Thursday, September 10, 2009

GOALS, GRAINS AND GRIST

GOALS:
My goal is to use all the freezer and pantry stuff up before I do another major grocery shop!
We have those food moths all over so I think this is a good time to go through it all.
Do you ever look into your pantry and realize you have things in there from 1991! Although I did a great throwout last time I started the "Organize your house and life in one year" Club, I still have things in there I just avoid using. No more, and I will let you know how it goes.

Last night I picked up some inexpensive white fish, enough for 4 + leftover for under $10 and at whole foods!
Took the leftover Gazpacho, marinated the fish in 1/2 of it(most of the liquid), and the other 1/2 I cooked it in a shallow pan, added coriander, apple juice, some of the red wine I was drinking at the time, and cornstarch to thicken.
I also am trying new(old) grains that one rarely uses. I cooked Millet to put the fish over and poured the sauce over that. We also had steamed asparagus.
Didn't go over well with the kids, but my husband liked it.

GRAINS;
As I use different grains I will give you info and history of because I find them so interesting.

Millet - Partly due to its resistance to drought, Millet is one of the oldest foods known to humans. Archeologists have found evidence of it in digs in China dating back to 8300BC, India 2700 BC and Europe 5000BC.
Millet is rich in B vitamins, niacin, B6 and folic acid, calcium, iron potassium, magnesium and zinc. Other uses of Millet; Beer, flatbread. birdseed, and juggling bean bags.
Millet sustains a third of the world's population, being a large part of diet in Northern China, Japan, Manchura, Africa, India, Egypt and various areas of the former Soviet Union.

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