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Bring whole grains to the table in a flash.

We all know that we should be eating more whole grains, an essential foundation of any healthy diet. Making this goal a reality can be a challenge, though, especially on a weeknight. In Whole Grains for Busy People, Lorna Sass, author of the James Beard Award–winning book Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way, shows us how to do it—deliciously.

Lorna shares 125 tempting recipes that focus exclusively on quick-cooking whole grains—those that take 30 minutes or less to cook—and on the array of whole-grain products that are now easily found in grocery stores, from tortillas to pastas. Boost the nutrition of any meal with tasty, flavor-packed dishes such as Oat-Crusted Turkey Cutlets with Gingered Cranberry Relish; Barley with Mushrooms, Beef, and Dill Sour Cream; and Bulgur Salad with Tuna, Olives, and Feta. Even sweets get a healthy makeover with whole-grain ingredients so that anyone can feel good about indulging in treats such as Orange-Scented Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peach Blueberry Crumble, or Chocolate Pudding Pie.

Lorna guides readers through every step of cooking with whole grains, from reading the labels and selecting the best whole-grain products to using techniques that bring out the maximum flavors in the recipes. Rounded out with whole-grain quick-reference charts, advice on building a well-stocked pantry, suggestions for recipe variations, and a full-color photo insert, Whole Grains for Busy People is the only book home cooks need to make over their family’s diet—without spending their entire lives in the kitchen.

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 "Disappointing use of too many convenience foods" 2010-04-06
By California Reader
I was excited to get a copy of this book as I already own two of Lorna Sass' other cookbooks. I use recipes from those books on an almost weekly basis. But I was utterly disappointed. I expected to find recipes to help me get whole grains on the table with minimal preparation, either through the use of a pressure cooker or slow cooker, or perhaps soaking? Who knows; I am fairly new to whole-grain cooking so I thought she'd teach me something great.

Alas, this cookbook relies heavily on processed ingredients to get the "whole" grains on the table quickly. Minute Brown Rice is used in many, many recipes, and I also found quick-cooking barley, Bisquick (!), and whole-wheat tortillas among the ingredient lists.

I understand that I was apparently not in the target audience for this book. But it is so completely different from her other cookbooks' reliance on fresh, unprocessed ingredients that I almost can't believe it's the same author.


 "Great Book!" 2009-12-03
By Sarah E. Beck
This book has LOTS of information about grains I had never even heard of before, as well as places to get them from and yummy ways to cook them. The recipes are easy to prepare and cook quickly. It also includes meatless options for most of the recipes.


 "Okay book for those new to whole grains and not vegetarians" 2009-11-11
By CMA
I was a bit disappointed by this book even after overlooking the fact that the majority of the recipes called for meat as a large part of the dish (not a fan of the industrial, factory farmed meat found in the typical supermarket). I read Sass' Whole Grains Every Day Every Way and really loved it so I was expecting to love this book also. If you are new to the world of whole grains and trying to incorporate them into your meals, it may offer some good recipes for you. Because it was intended for people that need to cook something quick, several of the recipes called for dried onions (made me think McDonalds) and granulated garlic. Many of the brown rice recipes called for using the prepackaged minute rice. Since I am fortunate to have a good market close with a large bulk section, I tend not to purchase prepackaged grains/rice so, as explained in the book. the recipes were written specifically for the minute rice not with regular brown rice. Unfortunately, I didn't feel compeled to make any of the recipes in the book. The intro is a good primer on whole grains but I'd recommend Sass' Whole Grains Every Day Every Way for that as well as the recipes.


 "Great book" 2009-05-30
By Tracy Hadfield (Utah)
i think the book is great and the recipes are delicious. I even took a class from the author of the book and it was great. I agree with one of the comments that I read before buying that it would be great to have the nutrional values for the dishes.


 "so far so good" 2009-05-15
By Ckruisin (Chicago, IL USA)
Tried 2 recipes so far both were wonderful - salmon with quinoa and multigrain pancakes


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