wheatberry

I promise I am still going to finish the rest of my summer adventures SOON!!! (Don't think they are less exciting, because that would just be WRONG!)

I just want to do them justice.  Short blogs take 10 minutes.  Summer adventures take 2 hours.

Meanwhile: 

New favorite quirky dish-wheat berry salad!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/wheat-berry-salad-recipe2/index.html

Yummy, yummy, chewy, deliciousness!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups hard wheat berries
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup tart dried cherries, chopped
• 1 scallion, white and green parts, chopped
• 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley leaves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

I actually used lime instead of lemon juice and I didn't salt or pepper it.  Not sure I convinced Allen (although he did eat it, he didn't ask for seconds)...normally this would discourage me from a new recipe.  But this one, I loved so much I'll probably make it again just for myself!  Excellent!