Category Archives: Recipes

Make-ahead whole grain muffin mix

+11 With this muffin mix, variety is the spice of life!  You can pre-make the mix to BE a certain muffin or you can make a basic mix and keep it easily accessible in the freezer and flavor as left-overs, … Continue reading

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Corn and Wheat Tortillas

+64 Corn tortillas are a staple food, the base of meals from all over the world. Traditional corn tortillas are made with hominy corn treated with lime and water. The dough is called “masa” (meaning “dough”) and powdered masa can … Continue reading

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Make-ahead Cornbread

+9 Just because those little blue and white boxes of cornbread mix are cheap and look convenient, don’t be duped into thinking that they are a good choice!  Flip over that little time-bomb and see the ingredient list! Yikes! You … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Muffins

+14 The beginning of Autumn heralds the coming harvest of sweet potatoes! Our state, (NC) is the country’s biggest producers of sweet potatoes and there are many ways to use them. One delicious way is to make light, fluffy, 100% … Continue reading

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Bread Machine Whole Wheat Challah

+11 One of may family’s favorite things when having our traditional Friday Night Pizza Night is when I have it ‘together’ enough to make this Whole Wheat Challah.  The loaf does not last long! I do use my bread machine … Continue reading

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Quick and Easy Snack Cake

+9 This cake is light, sweet and very versatile. Use whatever dried fruit you have on hand and whatever whole grain flour you prefer. I use Kamut in this cake because it brings a golden, mild, buttery flavor perfect for … Continue reading

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Herbed Kamut Pasta

+15 Why make pasta at home when you can easily buy it at the store? For the same reasons to make fresh, homemade and whole grain breads, tortillas, bagels, muffins and everything else you can! Fresh, fresh, fresh! The taste … Continue reading

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Heart Healthy Whole Wheat Pancakes!

+10 Pancakes have been a favorite for Sunday Morning Breakfasts for as long as we’ve had children.  Waffles run a close second but pancakes were the usual flare for that special day of the week. For years I used the … Continue reading

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Whole Wheat Parmesan-Herb Bread

+10 This recipe recipe can be shaped in a variety of ways from cloverleaf, sticks, loaf or rolls. So no matter the occasion, they are well worth the time to make them and present them as you would like to … Continue reading

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