Big Bowl of Whole Grainy Dinner Goodness
January 27, 2010 | by DianaTonight’s dinner was inspired by a store bought frozen lunch I had today. It had beans, whole grain orzo, dried cranberries, spinach and a little bit of cheese. I enjoyed it quite a bit and thought I would use it as inspiration to create my own big bowl of whole grainy goodness. Even though the barley and quinoa stuck to his braces, my son thought it was delicious. My husband also liked it a lot too. I know my daughter would have enjoyed it, and that she would have grabbed the leftovers thrown salad dressing over top and had it cold for lunch the next day. One thing I would have changed would have been to add in more chard. I dug through the snow to find what chard I could from the raised beds in the garden. I found some small leaves, only about 7 or 8, but it was enough to give it a little color and flavor. I just wish I had more. It’s so cool to go dig through the snow for chard in the middle of winter, but your fingers get awfully cold and you have to be careful that they don’t stick to the …
Green Barley & Kale Gratin
April 21, 2009 | by DianaSince I have plenty of Kale, I search for different recipes to try out. I followed the recipe on this one, thinking, okay, we’ll try it and see. It looked kind of on the funky side to me with the bright green, but it was very good tasting. My daughter said it reminded her of pumpkin pie.
This recipe was also from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup pearl barley rinsed
- Salt and freshly milled pepper
- 1 large bunch kale, about 1 1/4 pounds stems entirely removed
- 2 tbs butter
- 3 tbs flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk or basic vegetable stock
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup grated gruyere or provolone
Directions:
In a saucepan, add the barley to 1 quart …
