Monday, April 14, 2008

Awhile ago, I read this about growing your own sprouts and knew I wanted to try it out. I ordered the special jar lid, bought some mung beans and lentils, and five days later, I had grown my own sprouts! We've now grown and eaten three or four jarfuls of sprouts, and they are very bit as interesting and delicious and I suspected.Of course they are perfect for salads and sandwiches, but Emma also loves to eat handfuls of them plain, straight from the jar. I think she likes to eat them so much because she has actually watched them sprout and grow. They are a perfect experiment for little kids because they grow so fast and are so easy to do. We're all about instant gratification.Does anyone local have a good recommendation for carpet cleaners? Our carpets desperately need to be cleaned but I'm not sure who to call. The first time we had it done I was really happy with it, but last time whoever we used did a terrible job and also ended up charging me more than I had been quoted. I can't remember which company it was either time, and now I'm wary of hiring someone crummy again.

Oh, and here is the recipe I used for the bagels. I followed the recipe exactly except I subbed whole wheat pastry flour for all the flour. Next time I will try baking them on parchment paper so I hopefully won't have as much trouble with them sticking to the pan.

6 comments:

Mary Beth said...

Wow! Looks yummy and healthy. I'm a little freaked out though about sprouts--one hears so much about contamination. I guess it's not really a problem if you grow them carefully at home, though. You guys are so healthy and inspiring over there.

Mymsie said...

Neat! Are the mung beans stinky?

Christina said...

YAY!! I love sprouts! Mung beans happen to be my ABSOLUTE favorite! My mom has been a sprouter since I can remember and she has this huge sprouting machine at her house! It's the best! :) HAPPY SPROUTING!

Allison said...

I've been thinking about getting a sprout grower. My mom use to grow sprouts when we were kids and I thought she was weird. ;-)

Shawn said...

I so need to do this! I love sprouts. Where did you find the mung beans at?

Sarah said...

Shawn, I got the mung beans in the bulk section at Wild Oats.