Keeping with the cooking questions, what should I do with this mixed grains blend?

Salad? Really? I would make biscuits with them, and serve with a greens/fruit salad.

Cook the grains, add vegetables and a lean meat. (Shrimp? Chicken? Or no meat?) Season and you should be good! Sounds like an interesting mix, actually.

I have no idea what all that jargon is that you listed as the ingredients, but I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest chicken?

you can serve them with sauteed vegies, although if this is in lieu of going out shopping, then you have to scour your pantry and mix in whatever is more or less solid.

@nikipedia: If grains and beans are cooked, then add any vegetable that can be eaten raw. Dried cranberries is a nice addition along with a mild vinaigrette.

@YARNLADY That does sound good. Would you use the grains instead of flour for the biscuits?

Sorry, I should have specified, I am an herbivore.

@gailcalled, you must be psychic. Dried cranberries and red wine vinegar are basically the only other things in my cupboard.

Voilà. You do need some olive or canola oil, however.

How about some crushed almonds? Good or bad idea?

Perfect. Toss in almost anything that sounds good.

I got stuck with some frozen cranberries last week, thinking that I had bought frozen raspberries. There is a recipe on the bag that calls for only ⅓ C water and ⅓ C sugar. It turned out to be a really nice and only mildly sweet marmelade.

I married it with some lo-fat cottage cheese, a toss of sunflower seeds, a sprinkle of ground flaxseed and ¼ C pecan halves. A surprisingly sumptuous breakfast.

@Taciturnu Not instead of flour, reduced flour and add as if adding nuts.
2 cups flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup margarine
1¼ cup mixed grains
¾ cup milk

Combine first five ingredients in a mixing bowl, cut in the margarine until it resembles course grounds. Stir in grains and milk until just moistened. Turn out on floured board, roll to ¾ in thickness, cut with floured cookie cutter. Place 1 in apart on baking sheet, bake at 375 degrees for 15 or 20 minutes.

I would make a Middle Eastern-style salad; mix it with some chopped cucumber and tomatoes, fresh coriander (the leafy herb, not the spice), parsley and garlic.

@YARNLADY Interesting. I’ll try that sometime. Thanks!

I’d add some kind of thinly-sliced green—anything from lettuce to kale to mustard greens. If it’s not lettuce, you can stir it in while the grains are still hot, so the greens wilt without getting too cooked. Some kind of nut, a few raisins or dried cranberries… maybe some vinegrette-style salad dressing… YUM!