{"product_id":"2940014990349","title":"Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers: Low-Fat, Low-Sugar, Low-Salt Snack, Garnish or Croutons. New, Easy, No-roll method","description":"Bet you’ve been waiting all your life for this.  Finally a book about crackers!  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd chips!  You know how you can’t eat just one?  It’s true.  We’re stuffing ourselves with the worst kind of junk food.  Stores are chockablock with chips we’d never buy if we knew what was in them.  But now you can make healthy chips and not feel guilty about it.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSupermarket crackers are not much better.  But what if crackers were both crunchy and delicious health food?  Then their role in cuisine would be much larger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI use them for appetizers, croutons, bread crumbs, snacks, and a crispy garnish on soups, salads, casseroles, vegetables, ice cream, and more.  What can’t you add crackers to?   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnlike bread, chips and crackers last for months, so I always have them on hand.  A serving of homemade chips or crackers costs about a nickel, store bought up to a dollar.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMy easy method needs no fat, sugar, salt, or rolling out of dough.    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGrains are alive.  They’re seeds, so they’re full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and healthy oil for the baby seedling, one of the densest sources of nutrition you can eat.  Bread isn’t called the staff of life for nothing.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhole grains are delicious.  Crackers are a snappy and crunchy way to get more whole grains into your diet.  Your kids will love them too.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDon’t like wheat?  No problem, you can use any kind of flour – corn, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, soy, buckwheat, chickpea, and lentil – your choice.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you a caterer or chef?  Your customers expect better than industrial boxed crackers for appetizers—they’re seeking fresh local food.  Distinguish yourself with artisan crackers. They’re more visually exciting and flavorful than crisp bread.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo let’s get crackin’ and buy whole grain flour, bake some crackers, and feel the sensations of crackle and crunch.   Put some snap on your table!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1  Why Whole Grains? A Baker’s Dozen Reasons.  It’s hard to learn new skills, so here are some reasons to motivate you: delicious, lose weight, fast, easy, low cost, healthy, nutritious, use any flour, emergencies, enhance all kinds of dishes, white flour is unhealthy \u0026amp; full of chemicals, “whole grain” commercial products may not be, thousands of recipes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2  Equipment. The essential and optional kitchen equipment and gadgets you’ll need.  Chances are you’ve got most of them already. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3  Meet the Grains. Let’s get started!  Where to buy chip and cracker ingredients. Whole grain mix recipe to add to just about everything, not just crackers and chips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4  How to Make Basic Crackers.  Step by step instructions with pictures.  (If you have any questions, ask me by commenting at wholegrainalice.com)  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5  Secrets to Making Chips and Crackers.  Ingredients to use for flavor, appearance, and nutrition plus many other tips.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6  Chips. Make delicious corn, lentil, cheesy, nutty, potato, high-protein, garlic, vegetable, split pea and onion chips that are good for you!   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7  Savory Crackers.  Recipes for seedy and spicy crackers.  How to make your own mix to get chips and crackers into the oven even faster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8  Sweet Crackers. For the sweet tooth –graham, citrus, root beer, ginger ale, and other sweet cracker recipes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9  Be Your Own Iron Chef.  Hundreds of other recipe ideas.  Invent your own signature crackers for entertaining, gifts, food contests, and catering.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne obvious chapter that’s missing is Dip Recipes.  That’s because I’m putting them on wholegrainalice under menu item Crackers.   Plus there’s a whole lot more information, photos, and recipes there that aren’t in this book.","brand":"Amber Waves Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084205605104,"sku":"2940014990349","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014990349_p0.jpg?v=1763618369","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014990349","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}