I am craving a good old fashioned sandwich!

[tracyb519]

Any suggestions on food cravings? I am almost tempted to eat Ezekiel bread but I really don't want to. I have tred making the pizza bread but it dosn't do the job like bread does. Help!

[sweetgoddess]

You can make essene bread in a dehydrator. You can search for the recipe in the recipe section under my username. Or you can make Alissa's bun recipe! These are as close to bread as you are going to get.To hit the spot for a sandwich, take an iceberg lettuce leaf cup, fill with tomato, avacado, onion,chopped lettuce, bubbies pickles and Alissa'sonion dip. You can add something for crunch in there like broken up flax crackers or nuts and top with another lettuce leaf cup. Yummy sandwich! :)

Warmly~
Carmel

[greeninlosangeles]

I love sandwich made from my made crakers(Flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, blended onion and red bell pepper) and vegies. Avocado takes care of meat cravings. I also love to put my made sourkraut in it.

[tracyb519]

Thank you for the suggestions!

Sweetgoddess ~ I found the recipe...thank you! It looks good and will be excited if I like it....but where do I get wheat/rye berries and is sprouting easy?

Thanks,
Tracy

[sport]

Thank you for the suggestions!

Sweetgoddess ~ I found the recipe...thank you! It looks good and will be excited if I like it....but where do I get wheat/rye berries and is sprouting easy?

Thanks,
Tracy
You will find them in the health food store. Buckwheat is also good for bread making and sprouting it is easy. I have not sprouted wheat yet except the one to grow wheatgrass so can not comment on that but expect that it is just as easy. If you have not sprouted before then let us know.

[maraw]

There are two kinds of wheat berries. One is soft, used for breads and sprouting, and the other is hard, meant for growing wheat grass. Make sure you buy the soft one.

Wheat berries are very easy to sprout. If you have Alissa's book, she has graciously included a very helpful sprouting chart that gives you yield amounts and soaking/sprouting time frames for many kinds of seed/grain/legume.

All I do is soak the berries overnight in water. Then, in the morning, I rinse them well and strain them in a plastic colander. I spread the berries out across the colander as much as possible so that they are spread pretty thin. I put a little bit of water in a larger bowl and place the colander in that bowl (making sure the berries ARE NOT soaking). I also cover the whole thing with a kitchen towel. Then, I just thoroughly rinse them about 3-4 times a day making sure I move them around well. Spread 'em out again and keep it up for about 2-3 days. You should see sprouts on the second morning, but most spouting charts suggest letting the sprouts grow for a couple of days. I agree with this in that it softens the berries more. Otherwise, I find they are too hard to eat.

I know there are several other methods used for sprouting, but this one works for me. I have heard of using wide-mouthed jars with cheese cloth and there are sprouting trays. I know there is a lot of free information out there about sprouting. Just don't be intimidated by it. I was at first too, and it is very simple once you do it the first time - you'll see. It's really exciting the first time you see those cute little sprouts :p

Best wishes,
Anna

[sweetgoddess]

You can also find wheatberries, believe it or not, at a lot of garden centers, as it is a popular cover crop!


Sprouting is VERY easy. Just soak ina bowl of water overnight. Drain the next morning and dump back into the bowl. Spread the seeds up the sides of the bowl so they arent all sitting at the bottom Rinse 2-3 times a day and do the same thing. Thats it. You will see the sprouts form on the second day and by the 3rd or 4th they are ready.

Enjoy!
Carmel

[Salsify]

Now I know why the wb in my crackers were always so hard, I was afraid to crack my teeth. I already gave up putting them in crackers. I only soaked them overnight with flax. Next time I will sprout them a a few days. :rolleyes:

[tvillemom]

Well, that answers alot for me. I've found HARD winter wheat berries, and almost bought them for sprouting and using in recipes....glad I didn't. ;) I can't find the soft kind, maybe they were just out, but I did buy spelt, I'm going to use that instead. Going to look for that recipe. Also, I made Alissa's bun recipe, and found it just alittle crunchy, but it also turned bitter on me, I think because after it was done dehydrating I put it in a ziplock, in the cabinet....I bet it should be stored in the fridge? DUH, but if someone would confirm what I'm thinking, I'd appreciate it.
Wendi

[michigan roman]

i still crave the whole wheat bread i used to eat before becoming rawvee , and what i do that helps fill me up is on my salads i sprinkle like a third cup of sesame seeds , it makes salad more rib sticking as they say .

[michigan roman]

and another thing to help fill you up , if you make smoothies with bananas ,is to start off by grinding up third cup sesame seeds , then put in your banana , water and some wheat germ . between the sesame and wheat germ itll become dense and heavy , but raw , to fill you up like bread does . and shall also between the 2 add calcium , vita e , b vitamins and protein .