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Early man was a hunter-gatherer,
depending on luck to ensure survival. As we evolved to domesticate
animals and grow our food, life was extended and we lived longer.
Once women gathered together to pound grains on a rock, a laborious
task, but one that ensured survival and even drew women together in
a community.
From maize in the Americas, to the lentil of Europe and Asia, to the terraced rice hills in
Asia, beans and grains have been our sustenance. They make a meal
complete when served beside a meat dish or stand alone to nourish. This is the foundation of the vegetarian diet and by combining grains and beans with a good handful of nuts or dairy products, we can achieve a protein balance without eating meat. There are no clogged arteries with this diet, and beans are known to lower cholesterol.
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Pasta is made from grain, but warrants its own page - click here
new grain and bean recipes :
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Grains Recipes
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- african
pilaf (pilau) - brought back from Safari, this is pork or beef
with a rice pilaf
- arabian
rice with lamb (saliq) - on of the most famous saudi dishes middle
eastern
- arancini - a classic Sicilian dish Sicilian
- Arroz
con Pollo - the food of the gods, a version from Puerto Rico - is this a grain dish, a chicken dish?
- artichoke and rice salad - uses bottled in oil artichokes
- barley salad with zucchini, red pepper and salame
- bodi pulao - a Nepali recipe for black eyed beans and basmati rice
- brown
rice salad - yes, Virginia, there is good taste when eating healthy
- brown
rice with tahini dressing - healthy food really can taste good
- brown rice casserole with asparagus and mushrooms
- bulgur pilaf - from the wonderful Moosewood Restaurant
- couscous
with cherries - couscous made fresh with cherries
- couscous - gingered
couscous - refreshing for hot summer days
- couscous with spinach
- couscous - spicy
- cous-cous - moroccan squash tagine with couscous a vegetarian dish from The Ethical Gourmet
- couscous with preserved lemon and almond
- couscous - curried with chicken
- couscous and vegetable stew - slightly Mediterranean, slightly Middle Eastern, plain old good
- Cape
Malay Yellow Rice
- champagne
risotto - elegant, elegant, elegant
- Egyptian
salty rice - for rice and beef
- stuffed
grape leaves -Egyptian style, with a rice stuffing
- fried
rice #1 - from a Chinese-American
- Trinidad
'Chinese' fried rice - the Caribbean Islands know about fusion
cooking
- susie's
fried rice - comfort food, and a lesson in life
- kale
& pumpkin risotto - deep and delicious
- matzo
balls for your chicken soup
- mufallaq
- wheat with lamb or beef - grain and meat in a savory stew middle eastern
- pierogi - call
them pirog, pierogi, pirozhki, by any name they are delicious
- polenta - a staple and ways to dress it
- quinoa with an Italian spirit
- quinoa - caribbean quinoa
- Quinoa & Crescenza with Sauteed Mushrooms
- quinoa
- mushroom pilaf - from high in the Andes, nutrition and delicacy
- quinoa
scallion salad - a hot weather spin on Quinoa
- rice
pilaf with chicken & yogurt - this is from Afghanistan and
is a subtle, nuanced dish
- rice
pilaf with chard, pine nuts & pomegranate seeds - from Faye
Levy, author of Middle Eastern cookbooks
- rice - down and dirty rice - nothing dirty, it is flavorful and nutritious
- rice
(Spanish) with clams (arroz con almejas calvete) - go beyond paella-
from LA COCINA DE MAMÁ
- sephardic
sabbath rice - saffron distinguishes this as Spanish in origin
- rice
salad - israeli - a molded salad, and very elegant
- risotto with Barolo wine - from Mario Batali
- risotto - risi
e bisi - a hint of Venice in early spring
- risotto - kale
& pumpkin risotto - deep and delicious
- risotto
with pumpkin and pancetta - from the great chef, Gordon Ramsay
- risotto nero - black rice from the Veneto Region, a classic Venetian dish
- risotto - winter squash risotto recipe from the Lombardy region of Italy
- risotto - wild mushroom risotto recipe from the Lombardy region of Italy
- risotto with zucchine - from Italian shores
- rice - quick seafood risotto with long-grain rice
- southern
red rice - tradition continued, from grandma to grandson
- tabbouleh - the classic, and this one's authentic middle
eastern
- wheat
berry salad - a star party dish
- wild
rice & simmered shiitake pilaf - an Asian flavor
- sausage and wild rice casserole - the sausage keeps the wild rice moist
- Wild Rice with Dried Blueberries, Cranberries, Currants and Hazelnuts - a treasure-house of nutritional elements - health food personified
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- baked beans - for serving a crowd
- baked
beans with sorghum- discover sorghum's nutty flavor
- baked beans II
- black bean (smoky) & cheddar dip
- calico bean bake- slow cooker recipe
- bodi pulao - a Nepali recipe for black eyed beans and basmati rice
- edamame (soybeans) - whole wheat linguine with arugula and edamame - a combination of pungent and sweet to please the senses and makes us healthy - from the 12 Best Foods Cookbook by Dana Jacobi
- egyptian
bean salad - this is a different way to serve green beans
- beans and rice, ozarks style- slow simmer in a crockpot, relax
and enjoy
- chickpea,
feta & vegetable salad - a vitamin pill in a bowl
- chickpeas (garbanzos) Puerto Rican criollo style
- cuban
black beans - a spicy Cuban dish
- cuban black beans stewed - Cuba IS black beans
- beans / frijoles negros black beans- from scratch - easy
- beans / frijoles - refritos negros - refried black beans
- frijoles
borrachos (monterey style 'drunken' beans)- from The Border
Cookbook - the best of the Southwest
- ful - middle eastern fava bean salad - one of Egypt's national dishes
- pinto beans may be substituted
- gene's
beans - 'robbed' while on a street corner - a meal of its own
- "Lentil"
chopped liver - a vegetarian adaptation of chopped liver
- lentils, curried - this is spicy, halfway between soup and stew
- lentils, honey-baked
- lentil
mushroom loaf - a loaf for all seasons with crimini mushroom,
walnut and basil
- lentil stew- ethiopian - a spicy way to serve lentils
- lima beans - from one of our great southern cook
- New
Orleans Red Beans and Sausage - a classic, this from New Orleans
- spicy
black bean salad - black beans, avocado and lots of lime
- tempeh
- orange-glazed tempeh triangles - from The Real Food Daily Cookbook
- tofu mayonnaise spread - flavor it any way you like to bring a variety of ethnic tastes
- tofu-dill dip - you can't stop dipping which means lots of fresh veggies
- tofu sandwich Italian style - the flavors of Italy on an Asian staple
- tofu stir-fried with eggplant - quick, quick, nutritious, nutritious
- tofu-vegetable stir-fry - many vegetables in this recipe - a nutritional powerhouse
- tofu =baked tofu marinated in lemon and rosemary - simple and delicious
- tofu - glazed
tofu - a few minutes of simmering in a glaze flavors this firm
tofu - can be used in place of chicken in a salad
- tofu -Spicy Tofu with Orange & Snow Peas this has a Japanese ring to it
- tofu -teriyaki tofu - so easy, easy easy you will want to cook with tofu all the time
- tofu with salted black soybeans (Chinese) - a spicy dish using fermented black beans
- tofu - taiwanese fried tofu with dipping sauce - the sauce is the kicker - delicious
- tofu - Chinese casserole of tofu, shrimp & vegetables - the shrimp is the main flavor
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