Loading Up On Grains

The man's taken a keen interest in replacing the usual brown and basmati rice we eat with other grains. We've always stocked, quinoa, amaranth, farro and kamut at home. Of late, he's taken to using larger quantities of the various grains as base for hearty salads and dishes with bits of pasta. He whips them up for dinner at home, or to store in the fridge as whatever-meal the next day.

We love love love Cold Storage at Great World City, and occasionally Meidi-ya. Between the supermarkets and Tekka (wet) Market, we can easily find almost all the grains we want. Otherwise, we'll just order online. Getting groceries has never been easier in this day and age. I was that child with terrible allergies. They never allowed me to touch margarine even. No candy, no processed food, no sweets, nothing. That was a good 30-something years ago. My grandparents didn't want to feed me sad bland food, and always ensured that I had a steady supply of groceries from overseas where there was an abundance of gluten-free or farm-fresh items. Whenever someone in the family headed out and returned, there would always be a few packs of something in the suitcases for me.

I'm certainly most happy about it. While I can control what I eat at lunch, it's not so easy to do that for dinners. Dinners are a more social affair, and the people I eat with often, are big on sharing yummy food. We've tried so hard to order conservatively, seeing that all our metabolic rates are ahemmm... decreasing, but still kinda failing in that aspect. The man does enjoy cooking. He makes easy one-dish meals, and since he's on a grain-frenzy, for these two months, whenever we can eat at home for dinner, we'll do so.

Kamut, fusilli and zucchini.
Good served piping hot or for the next day, cold.