means fresh baked bread in about 45 minutes. I often double the recipe so I have a loaf to eat…
Whole Grain Soda Bread
What’s not to love about a bread that can be mixed and ready for the oven in about 10 minutes. Irish soda bread is fast because you don’t use yeast so there’s no kneading and waiting for the dough to rise. Baking soda and baking powder combined with buttermilk do all the heavy lifting. Mixing…
The Cottage Cheese Bagels That Went Viral
TikTok has made these cottage cheese bagels famous but it seems the recipe first appeared on the MidEast American Dairy Association’s website. The original recipe claims only 3 ingredients, if using self-rising flour, but since I never have this type of flour in my pantry, I added baking powder and salt to the recipe. I…
Balance Your Breakfast with Oats
Did you know that 57% of Americans make time for breakfast every day? But that means 43% of us don’t! Eating a balanced meal in the morning helps regulate blood sugar, improves our food choices later in the day and helps us maintain a healthier weight. What you choose to eat in the morning does…