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www.lotusfoods.com
toll-free: (866) 972-6879
GUSTIAMO
Sourcing high quality products from their native Italy is the mission of this New York online business, from olive oil and pasta to short grain rice for risotto and pasta. And while both their farro and their farro pasta by Latini are semipearled, these products stand out for their appealing flavor and texture. Their farro pasta is dried at low temperatures for an extended time, between 24 to 48 hours. The farro fusilli are delish.
www.gustiamo.com
toll-free: (877) 907-2525
ALTER ECO
The San Francisco–based company with French roots is committed to fair trade products, from olive oil to coffee, tea, sugar and rice. Here you can find three types of excellent quinoa from cooperatives in Bolivia (white, red, and black). All are very tasty, but the chewy black quinoa is out-of-this world and stunning to look at as well. Also available at Whole Foods stores.
www.altereco-usa.com
toll-free: (866) 972-6879
GIBBS WILD RICE
This wild rice specialist offers organic wild rice harvested from rivers and lakes in Minnesota. For busy weeknights, try their instant wild rice which cooks in 7 to 10 minutes.
www.gibbswildrice.com
toll-free: (800) 344-6378
HARD-TO-FIND INGREDIENTS
Most ingredients used in this book are available at well-stocked supermarkets and natural foods stores. Some of the specialty ingredients are also available at local Greek, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Italian stores. In addition, there are now countless well-stocked online purveyors, a few of which are listed below.
Spices such as Aleppo pepper, caraway seeds, cardamom pods, coriander and cumin seeds, fennel seeds, herbes de Provence, dried lavender, dried mint, Nigella seeds, saffron, and sumac:
Kalustyan’s: toll-free(800) 352-3451
www.kalustyans.com
Penzeys Spices: toll-free (800) 741-7787
www.penzeys.com
Middle Eastern ingredients such as pomegranate syrup, and rose water, can also be found at Kalustyan’s (see above). The store carries spicy Indian chile relish, too.
Greek specialty foods such as feta, haloumi, kefalotiri, olives, olive oils, dried oregano, dried mint, saffron, dried figs, dates, and tahini can be found at
Christos Marketplace: toll-free (866) 608-8147
www.christosmarket.com
Igourmet.com: toll-free (877) 446-8763
www.igourmet.com
Spanish ingredients such as Manzanilla olives, chorizo, and saffron are available at
La Tienda: toll-free (800) 710-4304
www.tienda.com
Nuts and nut products, including whole roasted or presteamed chestnuts, can be found at specialty stores and many Asian markets, or at Kalustyan’s (see above). Almond butter is available at Trader Joe’s and natural foods stores. Jordan almonds can be found at Greek or Middle Eastern stores, or online at
JordanAlmonds.com: phone (215) 392-4343
www.jordanalmonds.com
Smoked trout is available at Igourmet.com (see above).
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Cookbooks surround a cookbook author the way flowers surround a gardener. From the hundreds of books in my cook’s library, these select volumes have been an inspiration or a learning tool in writing this book. I have listed them here in case you want to dig further.
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Graham, Kevin. Grains, Rice, and Beans. New York: Artisan, 1995.
Greene, Bert. The Grains Cookbook. New York: Workman Publishing, 1988.
Greenspan, Dorie. Baking with Julia: Based on the PBS Series Hosted by Julia Child. New York: William Morrow, 1996.
Grunes, Barbara, and Virginia Van Vynckt. All-American Waves of Grain. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997.
Harris, Andy. Modern Greek: 170 Contemporary Recipes from the Mediterranean.