Sprouted Wheat Update

So we tried the sprouted wheat on salad and in burritos. We couldn't really taste it in those dishes but when you eat it by itself it has a subtle grassy taste. (How do I know what grass tastes like? I don't know.) I have learned that wheat grows as grass and you can actually plant it in pots and grow wheatgrass to make wheatgrass juice like they have at Jamba Juice. But I don't have a juicer so I won't be trying that one. I don't know what kind of nutrients are in sprouted wheat--I figure it must be healthy--but it was fun to grow and eat!

Fat & Happy

I know I'm biased, but how cute is this chubby, happy baby!

New Haircut

Some of you have already seen my new haircut done by the fabulous Geri, but here it is for my far away friends. I wanted a picture of it professionally blown-out so that I could try to replicate it on my own. Isn't it sad how you can never get it to look the same way it did when you walked out of the salon?

Soccer Time

The soccer season started a while ago but this was the first time I remembered to bring my camera. Molly is playing in a clinic league where they have coaches from the UK Elite program teaching them. They're really great and they're actually from the UK and have cool accents. Carolyn is in an older age group where they play actual games. She has scored seven goals total out of her three games so far. I can't believe I have a kid that actually scores goals!

Sprouting Wheat: Day 5

I have sprouts! I'm not sure when to eat them. I think I'll still give it a day or two.

Sprouting Wheat: Day 2

I can see something happening! There are little white things at the tip of almost all the pieces of wheat. I feel like I'm doing an elementary school science experiment. (Did anyone else turn celery into two different colors? I think I did that one every year.) Here's step two:

Put the beans in a 1-quart jar, cover with a double layer of cheesecloth, and secure with a rubber band.

Over the next few days I'm supposed to fill the jar with cool water twice a day and drain it well through the cheesecloth to not get mold. Shoots should appear within five days. I'll post a picture when I have the shoots.

Sprouting Wheat: Day 1

I went to the cannery this week and bought about 275 lbs. of wheat. I've been hearing about ways to use wheat other than grinding it and using it as flour. One of them is sprouting it. I read about it in All About Vegetarian Cooking, which I got from the library and after hearing some ladies at the cannery talking about it I decided to try it, especially now that I have so much wheat. Sprouted wheat can be used just like bean sprouts you buy in the store: on salads, in sandwiches, or in one of my favorite comfort foods - ramen. (It was a staple in our house growing up.)

So today I did step 1: Cover 3 T wheat kernels with 2 inches warm (not hot) water in a large bowl. Let stand for up to 24 hours; drain and rinse.

Tomorrow I will do the drain and rinse part. The instructions in the book are actually for sprouting beans but it says you can do seeds such as alfalfa, wheat, and radish the same way.