red wheat berry cereal

I'm always on the lookout for tasty whole-grain breakfasts. Here is one our family loves!



1 cup red wheat berries
honey, nutmeg, cinnamon
Berries, apples, walnuts, raisins, craisins...whatever topping suits you
Yogurt topping (plain yogurt, maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla extract)

Soak wheat berries overnight. (My friend eats them in the morning without boiling them. I did not notice much of a difference after having boiled them for about 30 minutes. So, you decide!)

I did not measure for the yogurt, just made it according to taste. When the wheat berries are done squeeze two or so teaspoons of honey, then sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Add your toppings and enjoy.

My favorite version of this was made with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey and walnuts. The options are endless.

bi bop breakfast

Yesterday, Zig got up with Evan and made the both of them breakfast. So what's a sane mother to do when the early bird is occupied? Sleep in, of course. But I can never really go back to sleep in the morning so I walked a couple steps to my computer and visited one of my favorite cooking sites. I can't rave enough about Cynthia Lair, but suffice it to say she's the real deal. I've seen her lecture, been in a class of hers at Bastyr, attended her cooking classes, and own her cookbooks. She's fantastic.

But anyway, after just a few minutes browsing her breakfast recipes, I was totally inspired to try this new breakfast called Be Bop Breakfast. And it did not disappoint. It's a take on a Korean dish that I love as well. In fact I had to run find Zig out in the yard afterwards and tell him about the awesome breakfast I was going to make for him the next day. We eat eggs and kale a lot in the mornings, but this recipe had rice and the condiments really make it sing, especially the Thai Chili sauce. A definite new favorite. In fact, I just made it again!