There are several common food-related resolutions we’ve been seeing in everyone’s comments on yesterday’s post. You can probably guess what they are, but the one we’re focusing on today (and hopefully for the rest of this New Year!) is “Eat More Whole Grains.” …
And what could be more appropriate to help keep that resolution than an entire cookbook dedicated to grains? Ancient Grains for Modern Meals by Maria Speck was recognized as a Notable Cookbook of 2011, and lucky for two of you, we have TWO copies of this gorgeous cookbook, Ancient Grains for Modern Meals. One of them was meant for us to keep, but after browsing, flipping, reading, and of course cooking through a few of the recipes, it wouldn’t be fair not to share with you.
In the book, Maria defines each type of grain — from amaranth to buckwheat, from quinoa (which isn’t actually a grain-grain, but is included anyway) to the various forms of wheat — and goes on to explain the optimal way of cooking each type of grain.
What we love about this book is that it is different from what we usually imagine about grains-focused cookbooks “only grains, all grains, all the time.” Rather, the book is about incorporating whole grains throughout our modern lifestyle, which doesn’t necessarily have to be vegan, or even vegetarian for that matter. There are recipes for breakfast breads like Fig Muffins with Goat Cheese Filling to sophisticated desserts like Riseling Zabaglione over Red Currants, and everything in between. Grains are salads, side dishes, main dishes by themselves, and even added to meat-based main dishes like Lamb Stew with Wheat Berries in Red Wine Sauce.
It’ll definitely make the “Eat More Whole Grains” resolution a lot easier to swallow.
To Enter This Giveaway:
- Leave a comment on this post with your favorite grain. Something as familiar as oats? Or more “exotic” like farro? Ourselves – we’re having a pretty fiery fling with quinoa right now…
- Make sure to enter your email address in the box provided so we can contact you
- Share this giveaway post with your friends on facebook and twitter! (not required, but we’d love the help!)
You have until Friday January 13, 2011 at 5 PM PST to comment. Everyone is welcome to comment to enter, but we can only ship this stuff in the U.S. (So if you’re outside the US and win, you just need to provide us with a US mailing address to send!)
Good luck!
Also,if you haven’t already entered, make sure to comment with one of your food-related New Year’s resolutions to win the Clean Start cookbook!
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farro for sure. I love make a farro salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and vinegar/oil. Like tabbouleh with farro :)
I love oats!
Wheat berries are my favorite, although farro is a close second.
I love barley :)
Oooh, I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about this cookbook and would love to try it! I’d have to say my favorite grain is a tie between quinoa and steel-cut oats!
Rice, definitely. And not only because I have an Asian wife. ;)
Boiled, steamed, fried, baked.
Jasmine, Basmati, Minute, Calrose.
White, Brown, Black, Red.
Any/all of the above please!
And rice is the most ancient of grains, isn’t it? :)
Oats and Wheat!
Well, I’m on the whole grain kick for the health benefits. So any whole grain is good to me!
Rice, for sure!
quinoa? i know it’s not technically a grain, but…
Rice for sure!
As an Asian…Rice!
Love oats
Bulgur. Specifically, bulgur with stir-fried collard greens and veggies. YUM!
i am a rye lovah!
I adore amaranth. It’s wonderful cooked as breakfast cereal topped with some nuts and maple syrup. Mmmmm!
I’m on a millet making craze at the moment, its just as great as quinoa but about a 1/4 of the price! Brown basmati rice would be the last meal I would order before I died though ;)
My favorite is oats.
buckwheat groats!
I’d say oats, wheat germ, and rice :)
My favorite grain is rice. :)
Cornmeal!
Wheat, wheat, wheat all the time!
We just tried bulgar for the first time and it was SO good!!!
Rice and wheat!
I love all grains…both modern and ancient. Bulgar wheat FTW.
Oats happen to be one of my favorite grains. They make a quick warm meal in the morning, a great snack when make into granola, and there’s so many other ways to eat it with quite a bit of benefits!
LOVE rolled oats, and I’m starting to really get into quinoa as well. YUM!
Wheat!
Quinoa!!!
Quinoa for breakfast is my new passion.
Amaranth!
Definitely rice. Wild rice, brown rice, jasmine … all delicious!
i wish i knew which ancient grain was my favorite, i’m totally intimidated but want to learn! i’m sure there is some sort of book that could help me with that…
Quinoa right now! But I also have a serious thing for oats…
Bulgur because I’m Turkish. :)
Rice!
Rice…all rice, but especially sushi rice but also black rice…I love rice!
Definitely quinoa! :) Thanks for the opportunity!
Rice!
I do love rice. All kinds, but my favorite is Korean rice and Thai sticky rice.
Several are in the running for The Fave, but I’ll go with farro.
Do you have to ask?
Quinoa is the grain (or seed?) that reigns supreme. :D
Oats. I just don’t know what I’d do without my oatmeal every morning.
Difficult to choose just one, as each grain has its unique appeal. If pressed, however, I’d likely go for oats, with corn and buckwheat tied for second place.
Rice is perfect with almost everything!
Quinoa! it grows in Peru where I’m from. You can prepare it so many ways and it also contains a lot of nutrients
I like Farrow a lot, but have to say right now, I am on the quinoa bandwagon.
Perhaps it’s the Minnesotan in me, but I am highly fond of wild rice. It adds texture and contrast in color, and it’s great in soups, like a creamy broccoli and wild rice.
How about millet? Often forgotten, a wonderful substitute for couscous having higher values of methionine and cysteine compared to corn, rice and wheat.
Millet is also gluten free and has a lovely texture with a chewiness somewhere between burghul and couscous. The flavour is not as strong as quinoa and so it has a wide range of uses. Lovely in salads as well as for soaking up stew or curry juices. It even works as a breakfast porridge, a traditional russian use.
then again… how about the ever-understated, misunderstood polenta (corn meal)….
Bulgar baby!
Buckwheat (kasha)
Kamut all the way, Baby!!
And any kind of rice. Yumm!
Spelt is a fun one!
Quinoa!
Rice! Brown, wild, white… it’s all good!
Quinoa. Definitely quinoa!
Rice and Wheat
Wheaty, chewy farro!
I love quinoa, but wheat is probably my favorite. From whole berries to ground, there’s a world of possibility there. Of the wheat varieties, kamut is at the top for me.
Quinoa spaghetti , so good!
Oats by far. Gotta love me some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.
I really like millet, with cream and maple syrup.
Brown rice. I’ve gotten to the point where I can barely even eat white rice any more. I just love the extra chewiness and texture from the bran!
Farro & red quinoa are tied… mix them together with roasted veggies, an aged cheese and a fresh vinaigrette… delicious!
I love millet, its texture sometimes reminds me of stuffing and its earthy taste is very satisfying.
We have 3 favorites , oats, rice and of course popcorn!
Quinoa! It’s delicious and a complete protein!
quinoa… though technically not a grain per some
Barley!
…Who doesn’t love beer?!?
oats! love a good bowl of oatmeal for breakfast
Quinoa – for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Quinoa has been my favorite since I first tried in in Ecuador in 1992. I’ve recently read about trying it for breakfast!
I love quinoa right now, specifically black quinoa. I like to make a take on rice pudding with quinoa, coconut milk, dark chocolate and mint. mmm…
Rice Rice RICE!
I would have to say wheat!
oats!
I’m suddenly hooked on wheatberries. I love them as a salad with onions (sauteed and raw), wilted kale, pear tomatoes, some good feta, and a drizzle of sesame oil and rice wine vinegar — YUM!
I am Asian , so rice is my preferred grain.
Rice (SUSHI!), wheat (bread), barley (soup). Yum.
Rice :) Love rice! Being Persian, we use it in every dish, even dessert!
I do enjoy farro, but my heart belongs to oats. I’ve been all about the pumpkin oatmeal this fall and winter.
My favorite grain is quinoa. I had never tried it before but a few weeks ago, when I came home from college for winter break, my mom surprised me with a beautiful bowl of quinoa one of her friends had made for me for my first dinner home. It was DELICIOUS! She put in dried fruit, nuts, onion, avocado (and a few other things I’m not sure about) and I’m still begging her for her recipe. I’ve just started experimenting with it myself and just the other day made it with sauteed veggies/garlic and a fried egg for breakfast :)
I’m going with quinoa too- love mixing different cheeses and veggies with it!
I do love all kinds of grains, but if I had to choose one I’d say…. spelt!
was diggin’ quinoa (and still am) but have recently fallen for farro.
Rice!
I am all about spelt.
Definitely oats! I eat it every.single.day. LOVE.
oats, quinoa, rice, kasha, everythingggg :)
rice.
steel cut oats have a firm foothold in my heart
quinoa!
Finger millet! Love it for its robust taste!
Quinoa!!
Quinoa
Add another vote for the oat! Its cause I love it in desserts with cinnamon. mmmm.
brown rice & farro
Lately I’m loving barley and putting it in all my soups. So delicious and hearty!!
Farro – I had my first bite of Farro pasta not too long ago and I am HOOKED!
I love grains! Wait… you’re saying I have to PICK one? Hmm… I suppose rice is one of my most used grains. Or the popcorn I munch every single night. Oh, but how I love oats for breakfast! Or the nutrition of quinoa! Agh!!!
Alright, alright. I’m going to say rice. White, brown, wild, forbidden… Yep. Rice.
Big fan of Bulghur and quinoa!
Wheatberries! With a beet sauce and feta. Mmm-mmm. My ultimate comfort food.
I love barley, always have. I love the mouth feel.
Rolled Oats! They’re so diverse! You can have a delicious, quick and filling breakfast of oatmeal (can be so varied too by mixing it with different fruits and flavours!), you can blend it in a smoothie, bake them into pancakes, make stuffing out of them, toppings for dessert… really, endless possibilities!
I’ve always loved barley. Warm barley salad or in soups…yum!
Barley for sure. Can’t get enough of a mushroom-barley “risotto” :)
rice is my favorite!
i love my rolled oats – i don’t go a day without them! :)
Barley. Beer is fermented barley. Beer is the best. By the transitive property, barley is the best.
Bulghur (though I know it’s just durum wheat). I shied away from it seemed like just another “healthy” fad, but then I tried it as a salad with finely diced peppers and tomatoes, some curry spice-rubbed chicken and a dollop of yogurt. Had a crush ever since!
(Steel cut) oats!
Wild rice
Rice or Buckwheat (Soba!)
I love amaranth.
@Steve
“And rice is the most ancient of grains, isn’t it?”
No it is not rice, kamut is. :)
I love kamut or khorasan. In baking it’s very similar to all purpose flour but it’s a whole grain! I also love spelt, especially for baking :)
Oats!
Quinoa for cooking with, rye for bread!
Steel cut oats cooked with unsweetened almond milk….yummmmmy!
Steel cut oats with blueberry jam omg.
Cant go wrong with Barley! Make soups and teas with it, and of course – beer
This caveman cook uses buckwheat and millet and requires such a fine publication :)
Wild rice is definitely my fav!
Definitely Rice!
Barley! Great in soups, or in stir fry! Would love to try out your cookbook!!!
Wheatberries!!! Wholesome Chewy Delicious!
Wild rice and barley! YUM!
I’ve been on a barley kick for a while. It makes for a great risotto. You can use veg stock to keep it veggie/vegan, I prefer to use a mushroom stock that I make or for something a bit different I will use a parmesan consume and finish it with truffled balsamic.
Oats hands down. I’ve been eating oatmeal every single morning for longer than I can recall.
Oh blessed quinoa. So yummy in a kale salads or in soups!
I do love farro. I feel that it’s a little hard to find though.
wheatberries are my favorite grain. I love them both savory and sweet, in salads and soups and baked goods.. I always have some cooked ones frozen for a quick breakfast bowl too.
I was living on oatmeal for a while, so I had a bit of an oat overload, but now I’m drifting back to them: oat crisps, oat granola, oat flour — all so good!
it’s a toss up between barley and amaranth – love them both. this looks like a great cookbook!
Barley
QUINOA!! Mmmm protein and magnesium! Great for both migraines and cardiovascular health.
Oats for sure. So versatile and good for you!
Quinoa!
I like oats for their versatility – I even eat them raw on my yogurt! I love the chew they add to just about anything you add them to.
Definitely on a farro kick right now.
Rice is so versatile! But Barley is so chewy!
I love rice
My favorite grain is definitely quinoa. I love that it is a complete protein and can be used in so many tasty and satisfying ways!
I’ve been loving steal-cut oats for my breakfasts recently. Yummm.
I love farro!
I have to say my absolute favorite is bulgar. It’s just so versatile and has such a beautiful earthiness to it!
I could eat oats all day long! They’re best with banana, honey, and cinnamon….yum.
My favorite grain at the moment is old fashioned oats…….cookies, crumbles, baked oatmeal and soups……..it adds great texture!
I have made bread using oats and found it adds a good texture and flavor. Oats, not just for breakfast anymore
Brown rice, thank you!
rice and barley are some favs!
I absolutely love basmati rice!
Couscous!
I make so many different dishes with quinoa. It is especially good when you toast it first.
http://whatcanyoueatblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/toasted-quinoa-with-spinach-blistered.html
bulgar and barley!!
Mine would be polenta. My grandmas both served it with cheese and tomato sauce. Yum! I also like it with butter and cheese. I recently read in a book that when corn was introduced to Italy, the Italians didn’t process it the same way as the Native Americans did to release niacin and they got a disease called pellagra. Interesting!
Amaranth! It’s so funny looking!
Yummy Oats!
Barley!
Farro. It’s chewy and nutty and filling
Quinoa! Especially in the ricecooker…so easy :)
it’s a new year to cook with more whole grains and teff is on the top of my list!
Polenta all the way.
I’m loving quinoa these days. It’s like rice, but better (sorry, rice lovers!): quinoa goes with practically everything annnd it has all sorts of good for you stuff in it.
Quinoa- mango salad with a little mint!!!
My favorite grain is quinoa because you can do so many things with it!
I eat oats for breakfast practically every morning, and I love a good winter barley stew, but lately amaranth has topped my list – so good!
Farro! I love farro slightly undercooked with butter and salt.
Large grain bulgar wheat – had it prepared in Turkey with a red pepper base, almost as a risotto, and have been hooked ever since. Found the best at a local family-owned Turkish market and have shared the ingredient (and recipes) with several friends.
Mmm, farro. I like to put it on top of an arugula salad with shredded carrots, chickpeas, and a toasted cumin and yogurt dressing…
farro risotto. Mmmmm….
I like combining quinoa and wheatberries with veggies for healthy lunches!
My favorite grain is black quinoa. I love all quinoa, but black has the most crunch, holds texture best when it is cooked and feels so hearty to eat!
Trader Joe’s has an amazing harvest grains blend with red quinoa in it. Love!
Quinoa!!!! yuuuuuum :)
It would have to be rice followed closely by wheat, farro & quinoa
I absolutely have a thing for quinoa right now. It is so easy to cook and can be used in so many different dishes. Yum!
Quinoa! I’m loving all the post with quinoa lately.
Whole rolled oats! They’re loaded with fiber and make for a heatlhy and delicious breakfast. They’re also great for baking breads and cookies!
Steel-cut oats!
Oats! For mornings when there is nothing in my house, there is always oatmeal!
i’m also having a fling with quinoa, it must be cheating on you guys with me :)
Probably oats!
i love oats!
Quinoa. I love it and can’t get enough. There are so many things you can do with it.
Amaranth! Especially POPPED!
We’ve really enjoyed red quinoa lately, especially since we figured out how to make it in the rice cooker!
It would be hard to decide between kamut/khorosan and oats. Favourite stand by would be oats, favourite new old grain, kamut/khorosan, hands down.
But then there’s quinoa patties and salad…. nope, I’ll stick with oats. Or kamut/khorosan.
What a great give away!
Wheat berry… Oats… Rice.
My favorite grain has got to be good old regular oats… so tasty.
Millet!
I only started eating Farro about 4 months ago. I love it. It’s nutty and filling. Farro is by far my favorite grain.
I really would LOVE this book. I TWEETED Great Grain Giveaway! :)
Millet. Love it thick with some maple syrup.
Did I say how much this book would mean to mean? I posted the giveaway to all my Facebook friends.
I love so many…farro, quinoa, millet, oats and kamut pasta.
My favorite grain is definitely oats. I love, love, love a bowl of old-fashioned stove-cooked oats. Favorite fixings: peanut butter, dark cocoa powder, pumpkin, banana, raisins, and chocolate chips :)
Toss up between oats and rice!
Buckwheat for me…love it in all forms..from noodles to bread. I bake buckwheat bread paired with nuts atleast once a week :)
I am loving Quinoa right now! I love that it has protein and such a great nutty flavor! In particular, I am currently enjoying some quinoa patties with garlic aoili.
Rice and Barley!
Quinoa all the way!
Farro, it is relatively new to me but I love it!
Oats all the way. You can do so much! I like to make them savory with veggies and spices.
Buckwheat! is a SUPER versatile grain… look it up and enjoy the power of it !
Oats and wheat :)
WILD rice is my absolute favorite! Now gimme that cookbook :)
Im boring and I’m gonna say oats. I love all the different ways you can use them. Just found this blog and I’m so excited!!!!! Thanks!
Barley!! Mmmmm
Wheat berries are my new favorite – soo delicious!
as i’m reading everyone else’s comments it makes me second guess which is REALLY my favorite… i know it’s kinda boring, but i think i’d have to go with rice.
Wheat!
My fav is Quinoa! It is so versitle that you can use it in any dish. Although, I’m really into the salads with red peppers, edamame, feta, SnP and lemon juice!
Buckwheat and bulgur are both really yummy, but then so is rice, millet, quinoa, oats…. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a grain I didn’t like!
I’ve been enjoying barley more and more lately. It makes such a great risotto like meal.
Wild rice! I’m not sure if that’s a grain… but I’m hoping it is.
mm my current favorite is amaranth!
Right now, it’s kamut! I love how it’s similar to wheat berries in texture, but has a longer grain.
Farro. Breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Oats, ever since I was a kid. My mother made the best oatmeal – I still have yet to replicate perfectly, but I love trying!
Today I would say Farro.
The answer changes daily though it seems!
Brown rice.
Steel cut oats! So yummy for breakfast.
I really love wheat berries! They have such a great texture.
bulgar is my fav.
Millet
I love barley and oats.
I’m hooked on steel cut oats!
Couscous right about now but I eat oats at least 4 times a week. I love the look of the new book.
My favorite is oats, so many more recipes to choose from.
Really loving Kamut – great source of Iron, @ 10%, just a bit lower than Quinoa, but with more fiber. The chewy nutty goodness!
I love regular short grain rice… preferably from Japan or Korea. So rich and tasty. I would love to win this cookbook! :)
Oats are delicious and so versatile!
Bulgur wheat. It’s delicious hot or cold!
I <3 oats!
I really love oats. Not just as cereals but oat flour is great. Toasted in breads, desserts and even pizza dough!
I really do love me some buckwheat. Buckwheat pancakes…mmmm.
Couscous! And of course, oats :)
I am in the middle of a love affair with oats…made a batch of baked oatmeal to eat for breakfast all week long (no sharing!)
big fan of grains…I have been on a farro and freekah kick
super. whole grains are the way to go!
I love quiona! I eat it very often at suppertime…I love the fact it has protein in it!
I’m going to go with oats, have them everyday for breakfast!:)
I’m going with Israeli Couscous…so chewy, kind of pasta-y and wholly adaptable to loads of veggies. Great hot OR cold!
MILLET! I just discovered millet and am working on perfecting my recipe. Thanks!
Farro! But I’d love the excuse to buy millet, amaranth. :-)
farro. farro risotto takes forever and then is eaten in a flash
cous cous
I discovered Quinoa two years ago and I use it several times a week…I’m also learning to use Amaranth, Spelt and Farro – So many wonderful choices out there now for those of us trying to include grains laden with healthy complex carbs, amino acids, and high protein content in our diets. Hurray for ancient grains making a huge comeback!!!
oats for sure!
Quinoa is one of my favorite grains.
Love quinoa… and quisotto; quinoa risotto !
Quinoa is definitely a staple in my diet. Great hot or in salads!
Going to have to go with quinoa
Either millet or quinoa….so good!
Love me some barely!
Wheatberries are this year’s addition to my repertoire–I love them!
I love oats! Sweet or savory
Amaranth is my favorite!
Quinoa is one of my most favourite grains. Its so versitile and easy to use.
Salads, breakfast, soups, desserts it can do it all! And it has been a life saver literally when I was ill and couldnt keep anything down….apart from quinoa! I HEART QUINOA
Bulgar wheat, quinoa, oats, rice…oh man, too many.
Does corn count? Like masa for tortillas, arepas, tamales….oh man I love them all!
Purple Jasmine Rice!
Spelt! It’s delicious cooked as a grain and it’s also a great when ground into a flour.
I have a real fondness for barley, especially in soups and salads.
I love oats but just started quinoa an lets not forget Bob’s Redmil bulgar! Love it!
Oats and rice babay! Oats because ya can’t make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies without ‘em, and rice because I’m Asian. I’m also infatuated with Doubletree Cookies.
I am kinda loving spelt right now. I want to learn more about ancient grains- so I really hope I win! Thanks Tastespotting!
I love millet:)
POLENTA!… because it can be saintly or sinful, simple or rich, sweet or savory. Whatever I need it be to satisfy the craving.
quinoa at the moment, but farro is giving it some stiff competition!
Rice! Especially 10 grain rice that you can buy at Asian supermarkets…
I really love oats, I eat them every day. My new favorite has to be farro!!
I’m loving millet right now!
I have a love affair with quinoa
rice for sure!
I adore Quinoa!
Barley and steel cut oats!
Barley
I love a bowl of oats with all the hearty toppings, but a simple meal of wheat berries soaked in a thermos overnight with some cream and honey is divine.
i very much enjoy quinoa – especially as a tabouli!
I’m with @sara – definitely a tie between quinoa and steel-cut oats. Random, I know – just depends on the day for which one wins out.
Kamut! It has such a rich flavor. I grew up with puffed kamut cereal as a breakfast option. Still my one of my favorite breakfast cereals. Also enjoy wheat berries and millet. Millet is another highly underrated grain, in my opinion:) It adds a delicious and almost creamy grain (if that makes sense?) quality when added to breads, and again, puffed millet cereal is delicious! (esp when combined with puffed kamut). Whole grains add so much character to food, I am so glad this cookbook exists!
Buckwheat! Oh so tasty with just a little butter. But that kind of defeats the healthy aspect of it doesn’t it.
Born & raised on white steamed rice but love all varieties now!
Kasha cooked with a bit of sauteed minced onion and tossed with ground pepper and salt, butter, spinach. -thinks about going to make some tomorrow-
Hands down Quinoa!!Hot, cold, soup, salad, or quinoa cakes, just yummy, love the texture!
My favorite grain is oats, ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved oats.
It’s alls about the oats, awww yeaaah.
*cough*
QUINOA QUINOA QUINOA!
Barley all the way (at the moment)
Farro, Barley, Oats, Rice in chilled with shrimp, zucchini, and olive oil.
Or maybe polenta.
Oats and finger millet! Tweeted it.
Lovely and interesting book!
My favorite is couscous!
Quinoa!
Oats – versatile and yummy!
Oats and rice for me!
Not just because I am half Italian but farro is my favorite whole grain. I love a warm farro risotto, or a cold farro salad. It’s so nutty and flavorful, I’ve ditched evil white rice for good. Farro rocks!!
Oats! There’s nothing better than a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. :)
Barley is so good but lately I’ve been enjoying quinoa.
I am recently obsessed with pearl barley, and love making Heidi Swanson’s kale and coconut salad and serving it over a bowl of pearl barley. Yum!!
My favorite grain is definitely rice! Sweet, delicious, sticky white rice!
So many to choose from! I am trying to incorporate more ancient grains into my diet. They are SO healthy. I have two favorites – oats are my standby favorite, but I am really beginning to be interested in quinoa. Overall, oats still wins for me.
Bulgur Wheat – I was born in India and raised in the middle east so grains are a staple and part of our daily diet. My Mom has ingenious ways of incorporating a fusion of Indian cuisine with middleeastern flavors. One grain in particular that she uses a lot in curry, desserts and with pasta is Bulgur…so yummy!
I’m a big fan of wild rice. Brings out my wild side!
I <3 Quinoa.
Barley!
Rice for savory. And oats for sweet.
Barley!
My favorite grain is quinoa
I have been making wonderful granola with thick rolled oats, but I love quinoa; I just need more ideas for what to cook with it.
Buckwheat! It makes soba noodles, awesome blinis, and some of the most delicious salads ever. And it’s gluten free on top of being delicious!
I am currently IN LOVE with red quinoa!
Mmmm, I’m just discovering quinoa and am amazed at its versatility. Thank goodness I heard the correct way to pronounce it before I said it out loud the way I was saying it in my head!
Definitely millet… I’m still discovering new ways of preparing it…
I just added lentils to a pot of soup and thought I need to be eating more legumes! But on to ancient grains, hummmmm, I would like to prefect brown rice, not so ancients, but I still struggle with it.
Barley!
My favorite is Barley. It reminds me of my great grandmother. Whenever I visited, she had a big pot of mushroom barley soup that was so delicious it could make a person weap! lol… It is a good memory of a great grain! I wish I had that recipe, but even still the scent of that soup done anywhere brings me back to happy memories of childhood.
rice, rice, and more rice!
I like popcorn, oat and rice :)
Buckwheat, for sure.
Does Couscous count?
I love steel cut oats! Yum!
I’m a barley girl, myself. Unfortunately I’ve married a “non-barley” guy, so I almost never get to use it. :(
Just a bowl of warm brown rice with butter, salt and pepper satisfies me.
I definitely am in love with barley right now… but that happens every winter. Just so warm and hearty!
Quinoa!
wild rice is my favourite! but I’d love to try all of the ones mentioned above.
Rice!
Black rice!
Toss up between Wheat Berries and Quinoa. Love the taste and the nutrition both add to any salad/entree!
rice, mmmmmm.
Farro! With pancetta, sauteed mushrooms and arugula– so delicious!!
Rice and cracked wheat..
love love love oats
rice (:
rolled oats!
bulgar!
Quinoa
Quinoa is my favorite! Some friends introduced it to me last summer. I always stock up when I go to Trader Joe’s.
Been eating quinoa recently and love making salads with it
I can’t choose between chewy, nutty farro (which usually ends up as tabbouleh or warm with some sort of citrus), crunchy Quinoa (usually done with peas and sundried tomatoes), and good old fashioned oats. I love having creative breakfasts that usually include some nut (often pecans), honey, cinnamon, and some fruit, dried or fresh (often cherries or peaches).
I love quinoa. I have been subbing quinoa for rice and other grains in salads and the like in an attempt to introduce it to more people. So far everyone has said they would have never thought about it, but they have absolutely loved it!
Brown rice
I love rice but I’m trying to get into quinoa.
Rice! Love it cold, hot, sweet and savory!
Rice – white, wild, brown, sticky – they’re all good!
I love a bowl of steel cut oats in the winter!
quinoa
i think i’ve only had quinoa!
Wheat! I love to bake…
Quiona. Love the nuttiness.
really loving quinoa recently too! almost at every dinner :)
Oats were my first favorite (although I find quinoa as welcome in breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes). I love how oats can be tucked into things, kind of unsuspecting while quinoa is featured more prominently.
Definitely steel cut oats. Start my day with them every morning!
Grains are a new subject that has entered into my cooking methods and its marvelous
how it effects all of your health problems, for the better. I’m looking forward to reading their new recipes and putting the grains to work in my kitchen.
Favorite grain? Quinoa
Rice, Wheat and Oats are my favorite!
Does Pasta count? :-)
farro, rice… I love all grains!
Oats, you can use them in a lot of different recipes
Oats!
It’s all about grains, luv them…Couscous ..?
I love oats! Oatmeal, oatmeal cookies, oats in bread… yum!
Hands down is quinoa…plus it is fun to say which is an added bonus: )
Just about anything that can be made into bread : )
Challah! Or a good chocolate rye.
Caramunich
Black eyed peas. Hands down. Maybe it’s because of the way my nana makes them. But I LOVE ‘em.
rice please
Oats; specifically steel cut.
Quinoa is my favorite and I would love to learn to use it and other grains more.
So hard to choose! Maybe spelt?
The book looks really interesting!
Trying to get my family to embrace quinoa!
Currently I am having a love affair with farro
Will anyone judge me if I say grits?
It’s farro!
Definitely get the most mileage out of wheat and oats, but I love barley!
Oats! :)
I love quinoa too! millet is also nice!
Probably farro, although I don’t have it nearly enough. It’s so nutty and toothsome, perfect for cold weather!
Oats, but I also love the texture of polenta.
Wheat. I bake a lot ;-) If we’re talking whole grains, then farro or barley.
steel cut oats for breakfast and quinoa for supper
I like quinoa. :)
oats
barley!
I am in love with Quinoa!
bulgur is delicious…………….but quinoa is also great.
Amaranth is my new love. It’s so tiny and spunky. :-)
I love oats, but I’ve really been enjoying buckwheat lately!
Loving some farro right now.
I love oats!
I’m definitely a bulgar lover!
Barley, I need to make it more!
White rice. Plain and simple!
Quinoa!
Rice!
My favorite grain is sorghum. Known as jowar in India, it is simply kneaded with hot water to “cook” it, then pan-roasted to make this amazingly tasty flatbread. It may be the poor man’s grain, but the flavor and heartiness it packs set it up there on the royal level !
Quinoa is definitely my favorite.
Love both oats and rice, and am looking forward to finding and trying black rice.
Right now, definately quinoa!
Rice, come on I’m Asian and Quinoa, its tasty.
Quinoa, quinoa, quinoa! I first discovered it about 12 years ago and fell in love immediately. Love it in a spicy salad with tons of cilantro!
I eat it for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner :-)
Rice of course!
quinoa – in salads, hot sides, for breakfast, flakes, in muffins … very versatile, so many ways to include it!
I’d have to go with plain old oats, simply because I have never tried most other grains! This cookbook would be the perfect fix.
hard white wheat
Love steel cut oats!!
Right now it’s definitely farro. Love the flavor.
Quinoa and oats
I tweeted giveaway
Too many to name just one! Wheat, Oats, Rice, Quinoa…
Simple I know but I love oats (steel, flat, all).