Splendid Beans and Grains
Everyday Artisan is a specialty food company that focuses on unusual and hard to find gourmet food from small farmers. We believe that great cooking starts with exceptional ingredients that enrich your meals and overall cooking experience.
Our gourmet selection of beans and grains starts with reputable growers, farms and importers that we have brought together to create partnerships focused around food quality and consistency.
Heirloom Beans are a full flavored, great tasting meal. These varieties are sustainably grown in Northern California and have high protein, high fiber for a delicious and healthy diet. According to USDA standards, heirloom plants are grown from seeds that have been passed down for more than 50 years (preceding modern agribusiness, which has bred every food product for maximum output and other characteristics over flavor and aroma).
The Christmas Lima’s are bold in size and texture with a nutty, earthy flavor. Their beautiful color stays even after cooking. Yellow Indian Women are a midsize bean that is creamy and rich tasting and is a good bean that absorbs other flavors when cooking. Snowcap beans are full-bodied bean variety that is wonderful in soups, chili or stews.
All of these Heirloom Beans are handpicked and are not hybridized for industrial production giving them more flavor than the usual beans.
Ancient Grains are whole grains from time gone by. These are not processed and are rich and hearty in taste. Great as side dishes or alone.
Polenta is delicious and creamy and is used in many Italian and Mediterranean cooking .
Wild rice is a dark grain that is over a half inch in length and is gluten free. Great with wild game dishes.
The nutrient composition is very good compared with common cereals. Quinoa grains contain essential amino acids like lysine and good quantities of calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
Everyday Artisan's main objective is to bring healthy alternatives to the filler side dishes we are so accustomed to. We know beans and grains are good for us, but we want to bring awareness to how cool and absolutely delicious these foods are as well. Some of the biggest issues with these foods are how to prepare them. Everyday Artisan will try to ease the awkward misunderstanding of how to prep these rare Heirlooms, with instructions as well as easy and delicious recipes.
You've come to Everyday Artisan for your interest in these Heirlooms... Well, we built a whole website dedicated to these rarities, and we will strive to make this site as informative as possible so you can keep coming back time and time again.
