Recipes from the Financial Fair

We were so happy to meet all of you and hope you enjoyed the samples and displays! Here are the recipes from the Financial Fair. Recipes can also be downloaded in PDF format. Let us know if you start your own Self-Reliant Groups. We'd love to hear about them and help in any way we can!

Basic Cooked Wheat Berries

4 cups raw whole wheat
10 cups water
1 tsp salt

Oil a large (4 quart or larger) slow cooker and fill with wheat, water, and salt. Cover and cook on low all night, 8-10 hours. Cooked wheat may be bagged and stored in the refrigerator for at least a week or in the freezer for months.


Sloppy Wheat Joes

1 lb cooked ground beef
2 cups cooked wheat berries
1 can Manwich

Mix together and heat through. Serve on buns and add cheese if desired.


Corn & Bean Salsa

1 cup cooked wheat berries
1 (15 oz) can black beans
1 (14.25 oz) can corn, drained
1 medium tomato, diced
1 small red onion, diced
¼ cup lime juice
1 tsp cumin
1 bunch cilantro, diced

Mix together and serve with tortilla chips.


Black Bean Brownies

1 (19 oz) box brownie mix
1 (15 oz) can black beans

Rinse and drain the black beans. Then spoon the beans back into their can and fill the can with fresh water. Pour beans and water into a blender and puree until smooth. Add puree to the brownie mix and stir. Pour into a sprayed cake pan and follow the directions for baking as printed on the back of the brownie mix box.

Only 2 points per brownie for Weight Watchers!