June 10, 2013

Food Wizardry :: Birdfood Pancakes

I call these "Birdfood Pancakes" because one of the main ingredients is millet flour. As my husband and kids point out to me every time I use it, millet is bird food. But it's sooo good for people, too!

In fact, millet is one of the oldest human foods and believed to be the first domesticated cereal grain. It was a dietary staple in China before rice. In the Chinese language, the characters for "millet" and "mouth" make the word "harmony." How auspicious!