Steamed Wheat Berries

I have found several uses for this lately. It is so yummy and I can't believe I have never steamed wheat before.

Steam 1 cup wheat berries and 2 cups boiling water for about 2 hours. Add salt also. I think about 1/2 tsp or more. I brought it to a boil then let it simmer for over 2 I believe. Keep cooking until it is soft or at least like you like it.

Then add to other hot cereal for breakfast.
Or put it in soup, eat it as a snack, or throw it into a casserole. Be creative.
Yesterday I put it on my spinach salad with feta, craisins, sliced almonds, and my poppy seed salad dressing. It was so good.

Caroline's Cake

Caroline made a cake mix the other day and decided to add in some extras. It turned out so moist and delicious and even healthy ?!

1 yellow cake mix
2 grated carrots
3 smashed bananas
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1/3 c. oil
1 tsp baking soda
couple handfuls of chocolate chips
several sprinkles of wheat germ

Toni's Outrageous Muffins

1/3 c. course ground corn meal
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 cup soy flour ( i used flour)
1 cup wheat flour
1/4 c. wheat germ
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup ground almonds ( I didn't use because of my kids, grrr.. . )
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 c. oil (next time I will try these with half applesauce)
grated peel of one orange
1/2 cup craisins
1/2 cup diced dried apricots ( I used frozen blueberries instead of dried fruit)

Mix dry and wet in separate bowls then combine just until moistened. fill muffin cups and bake at 350
until golden.
This recipe is on the back of the Bob's Red Mill Course Grind Cornmeal package.
They are my new favorite blueberry muffin recipe. All my kids ate them.