How's was that spelt again?

mumkin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:55:05 -0800

I want to cook with spelt berries. Do you cook with spelt berries? Please tell me why, and how to do it awesomely. Do you have a secret spelt recipe? Something that not only can be made with spelt, but should be made with spelt? Whole grain spelt, not spelt flour, that is. My grocery store sells it in the bulk aisle, so folks must be doing something with it, but cookbooks just seem to say "use in lieu of whole wheat, rye or barley berries." Is there anything that's best when made with spelt? I've made some piilafs, and they were good, but they didn't seem uniquely suited to spelt. I'm an omnivore, so meaty, vegetarian and vegan recipes are equally welcome. Hit me with your speltiest, please.

Tasty whole-wheat pasta?

radioamy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:29:59 -0800

Are there any decent-tasting whole-wheat pastas? So I took the leap and joined Weight Watchers. One of the things they recommend is to eat more whole grains. So I'm trying to switch from regular pasta to whole wheat. So instead of buying my regular delicious De Cecco penne, I bought a box of their whole-wheat penne. I knew it would be different than regular pasta, but I didn't expect it to taste so...horrible! It was barely palatable. I really would have been better off just putting marinara on the shrimp and broccoli and skipping the pasta.

I know there must be better-tasting whole wheat pastas out there. Please, health-conscious hive mind, help me! What do you recommend?

FWIW, I live in the Southern United States. I prefer to shop at the regular run-of-the mill chain grocery, but I will go to Whole Foods if that's what it takes!

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