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Grains, Legumes, and Nuts
(Rice and Beans)

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For additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subject headings and also by the specific name of the grain, bean or nut:

 

Selected Books

Nuts Griffith, Linda and Fred Griffith
Nuts: Rrecipes from around the world that feature nature's perfect ingredient
Award-winning cookbook authors Linda and Fred Griffith have traveled the world collecting recipes that highlight the delights of cooking with nuts and researching the history and cultures that surround them.
TX814.G75 2003
 
Hodgson Mill Whole Grain Baking Hodgson Mill Whole Grain Baking: 400 healthy and delicious recipes for muffins, breads, cookies, and more
Hodgson Mill is joining King Arthur Flour on the whole grain bandwagon.
TX808.H63 2007x
 
The Whole Grain Cookbook Livingston, A. D., 1932-
The Whole Grain Cookbook: Delicious recipes for wheat, barley, oats, rye, amaranth, spelt, corn, millet, quinoa, and more, with instructions for milling your own
From the familiar oat to exotic ancient crops, Livingston celebrates the good eating to be had from whole grains. These eclectic, homespun recipes show these various grains at their best, whether on their own or cooked with meats and vegetables
TX808.L58 2000
 
Fruit & Nuts Lyle, Susanna
Fruit & Nuts: a comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plants
This A to Z guide of over 300 species emphasizes the nutritional and health benefits of each fruit and nut.
rq SB355.L95 2006
 
Whole Grains: Every Day, Every Way Sass, Lorna J.
Whole Grains: Every Day, Every Way
Lorna Sass covers all sorts of grains (including some you probably haven't heard of - like Job's tears) in this very appealing cookbook. Although she has written many vegetarian cookbooks, this one includes non-vegetarian recipes as well.
TX808.S27 2006
 
The Amazing World of Rice Simmons, Marie
The Amazing World of Rice: with 150 recipes for pilafs, paellas, puddings and more
Simmons, the "Healthy Cooking" columnist in Bon Appetit, provides recipes from around the world for the many different kinds of rice available today.
TX809.R5 S463 2003
 
Quinoa the Supergrain Wood, Rebecca
Quinoa the Supergrain: Ancient Food for Today
Rebecca Wood gives a history of the ancient grain from the Andes of South America as well as recipes.
TX393 .W66 1989
 
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Web Sites

  • Almonds Are In!
    This website from the California Almond Council offers information for the consumer, food service and health professionals, and for the manufacturer, including nutritional information and recipes.
  • BarleyFoods (National Barley Foods Council)
    Have you ever bought a pound of barley or barley flour and, aside from Mushroom & Barley Soup, couldn't find recipes for using it? Here you'll find a whole array of dishes using this ancient grain.
  • Barley: Alberta Barley
    Try their Barley Pancakes, Barley Scones, Fallen Angel Cake, Parley Pudding. From the Alberta Barley Commission.
  • Beans: Idaho Bean Commission
    Idaho is the largest Seed Bean growing area (for export) in the world. Their website offers a variety of recipes for a variety of beans. Pictures of the beans and recipes are included.
  • Bob's Red Mill
    This producer of Stone Ground Whole Grain Products offers a searchable database of recipes using their products.
  • Grain Legumes Portal
    This informational and mainly agricultural website is from the European Association for Grain Legume Research. By "grain legumes" they mean crop plants belonging to the legume family with papilionaceous flowers and pods containing seeds (peas, faba beans, lupins, chickpeas, lentils, Phaseolus beans, etc). They produce their own nitrogen with the help of bacteria and don't require fertilizers.
  • Oats: Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship
    Visit this bakeoff site for oatmeal to find out about porridge in Scotland. How inventive can one be with oatmeal? Check out their porridge recipes to find out. Of additional interest is their Porridge & Oatmeal Thesaurus.
  • Oats: Quaker Oatmeal
    Health information and recipes.
  • Peas & Lentils: USA Dry Peas, Lentils and Chickpeas
    Information from USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council.
  • Peanuts: National Peanut Board
    Their website includes recipes such as boiled peanuts, peanut butter cookies, peanut brittle, and many other fabulous concoctions!
  • Popcorn!
    History, nutrition, recipes, encyclopedia, from the Popcorn Board
  • Quinoa: A Sacred, Super Crop
    This October 31, 2007 article by Nicole Spiridakis from NPR is a nice introduction to the supergrain from the Andes.
  • Rice: California Rice Commission
    Includes information on the California rice industry, the environment, recipes, foreign language materials, media and education.
  • Rice: USA Rice Federation
    Recipes and information
  • RiceWeb
    "Everything you want to know about one of the world's longest running cereals: the history of rice, where and how it is grown, recipes, and much more." Produced by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines; in association with the Africa Rice Center and the Centro Internacional Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Colombia.
  • Wheat Foods Council
    news and tips on how and why to enjoy more grain foods for better health
  • Whole Grains Council
    The Mission of the Whole Grains Council is to increase consumption of whole grains to provide better health for all consumers. Part of their strategy is to promote the use of a Whole Grain Stamp on foods so that consumers begin to look for it. Their website includes information about whole grains and whole grain advocacy (especially in schools), recipes, and links to producers of whole grains.