Grain Recipes
Grains are the staple food of most of the world. Whatever grain you've got, we can help you cook it.
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Pork Chops Baked With Kasha and Wild Mushrooms
This dish, by Terri J Magestro, was the winning recipe at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair Heirloom Recipe Contest, at which owner Pa…
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Easy and Quick Irish Oats
Irish oats do not need to take a long time to cook, if you follow the technique in this recipe for a flavorful way of making this …
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Baked Rhubarb Oatmeal
This is not a sliceable, solid oatmeal like some baked oatmeals, but just a convenient way to prepare conventional oatmeal that le…
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Sweetened Saffron Rice
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Turkish Rice Pilaf
When preparing for a cooking class that encompassed all four directions of the Mediterranean, I came upon so many types of rice di…
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Curried Rice
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Savory Northern Corn Bread
This is NORTHERN corn bread at its best; moist, tender, savory, beautiful, fabulous!
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Chai Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
I created this recipe after tasting the Spice House Chai mix. This pudding is full of exotic flavor and is worth the time it take…
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seasoned rice
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Moroccan Rice Pudding
From Mediterranean: Food of the Sun by Jacqueline Clark and Joanna Farrow.
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Lake Shore - Cheddar Popcorn
My mother in law gave gift boxes from The Spice House to all 5 of the women in the family last Christmas. This started a flurry o…
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Toasted Brie Bread
I started serving this at brunches with the girls. It instantly turned into a hit. It makes a great appitizer, and compliments any…
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Ginger Spice Cookies
These cookies have gone through several incarnations. Cindy Wallner sent us the recipe that her mother adapted from Bon Appétit, …
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Classic Irish Soda Bread
Nothing goes better with corned beef and green beer (on St. Paddy's day) than this classic bread.
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Spaghetti al Eisa
When my partner told me he didn't like regular pasta with meat sauce (what I had planned to cook), I had to create a baked pasta u…
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Kathy's Banana Nut Bread
When our children were small, we ended up with a lot of bananas that were too ripe. So, I experimented and created my own recipe …
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Basic Scones
After searching all over for "the real scone recipe" I synthesized my own. It lends itself well to personalizing with your own ad…
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Grits ala Taylor Street
Here is a simple and healthy way to prepare corn grits, with an cheesy Italian flair.
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Chicken in Cream Sauce
I was driving in my car thinking of different recipes that my daughter and I could fix and this one just sort of came to me. I did…
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Pecan Rice
Slightly sweet, with a subtle warmth from the curry powder, this is not curried rice. This is one of my few excursions into recip…
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Pepper Cookies
I found this recipe ages ago in a newspaper and have had fun with it over the years. No one can guess the "secret" ingredient.…
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Peppery Ginger Cookies
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Holiday Pound Cake
This is a favorite of myself and family, especially for the holidays. Due to its richness and fat content we only allow ourselves …
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Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe comes to us courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our …
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Homemade Instant Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal
I like oatmeal, but don't always have time to make it. I've tried commerically available instant oatmeal, but do not necessarily …
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Spiced Florentines
This recipe was provided by Spice House crew member, Chef Jennifer "JR" Statz. It was used for a demonstration class at the Old T…
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Tabbouleh
This grain salad is suitable for any summer gathering. I altered this salad to American palates. Middle Eastern salads tend to h…
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Za'atar Pita Chips and Hummus
Quick and Delicious Appetizer. Great for that last minute dish to take to a party, or when guests pop by. My first sampling of Spi…
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Cheddar Cheese Popcorn
This recipe is courtesy of our customer Gale Gand, a very talented and famous pastry chef, here in Chicago.…
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Spiced Quinoa
A tasty way to cover the flavor of quinoa for those who hate the taste but like the nutrition
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Toasted Pita Triangles
This recipe is so simple and tasty, you'll make it all the time! I do. It's much healthier than potato chips or tortilla chips, …
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Irish Soda Bread
Need something distinctly Irish to complete your St. Patrick's Day festivities? Soak up that delicious mug of beer with a belly f…
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Blue Cheese Polenta
This recipe was provided by Jeanne Hicks. She shared several recipes with us at our Evanston store. She also provided a recipe f…
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Greenbrier Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
This recipe was given to several of us who attended a food writer's symposium at the wonderful Greenbrier resort and really loved …
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Spicy Trail Mix
This recipe was submitted by a Spice House customer at our Old Town location.
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Ginger Bread
This Recipe was submitted by Ken. He states: "My mother was a professor of Home Economics at Valparaiso University in the late 1…
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Eve's Spice Cake
This has been a family favorite since 1950. My grandmother gave me the recipe, when I married and moved to Illinois from Germany. …
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Tuscan-style Tomato & Bread Soup
Several years ago, I first ate a similar dish at a restaurant in Florence, a short distance from the Accademia (David). When I re…
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Pumpkin Muffins (Quick Bread)
My mom has been making these for years and they're a family favorite! I'm not sure where she got the recipe, but she thinks it's A…
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Rich Cardamom Cookies
I recently baked these for a potluck and the guests raved about them because they are unusual and delicious.…
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Metaxas (Moroccan Baklava)
This is the recipe that led me to The Spice House. I was planning an 11 course Moroccan banquet, complete with music and belly da…
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Linguine with Saffron from Provence
This recipe belongs to Patricia Wells, it is from her new book The Provence Cookbook. The Spice House had the great honor of hosti…
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Caraway Cheese Bread
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Gingerbread
This is a basic gingerbread, but using Spice House spices makes it terrific.
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Armenian Rice
I was served this wonderful rice at a thank-you dinner served by an Armenian family. I was in a choral group at the time, and the…
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Seasoned Tortilla Chips
Tortilla chips can be made easily at home. The benefits are piping hot chips and a wonderful kitchen aroma.…
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The Gefter Family Coffee Cake Recipe
This is a great dessert for serving to a large group of people. It is made in a lasagna pan and you can cut it into any size wedge…
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Hermit Cookies
I'm from New York City, so the only kind of hermit I knew was a reclusive woman to whom we brought food, books and other things wh…
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Mo's Pumpkin Bread Revisited
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print). She writes, "I got this rec…
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Mr. McGregor's Carrot Patch Cake
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Seasoned Oyster Crackers
I saw a recipe similar to this in a Lipton add, and I adjusted it to include Spice House spices.
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Swedish Rye Bread
This recipe is courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It comes from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our Town."…
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Patty Clifford's Irish Bread
This our family's Irish Bread recipe. It is not the soda bread that is usually served at St. Patrick's Day affairs. (We're snobby…
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Spiced Apple Muffins
I found this recipe in a cooking magazine years ago. The version I have presented here is a slight modification of the original re…
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Rye Flake Omlette / Waffle
This is a good, simple, low-glycemic training breakfast for endurance athletes and office workers.
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Italian Chili
I made this recipe up. My youngest son was on the swim team in high school and they have pasta parties before each meet. He wanted…
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Healthy Spiced Popcorn
My whole family fell in love with this popcorn treat, but we had to learn to eat the popcorn with chop sticks so the spices didn't…
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Chili Pasta with Tandoori Sauce
There are so many wonderful fresh and dried pastas available that it's hardly worth the effort to make them. Any combination of sh…
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Spinach Fettuchini with Spicy Vegetables
This is a quick and easy meal that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and has very little clean-up. It is packed with nutrient…
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Couscous Salad with Radishes and Pine Nuts
A refreshing compliment to roasted or grilled meats, poultry, or fish. Most of the work can be done ahead of time, but add the rad…
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Garlic Cheese Pasta
This is a family recipe and it is made at every family event and all sports gatherings.
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Couscous with Citrus, Pistachios, and Peppadew Peppers
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