"All grain is ordained for the use of man,...to be the staff of life....
All grain is good for the food of man;...--
Nevertheless, wheat for man...."

Doctrine and Covenants 89: 14, 16-17 (Known as the Word of Wisdom)

Our Blog Names

While playing around, we happened upon names that mean wheat. We kind of liked them so we adopted them as our blog names. We'll be signing our blogs with our "wheat" names.

Gwenith - Welch (female) is Honeybee
Basak
- Turkish (female) is Grandma
Zea - Latin (female) is Walkers

OUR QUEST

Basak: My quest is to understand and know why the Lord said, "Nevertheless, wheat for man". I want to know how to prepare and use it in the Lord's ways and thus, it will taste good and our families will want to eat it. I want to know why the word "nevertheless" was used, how much we need and why. My quest is to know it all.

Gwenith: Several months ago, the thought came to me. How will we eat in the Millennium? That sounds funny, I know, but what I mean when I say that is, 'What is a higher law of health and nutrition and how can I eat that way using my food storage?' This is what I am working on.

Zea: My quest... to learn and live the word of wisdom so that me and my family will be blessed to live a healthy life. In this process I've ended up having several "sub" quests, such as learning more about grains, herbs, what things in our diet and life are created by "evil and conspiring men", and needless to say one subject leads to another. Right now I'm trying to put the knowledge I've gathered so far (while still gathering more) into practice for me and my family... not an easy task when you have a picky eater!

And as we pursue our quests, we desire to help others.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Cracked Wheat Patties - tasty!

Basak,
Onward and upward (an inside joke between us!)

I really like this recipe given to me by my friend Gwyn.

CRACKED WHEAT PATTIES

2 cups cooked cracked wheat
2 Tbsp dry milk powder
1 egg (or 2-3 egg whites)
½ cup chopped onion**
1 Tbsp dried parsley
2 ½ tsp. chicken bouillon

This recipe works well with the wheat cracked into fairly small pieces (3-4 cracks per kernel as opposed to 2). Mix all ingredients. If mixture is too moist, add ¼- ½ cups whole wheat flour. Roll into ball (about 2-3 inches in diameter). What really makes this recipe good is if you 'bread' or roll the ball in a mixture of some whole wheat flour, lemon pepper, and season salt (I might try about 1 C. of flour to 1/4 to 1/2 t. each of the lemon pepper and season salt). Drop by tablespoon or ice cream scoop into pan heated with small amount of hot oil. Flatten ball to a patty shape. Brown patties on both sides in oil. Serve hot or cold. I like to serve just like a hamburger - on hamburger buns with mayo, ketchup, and other favorite condiments.

**To substitute dried onion with fresh onion, 1/2 C. fresh onion equals 1 1/2 T. dried onion flakes. Cook the onion flakes with the cracked wheat so they are softened. Or you can use 1 1/2 t. onion powder.

To make a ground meat consistency, mix as above, pour into pan, stir and cook until looks like ground meat cooked. Use 2 cups for 1 lb. of cooked ground meat.

The only difficult thing about this recipe for me is that bouillon contains so much MSG. I'm trying to stay away from that (for reasons why, go to www.msgmyth.com). An option I thought of was to cook the cracked wheat in homemade chicken broth/stock and then eliminate bouillon from the recipe.

Gwenith

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A LITTLE ABOUT US

I'm Basak (Grandma). I'm married to a wonderful husband who spoils me and puts up with all my kitchen lab work and in my working to serve others. We have four wonderful children and they have blessed us with sixteen grandchildren. I always seem to be learning something new and I love it.

I met Gwenith a few years ago and she's become a very dear friend. We found we were kindred sisters in the preparedness world. We now live miles apart and yet, the kindred has never dwindled. When we talk, we find we always seem to be going down the same road in the thought process - a miracle in itself.


I'm Gwenith (Honeybee). I have a wonderful husband and two boys who are my jewels. I have known since serving a proselyting/welfare mission years ago that the Lord wanted me to be involved in the 'Provident Living' side of things.

The last several years have been an amazing learning adventure and I thank the Lord for allowing me to be an instrument in His hands in any way. Thank goodness I have a friend to share this adventure with -- Basak. Though Basak seems my peer, not my elder, I lean heavily on her wisdom, experience and most of all her strong spirituality. She is an example to me. My efforts to becoming closer to the Lord have benefited from watching her. Thank you, friend!