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[4silva]

@4silva I know about "quick" rolled oats vs. regular rolled oats. Then there are oat groats vs. steel-cut oats, which are whole oat grains and oat grains which have been cut into several smaller pieces (respectively)- I had to "Google" those last two terms just now to make sure I had them straight. But I don't know if regular rolled oats come in different... I dunno.... "grades"?

I just ate about 2 hours ago, but your mentioning oats, peanut butter, raisins, maple syrup, and walnuts made me hungry again...

I bought a 25 lb bag from Azure Standard--they have shipping drops and you meet the truck for your stuff for like $4 shipping. Good prices and quality. That was the first I saw a rating. I've been using thick cut, just never saw a # before.
I thought of you lugging a big ole bag!

 

[Tom L.]

@4silva I'm getting low on oats. I anticipate some lugging in my near future.

 

[KLS52]

I remember doing a comparison awhile back between steel cut, thick rolled and quick oats and the difference was negligible, particularly in regard to fiber/protein. I was surprised and a bit disappointed.

 

[KLS52]

 

[KLS52]

I would love a good granola bar recipe but I like crunchy granola not chewy.

 

[Tom L.]

@KLS52 Huh... the picture on the package of McCann's "Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal" (in your post above) doesn't look like the "steel-cut oats" I saw for sale in a local health food store. Maybe that's yet another type of oats? It doesn't surprise me that all the different kinds of oats are pretty much the same nutritionally, though.

 

[4silva]

@KLS52 Huh... the picture on the package of McCann's "Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal" (in your post above) doesn't look like the "steel-cut oats" I saw for sale in a local health food store. Maybe that's yet another type of oats? It doesn't surprise me that all the different kinds of oats are pretty much the same nutritionally, though.

I was about to say that! Steel cut are also know as "pin head", and like groats cut in pieces, not rolled
I really like groats, but not steel cut. Like how I don't like short grain rice

 

[KLS52]

@KLS52 Huh... the picture on the package of McCann's "Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal" (in your post above) doesn't look like the "steel-cut oats" I saw for sale in a local health food store. Maybe that's yet another type of oats? It doesn't surprise me that all the different kinds of oats are pretty much the same nutritionally, though.

I agree. The ones I used to get look more like this...like pellets.

 

[Tom L.]

@4silva @KLS52 I was wondering... I've seen whole-grain wheat or rye, which I think would be the equivalent of oat groats, referred to as wheat berries or rye berries. I wonder why whole oat grains are referred to differently? And whole grain rice is usually just referred to as "brown rice". Maybe there's no particular reason for it, and that's just the way it is.

Language in general just interests me sometimes.

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[4silva]

@4silva @KLS52 I was wondering... I've seen whole-grain wheat or rye, which I think would be the equivalent of oat groats, referred to as wheat berries or rye berries. I wonder why whole oat grains are referred to differently? And whole grain rice is usually just referred to as "brown rice". Maybe there's no particular reason for it, and that's just the way it is.

Language in general just interests me sometimes.

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I thought the same, but now just searched 'oat berries' and appartently they do go by that name-

Whole grain oats are also known as groats. “Groat” is an old Scottish word for any hulled grain, but it’s mainly used for oats in modern English, while “berry” is used for whole grains of wheat and rye

 

[4silva]

Tips on buying garlic

Garlic is supposed to have a long shelf life when properly stored, so why is so much of the garlic I buy shriveled and in various signs of old? Whether loose from the produce market, grocery or Trader Joes, or in those 3 packs I find most is not fresh. Honestly, I find the best is from Aldi and labeled grown in China. It has good flavor and the best of the bunch.
Not going to get pricey with garlic. Hopefully I'll plant some this fall and get my own

Anyone think the jarred minced garlic is any good?
I just remembered I got some that was already peeled in an air tight bag from the Asian grocery that was good

 

[KLS52]

I like the frozen kind. It comes in tiny little cubes.
I have used jarred on occasion and I find you need to use extra. But nothing beats fresh garlic. I just don't happen to use a lot of garlic myself so I don't buy fresh often.

I do love it roasted.

 

[KLS52]

 

[PTree15]

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Anyone think the jarred minced garlic is any good?
I just remembered I got some that was already peeled in an air tight bag from the Asian grocery that was good

The jarred is OK, but I find I have to use a lot more of it vs. fresh.

 

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Waffles Vegan recipe

Makes 4 or waffles in an 8 inch round waffle iron

You may need to add more almond milk the next day, as it thickens

Make one waffle a day for a meal for one person

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Make sure your waffle iron is prepared for baking. If it’s new, or you don’t know, you’ll need to look online on how to prepare your waffle iron. I remember when I was first married, we got a wedding present of a large waffle iron. I didn’t season it, and the first waffle stuck so bad I threw the whole thing in the garbage. Bad me. (But I was determined to make waffles! So I kept working on my skills, and became a waffle expert!)



You will need a timer.



Prepare: pour some olive oil onto your waffle iron, use a pastry brush to spread it on the top and bottom griddles. l

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (I use a 1:1 combination of Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat four and all-purpose flour. They don’t make WW pastry flour anymore)
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1-1/2 cups milk of choice (Oat milk, almond milk, but not coconut milk)
• 2 tsp white or cider vinegar
• 10 tbsp olive oil

Serve with unsweetened applesauce or thawed frozen berries, etc



Put milk and vinegar in a cup for five minutes to make buttermilk. (Coconut milk will not work to make buttermilk.)



Mix flour and baking powder in 2 quart mixing bowl and mix together



Mix all wet ingredients in a 1 quart mixing bowl.

• Make a hole in the dry ingredients; pour in the wet ingredients, stir, but still somewhat lumpy. Do not over-stir
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• Turn on waffle iron. Use brush to oil the griddles again. Make sure there is plenty of oil.
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• When the red light on the griddle turns to green light, pour the batter into the middle of the griddle, leaving some room on the edges so it does not overflow.

6.Set timer for 3 to 4 MINUTES