In January I tested a few recipes from the Sue Greg Taste and Tell booklet. I loved the fact that her book contained whole food recipes my family could enjoy!
One of the biggest differences between her recipes and those I had previously used was the two stage process. The added step of soaking grains made these meals even more nutritious.
If you would like to see a sample of what I made click here
You can read more about the two stage process here
This week Stephanie over at Keeper of the Home started a new series in which she shares baby steps toward more natural, healthy living. I love it. Changes made are so much more likely to stick if they are made gradually. You can read the introduction here.
The first baby step encourages us to try soaking grains (Read the post here.) Since it has been a while, I decided to join in. When testing the Sue Gregg recipes I tried soaking rice, oatmeal, cornbread, coffee cake, and pancakes. I haven’t branched out beyond that and have only made the soaked oatmeal and pancakes regularly.
Stephanie links to a number of articles which explain the benefits of soaking grains ( I encourage you to read them). She also lists eleven different recipes.
We tried the Raspberry Poppyseed Muffins
and the Homemade Crackers
Both were delicious.
The crackers were very challenging to make. At least for me. The dough was very stiff and I had trouble mixing in the baking powder. I almost abandoned them, but really didn’t want to since I had taken the time to grind the flour and soak it overnight! In the end I threw the dough an the baking powder in the bosch to see if it would mix in that way - and it did! After that it was smooth sailing. The kids enjoyed cutting the cracker shapes out of the dough. And really enjoyed eating them. They tasted great! I will make them again. It is a wonderful feeling to make and serve food that is healthy and nutritious.
Both recipes came from The Nourishing Gourmet, a wonderful website full of great recipes and information about eating healthy, satisfying food..
I hope to try Stephanie's baby step suggestions each week. Won’t you join me? |
