Whole Grain Recipes - Whole Grain Gourmet

What's this all about?

We love whole grains! We have found that we prefer their flavor. They are also far healthier than the refined foods which characterize the typical modern diet.

Switching to whole grains helps maintain a low glycemic diet. That means you will have more sustainable energy levels throughout the day, and probably fewer problems with weight control.

We created this website with one goal: to build an online community of like-minded people who either share our enthusiasm about whole grains or just want to learn more about them.

Featured Recipes

Multigrain Chocolate Chip Cookies

For a long time we pondered the question, can we bake a whole grain cookie that is comparable in t...

Wilted Spinach Salad with Kamut

On a beautiful spring day, perhaps nothing makes a better lunch than a salad that is at once ref...

Brown Rice Temaki

This recipe is a family favorite that is as much fun to make as it is to eat. It's also remarkably...

Brazilian Brown Rice

By now you've heard the news...for a myriad of reasons, it is important to eat more whole grains. ...

Lemon Bars

The nice weather that we had on the East Coast for TWO days had me daydreaming about our time in H...

Light and Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes

My preschooler asked for pancakes this morning. We have a wonderful buttermilk pancake recipe tha...

Basic Quinoa

Although technically not a grain (it is a seed), quinoa is used as a grain and is often referred t...

Multigrain Indulgence

Don't ever go grocery shopping when you're hungry. Ever hear that one? Here's another one for...

Apple Spice Cake

One of the things I love about this recipe is you can make it a day ahead and it's still wonderfully...

Sweet Potato Waffles

"I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during...

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Wilted Spinach Salad with Kamut

On a beautiful spring day, perhaps nothing makes a better lunch than a salad that is at once refreshing and hearty. Something that will give you the nutrients and energy to get through an active outdoor day without slowing you down. This morning, I awoke inspired to whip up a hearty grain sala...

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Red Wheat Berry Salad

Some good friends of ours recently asked us for this recipe. They planned to serve it at a family Easter dinner. We met with them yesterday and it sounds like they loved it. It had been a little while since we last made it, so we decided to put some red wheat berries to soak last night before be...

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Light and Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes

My preschooler asked for pancakes this morning. We have a wonderful buttermilk pancake recipe that we have made for years, but when I looked in the refrigerator all we had was our usual organic soy milk. We almost always use soy milk in our baking and you would never notice the difference. I ha...

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Lemon Bars

The nice weather that we had on the East Coast for TWO days had me daydreaming about our time in Hawaii and the best lemon bars ever from a little bakery in Honolulu. I was so inspired I came up with my own lemon bar recipe and, I must say, these bars are fabulously good!!!! The shortbread crust a...

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Multigrain Chocolate Chip Cookies

For a long time we pondered the question, can we bake a whole grain cookie that is comparable in texture, flavor, and moisture, to a conventionally baked cookie? You see, my wife has been an exceptional baker since she was a teenager. She approaches baking with a precision that rivals aircraft eng...

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