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Feb 23 2008

Recipe: Marrakech Couscous

Couscous is a little known grain, used often in North African dishes, especially those from Morocco. It can be prepared quickly on the counter by soaking it in boiling water, thus leaving the stovetop free to make the topping for it. In this Marrakech Couscous recipe we are not putting stuff on it, but rather in it. Can be eaten hot as a side dish or cold as a salad.

Rob likes this recipe because it’s sweet – using fresh squeezed lemon juice, orange juice and the stock from soaked fruits.

Marrakech Couscous
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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Couscous, Grains, Recipe, Whole Food Recipe, Whole Foods, Whole Grains

Feb 16 2008

Recipe: High Fiber Triple Grain Pilaf

Ready for a good fiber blast?! Try this high fiber triple grain pilaf instead of your usual rice dish. Adding more fiber into your diet will not only keep your digestion moving along, but eating more natural foods and less processed ones will give you more nutrients in your diet. Most on this after the recipe.

high fiber triple grain pilaf

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Recipes · Tagged: Barley, Grains, High Fiber, Millet, Mushrooms, Pilaf, Quinoa, Recipe, Spinach, Wheat Free, Whole Food Recipe, Whole Foods

Feb 02 2008

Recipe: Quinoa Salad

February I will be featuring recipes using different types of grains. I find that many people don’t know how to cook grains or what to do with them. So I hope you try something different and add some grain into your diet. NOTE: none of my recipes have wheat in them for those of you that can’t eat wheat – and please note that these grains I’m using are NOT wheat.

Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) is the grain of the gods according to the Incas of Peru. On my recent trip there I found the people there ate a lot of this powerhouse grain. Not only is it tasty, but it is highly nutritious. If it’s good enough for the Incas – it’s good enough for me! Try it in this colorful and delicious Quinoa Salad.

quinoa salad recipe

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Grains, Healthy, Quinoa, Recipe, Salad, vegetarian

Jan 26 2008

Recipe: Creamy Almond Sauce

This is a multi-purpose, great tasting and easy to make sauce. You can put it on lentil loaf, bean cakes, quinoa cakes, sweet potato pancakes or anything else that needs a sauce or gravy.

This creamy almond sauce recipe is simple, with shallots or onions, almond milk and raw almonds. That’s it. Pure nutrition without the calories, oil or saturated fat in traditional gravies.

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Almond Milk, Almonds, Recipe, Sauce, Whole Foods

Jan 19 2008

Recipe: Lentil Loaf

We use lentils in a number of recipes throughout the week. Red Lentil Dahl is a regular at our table, and we use lentils in one of our favorite soups, barley lentil soup. This Lentil Loaf recipe is very filling as it’s high in fiber and makes a nice meatless meal, even surprising the avid meat eater guest you may have over. We make a triple batch of this, eating one and freezing the other two, then use them as fillers in wraps along with hummus and a good portion of salad mix. I hope you enjoy.

lentil loaf recipe

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Lentils, Recipe, Whole Foods

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