[Magdalen] farro salad

[Grace Cangialosi]

Kind of like spelt?

On July 31, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

Farro is an ancient form of wheat, traced back to the Romans. It's sold
dried and is interchangeable with barley in most recipes. Very tasty, cooks
up in about 25 minutes or thereabouts.

Costco gas will generally be a penny or so cheaper than Sheetz, sometimes
more. Depends on where the Sheetz is located. There's one across the street
from our Costco, and it's generally just about one penny more than Costco,
but all the other Sheetz stores in the area are higher than that.

What we really like our Costco for is meat, which we break down into
meal-sized portions and freeze. Also various organic staples (olive oil,
coconut oil, butter), cheeses, and to a limited extent, produce. Also
hummus, which I'm too bone-lazy to make.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Somehow I missed a key piece of information here...what is farro?
>
> And Jay, a brand-new Costco opened here on Wednesday! Since Zi don't do
> Sam's Club or WalMart, this is very exciting. They also have a gas
> station... Don't know how their price will compare with Sheetz.
>
> > On Jul 31, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sounds good. We discovered farro awhile back at Costco. Don't eat it
> often
> > on our lower-carb diet, but it's yummy!
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:36 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> This morning's accomplishment:
> >>
> >> cook one cup of farro in salted water, drain
> >>
> >> in a heavy skillet
> >> 1/4 cup olive oil
> >> 2 large shallots, coarsely chopped
> >> a box of mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
> >> when the shallots are translucent, add
> >> 4 Garlic cloves, minced
> >> cook less than a minute
> >> add 1/4 cup pine nuts
> >> a shake of soy sauce
> >> a shake of vinegar (I usually use champagne or sherry)
> >> several shakes of ground white pepper
> >> mix together
> >> then add the drained farro, and mix again
> >>
> >> refrigerate, covered, for a day
> >>
> >> if to be served with ham, add raisins
> >> if to be served with pork, add dried cherries
> >> if to be served with lamb, add mint leaves
> >> or whatever you have that looks interesting
> >> scallions are nice, too
> >>
>