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Category: Grains

Easy ideas and recipes for cooking with whole grains. How to cook with grains like quinoa, farro and barley.

chocolate pecan cookie granola recipe | writes4food.com

Chocolate cranberry pecan cookie granola.

I’m reposting an old favorite recipe for a cookie-granola mashup that’s impossibly addictive. I’m a little granola-obsessed and, well, when you cookie-fy it, holy mackerel! Get this superdelicious recipe!

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fresh peaches with yogurt and homemade pecan granola | writes4food.com

Fresh peach parfait with toasted pecan granola.

This breakfast bowlful of fresh peaches and vanilla yogurt — topped with homemade toasted pecan granola — is spot on for these hot summer days. Because, peaches and pecans! Get the recipe.

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lentil salad with spiced vinaigrette | writes4food.com

Beautiful lentil salad with spiced vinaigrette.

I’m so in love with this gorgeous lentil salad recipe from The Findlay Market Cookbook (thanks, Joanne!). The spiced vinaigrette TOTALLY makes it sing. Lunch all week! Get the recipe!

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risotto with spring vegetables and herbs recipe | writes4food.com

Spring vegetable and herb risotto.

Spring vegetables and herbs are perfectly at home in risotto, a dish that’s easier to make than you think it is. Get the recipe.

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Barley pilaf with vegetables.

This hearty pilaf of barley with brightly colored vegetables makes the perfect side dish for roast chicken or grilled fish. Get the recipe!

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healthy lunchtime salad recipe with barley and roasted vegetables | writes4food.com

Barley salad with roasted fall vegetables.

My heart will always belong to the PB&J, but I’ve been craving something a bit more healthful for lunch lately, like this barley and vegetable salad. Get the recipe.

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Spanish vegetable rice pilaf recipe | writes4food.com

Rice pilaf with summer vegetables.

This recipe for rice pilaf studded with diced summer vegetables is perfectly in season … for now. Get the recipe.

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old-fashioned oatmeal raisin cookie recipe | writes4food.com

The Clara Project: Perfect oatmeal cookies.

I think this is pretty much the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie recipe: an old-fashioned version from The Clara Project, soft and not too sweet.

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overnight steel-cut oatmeal with quick caramelized bananas | writes4food.com

Creamy overnight oatmeal with brown sugar bananas.

During this endless winter, oatmeal is THE thing to get you out of bed in the morning. Make a batch of overnight oatmeal and wake up happy.

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