Six whole grains: Which is your favorite?

I used to think there was something old fashioned about eating whole grains. Chewing a steaming bowl of barley and mushroom soup always seemed so 70s, so retro, somehow, like something vegetarians did before veggie burgers were invented. But these days, whole grains seem like the latest healthy hipster food, and not knowing about quinoa is like not knowing about Lady Gaga.

Here's my six favorite whole grains (but in no particular order).

Pictured: Can you guess which grain?

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An homage to my favorite fruit, the humble avocado

Obviously, I love good food, or I wouldn't be writing about it all the time, and I often sing the praises of my favorite chocolate desserts, and of course, my favorite grain (quinoa, of course), but it's been a while since I waxed poetic about my favorite fruit. So great a fruit is it, that you might not even consider it a fruit. The humble avocado. So, the next few blog posts will be dedicated to extolling the virtues of avocados, and the many culinary uses it inspires, besides just everybody's favorite, guacamole.

I thought I'd start at the beginning. Before we get started exploring the many ways to enjoy avocados, we need fresh ripe avocadoe. Here's how to choose avocadoes, how to ripen avocadoes and how to cut avocados.

Check back soon for inspiring avocado ideas!

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