tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post7569943178205279627..comments2023-08-29T03:54:10.755-07:00Comments on A Thinking Stomach: AmaranthChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-48619303819870837382012-12-23T19:17:51.524-08:002012-12-23T19:17:51.524-08:00Wow! I'm planning to add some red amaranth to ...Wow! I'm planning to add some red amaranth to my small edible garden next year. Hope it will do even half as well as yours have!Aaron Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229176286446531945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-11640565666983305382012-10-23T12:18:46.699-07:002012-10-23T12:18:46.699-07:00I had no idea the amaranth plant looks like this. ...I had no idea the amaranth plant looks like this. How beautiful! The grains are so good, but I bet they are a little hard to harvest because they're so small. How do you do it?Angela Williams Dueahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570848895164313428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-76709174223997531542012-10-05T11:13:26.467-07:002012-10-05T11:13:26.467-07:00I'm just catching up because I've been bus...I'm just catching up because I've been busy growing and then trying not to break a wee hunan, but INTERN?! What a colossally genius idea! Where can I get an intern? Do they make interns who wash dishes, or is that exploitative?constance blizzardhttp://www.cooterhollow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-24203598331696861212012-10-03T04:24:58.245-07:002012-10-03T04:24:58.245-07:00I have the pink powdered mountain spinach which se...I have the pink powdered mountain spinach which self seeds all over my allotment and I never mind pulling it out. Amaranth has never done well for me - I don't know whether that's because we lack enough sunlight in the UK or whether our clay soil is too heavy. It's a great grain to add to granola/muesli.Allotment Bloggerhttp://www.gardenworld247.co.uk/?page_id=2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-13748690397381923212012-10-01T21:18:21.884-07:002012-10-01T21:18:21.884-07:00Gina: I'll have plenty of seed to share. Thank...Gina: I'll have plenty of seed to share. Thank you for the suggestion of how to add it to my baking, too. Great stuff!<br /><br />Dave: Thank you for the suggestion of using it as a thickener. I wouldn't have thought of that. It's a great idea! I've never grown huauzontle, but I've seen it, and it is a really interesting looking plant. I bet it looks beautiful in your yard.<br /><br />AH: I've tried to grow it from seed before and failed miserably. I think this only worked because I didn't plan it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-49397180247868563922012-09-29T21:33:35.831-07:002012-09-29T21:33:35.831-07:00The photos are lovely and I'm filled with amar...The photos are lovely and I'm filled with amaranth envy. The won't grow in my yard; must have been something I said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-82330531338184861502012-09-28T05:37:21.607-07:002012-09-28T05:37:21.607-07:00Now I am inspired to try growing some amaranth mys...Now I am inspired to try growing some amaranth myself! I do use it in cooking. The flour makes a great thickener for soups and sauces, replacing flour or cornstarch. And I love the popped seeds as a snack. I need to experiment more with incorporating it in baked goods.<br /><br />I am growing one of its cousins this year, huauzontle or Red Aztec Spinach. It is just now flowering, so I need to watch for the seed or I will have a forest of my own next year in my main garden area!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-24504085559733624092012-09-27T11:52:40.622-07:002012-09-27T11:52:40.622-07:00I love compost pile surprises! I've had some ...I love compost pile surprises! I've had some very good seedlings inadvertently start there. The color of the amaranth is stunning. Would you be willing to part with some seeds? That might be just the thing for the strip of ground I have between the street and the sidewalk. How much do you water them?<br /><br />I use amaranth all the time in whole-grain bread. I buy the grains whole. I then toast about a cup of the grains in the oven and then grind them into flour which replaces some of the AP flour in my bread recipes. Then I cook about another 1/2 cup of the whole grains on the stove like rice - until soft. Those soft grains are folded into the bread dough. This results in a bread with some "chew" to it and a very nutty flavor. I just made some yesterday!Ginahttp://www.mendolo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-37093779739074367682012-09-25T18:33:06.713-07:002012-09-25T18:33:06.713-07:00I do like it; and I like the leaves when young, to...I do like it; and I like the leaves when young, too. They were good steamed then stirfried. I'm super curious about the grains. I don't mind having it as a reseeding plant--it is a lot easier to pull up than other plants around here, and it is so pretty.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-1718794076232143072012-09-25T07:35:36.744-07:002012-09-25T07:35:36.744-07:00I had one of those amaranth plants grow to over 6 ...I had one of those amaranth plants grow to over 6 or 7 feet tall once. I do hope you truly like it, because you may never be without it now! Although, if you can get rid of a patch of bermuda grass (ugh), you could deal with Hopi Red Dye. I've come to like the green leaf amaranths for their tasty leaves, they are a bit more mild tasting than the red leaf varieties.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com