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Ancient Grains for Modern Meals Cookbook Giveaway

In Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, the author, Maria Speck, expresses her desire to transform the world into one planet of whole grain lovers. Her love of whole grains shines through the book, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her experiences and learning the history behind some of the recipes.

Read my review of the book here.

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This contest is closed. Congratulations to Rachel of Spice of Life who won the Ancient Grains for Modern Meals cookbook. Refer to this post for more details.

The first recipe I tried from the book was the Floating Sesame Loaf. It was a really fun bread.  There are several other bread recipes and a pizza recipe I plan to try, but this time, I decided to step out of the bread box and try something different.

The next recipe I tested was the Creamy Farro with Honey-Roasted Grapes. It’s really a breakfast or brunch dish, but it sounded so comforting that I served it for dinner the other night. I had some farro grains in my freezer just waiting for me to do something special with them so this was their debut. And debut, they did!

The recipe was really easy to make and the flavors were so unique.  My boyfriend and I really enjoyed the dish.  He said it made him feel really healthy.  The cooked farro grains were delicious and just a little bit chewy.  I loved how the flavors of the farro grains and the roasted grapes blended together. The dish tasted wonderful and satisfying even on a hot Spring night in Georgia.

I didn’t get a photo of the dish because it begged to be eaten right away, but here’s a photo of the roasted grapes.
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I had never roasted grapes before…it was so cool!  I’ll definitely be making this dish again and again.

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve fallen in love with ancient grains myself. That’s why I’m delighted to be able to give away a copy of Maria Speck’s new book.

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Rachel of Spice of Life who won the Ancient Grains for Modern Meals cookbook. Refer to this post for more details.

Thank you Maria Speck and Ten Speed Press for providing me with a review copy and a giveaway copy for my readers.

I also want to thank Shulie of FoodWanderings for letting me borrow her creative giveaway ideas.

Comments

  4. I love salad with wheat germ (tipile) and love to bake breads with all sorts of grains, no exception! I haven’t really cooked much with quinoa still…

  6. currently i’m just using really common things like oatmeal, whole wheat flour and wheat germ but i would like to start adding other grains to my baking and general cooking.

    jacquieastemborski AT comcast DOT net

  12. I’m learning about using grains, other than wheat, and it’s a really interesting process. I could definitely use some direction though!

  13. I would love to know more about all types of ancient grains, but especially Farro, Kamut, and Wheat Berries. I follow you both on Twitter and Tweeted the giveaway. Thanks for this great opportunity!

  14. Oops…entered all those in one before seeing at the end of the “extra” section that I should have left them separately. Sorry about that. So…not sure which of the top ones I should leave separately.

    I also LIKE Ancient Grains on FB.

  19. What a great recipe. Roasted grapes? That sounds really good! The ingredients in this recipe are so unique yet very easy to make.

  20. Did all the liking, twittered my fat italian butt off…but now for my goodies. I use quinoa for pilaf, grind in my bread, along with Amarath, Spelt and others. I am diabetic and am working out high protein, high fiber, low carb bread recipes that allow me to have a sandwich without carb overload.

  25. I just discovered quinoa a few months ago and like cooking with it. Anxious to try some more. Thanks for the chance.

  26. Haven’t tried any Ancient Grains in my bread making yet but do want to try in the future.
    This book would give me the push to do it.
    Thanks for a chance to win.

    P.S.Your roasted grapes look really delicious!

  27. Hi there Cathy, I am not entering the contest as I have the cookbook and it’s absolutely fantastic. Just wanted to dropo by and thank you for the mention, it’s really no problem at all. My pleasure! What a wonderful giveaway for your readers, one person will be super lucky soon! 🙂 All the best, shulie

  29. I’d like to learn more about baking with millet and kasha (buckwheat groats).

    maynekitty[at]live[dot]com

  32. I’ve only done baking with oats and leftover grains from beermaking. I’d like to learn about all kinds of grains!