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Millet, the under used grain.

dnurkle — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:02:46 +0000

Millet is not really bird seed. It looks like bird seed but it is a wonderful grain for human consumption as well.

What cannot be made with millet? Yeast breads. There isn’t enough gluten in the grain to make a loaf.

What can be made with Millet? Many things.
Millet can be cooked and added into many multigrain dishes. It can be used by itself as a side dish. It be added to other grains or in bread for a little crunch like sesame seeds!

Millet is a low gluten way to add a cous cous side dish to your meals.
Prepare as you would rice in salted water or broth.
For a sweeter side, use apple juice for the liquid and add some dried fruits and almond slivers the last 3 minutes of cooking.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will have actual complimentary recipes using millet and many other grains that are out of the ordinary! Have fun discovering this under used grain.

How do I eat more whole grains?

dnurkle — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:43:13 +0000

This is the eve of the New Year, 2009. One of the resolutions for many people is to eat more healthy and take charge of thier nutrition. Today I was asked a very simple (yet also could get confusing) question: How do I eat more whole grains?

The FDA has said to make at least half of your grain choices ‘whole grains’. This is certainly good advice to follow, but why stop there? Why not make MOST of your grain choices whole grains? Many people don’t know where to start. Let me give you some ideas:

1. Eat brown rice (not par boiled) instead of white rice
2. Eat only whole wheat bread (or at best home mill your flour from the whole fresh grain!!)
3. Whole rolled oats (also known as ‘old fashioned’) are a whole grain. Choose them over instant.
4. Ditch the pancake and muffin mixes and use at LEAST half whole wheat for the flour
(again home milling means you can use ALL whole grain flour) – see a video I did on ‘Make a-head Muffins” here.

These are just a few suggestions to get started. Once your diet starts to include more whole grains, you will find more ways everywhere to add them to your menu! Don’t forget the POPCORN!

Best Blessings!
Donna Miller

http://www.millersgrainhouse.com/store

Tips to using Organic Brown Rice

dnurkle — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:24:11 +0000

Brown rice is better for you than white rice. It has more nutrients and more fiber. It is lower on the glycemic index (blood sugar spiking stuff) than it’s white alternative. But no matter how you try to ‘sell’ it, some people think brown rice is hard to switch to. The truth is it just takes following a few tips.

There are a few tips to using organic brown rice in place of the (conveniently stripped of all nutrition) minute or instant rice.

Tip #1: Soak, Rinse and Drain
If you are cooking brown rice the traditional way (simmered in a covered pot) then soak it for about half an hour in water that covers the top. Drain it in a strainer and rinse just before you put it in the boiling water. This will soften the nutritious hull and make it cook more like stripped rice.

Tip #2: Don’t over or under cook
Over cooked brown rice gets mushy. Under cooked brown rice is tough or chewy. The little bit of time you pay attention to this is well worth the pay off of tasty healthy rice.

Tip #3: Use your oven
For almost perfect brown rice (tastes, feels and acts just like the white rice) use the oven to cook it. In the month of December, I will be sending my ‘Oven Brown Rice” Recipe out in our December Newsletter. If you want to learn this fool-proof trick (that saves a pot for cooking and takes the same time as the chicken, roast or turkey in the oven) then subscribe to our newsletter in the drop down box that is/was here when you first visited!

You may never fix rice the same ole way again!

Best Blessings!
Donna Miller
Owner, Millers Grain House