[Magdalen] farro salad

[Jay Weigel]

Yep. Although the original farro is thought to have been emmer wheat.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> >
>