more on millet...

[Guest guest]

Marilyn, I understand that everyone has certain likes and dislikes...I

was just surprised about some of the strong feelings toward millet...my

past experience has just been different. Another example of this is

that lots of folks seem to really like kasha (buckwheat groats)...I

can't make them where they are edible...I have never had any I like

so...I am a =p kasha person while many people simply adore kasha. I

wasn't making any judgement about the millet just an observation.

 

Someone asked about my millet pilaf recipe...it is not made in a crock

pot and I don't measure...so I can give you ingredients with

approximations on the amount of millet but I am a visual cook...I add

things " until they look right! "

 

Millet Pilaf

 

Put a small amount of cooking oil in a dutch oven...saute chopped

onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms until the onions are clear...add

millet (about 2 c.)...continue to stir the mixture and let the millet

toast...it will smell like popcorn...when the millet is sauted add a bit

of salt if desired and some vegetable broth or UnChicken broth (cover

millet with an extra inch or so over the millet.) Bring to a simmer

while stirring occasionally...reduce flame and put lid on...let millet

cook on slow fire. This is also good with carrots and peas added to it

also.

 

I hope this recipe is useful...I read recipes like most read novels and

then I draw from my memories of them as I create meals. To me cuisine is

an art form that is solid, substantial and satisfying to those I am

feeding. I am a nurturing soul and to me to feed someone is to share

love as well as a spiritual gift.

 

Namaste,

 

Ardee-ann

 

veganbathnbody

 

Radical_Kitchen_Sink

[Guest guest]

To each her own, Ardee-ann! I am not anti-millet. Just not as good with it

as with some other grains. I almost never use kasha either, but my mom used

to make a kasha and pasta dish that was pretty tasty.

 

Marilyn

Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS!

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ardee-ann-

Ah-ha! So you toast the millet in a bit of oil. I've been trying to dry

toast it - like sesame seeds or nuts. Maybe that's my problem.

 

Thanks for the pilaf directions. When I first started to cook, I was very

concerned about the " proper " amounts of things and the " precise " techniques.

Now I have more confidence and can at least substitute ingredients, combine

several recipes into one, and omit stuff my family won't like. It dosen't hurt

that I have only one picky eater in the family, and he will be a ravenous

teenager in a couple of years, so that will solve his problem!

Jude