Since yesterday's recipe was a scam...

Sometimes I forget who I've said to whom... And you already got the sour milk cake earlier in the month.

So how about Blueberry wild rice pancakes...

1 cup rice milk or milk
1/2 cup cooked wild rice
1 Tbsp sugar
1 egg separated
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown rice flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup fresh (snicker...) or frozen blueberries

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, wild rice and sugar. Heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and bubbles appear around the edge. Remove from heat. Sitr in egg yoke and vanilla. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine rice flour, baking powder and salt. Add to milk mixture, stirring just until blended. Fold in blueberries. Beat egg whie until stiff and gently fold into the batter.

Heat a lightly greased nonstick skillet over medium heat until water dropped on the surface bounces before evaporating. Scoop out 1/4 cup of batter per pancake and cook until bubbles appear all over the top surface, then flip and cook until bottom side is lightly browned, about 1 minute per side. Keep warm and continue with the rest of the batter.

Serves 4.

Now I know everyone is going to have a pause about wild rice. Yes, it is expensive, but just pause for a moment. Open your mind to new and delicious ideas. Wild rice is the seed of an aquatic grass and the Ojibwa people people call it a 'gift from the creator.'


Reasons to eat wild rice:
-It's delicious
-It's whole grain
-It's gluten free
-A 100 gram serving contains 26 grams of folate (a B vitamin that assists in red blood cell formation- Something to consider if you are pregnant!)

To cook wild rice take one cup of wild rice and boil it gently in 2-3 cups of water. The amount of water depends on your rice. It takes ABOUT 45 mintues. I boil for several minutes then turn the heat off and it finishes within an hour. You know it is ready when about half of the grains are curled and broken open. It is very chewy, but don't worry it is done!

You can just do extra water and drain it when you are done,but you are losing nutrients that way. One cup of wild rice makes three cups cooked- so just think what a SMALL amount 1/2 cup of cooked wild rice really is. It's just a little bit of leftovers really. :-)

1 serving = 1/2 cups of cooked wild rice

81 calories
3.2 g protein
17.2 g carbohydrates (don't worry- these are whole grain carbs. They are good for you.)
0.3 g fat
1.5g fibre
4 mg sodium

Each serving is 1.4 servings of whole grains. Most people put a little in with white or brown rice, but I encourage you to try it on it's own. Make it the star of your meal instead of meat. :-)