3 whole pilaf berry Recipes

wheat berries, rinsed, water, bouillon cubes (i use chicken but you can use veggie broth to make vegetarian), olive oil, red onion, chopped (i chop mine pretty small), garlic cloves, minced, carrots, chopped (i also chop this very small for my toddler), cremini mushrooms, chopped (can use regular mushrooms or portobello caps instead), eggs, beaten, fresh ground pepper, onion salt, raisins (optional), gala apples, diced (optional), almonds (optional)

dried red beans (4 oz), soaked overnight and drained, bay leaves, thyme sprig, plus 1 tsp fresh leaves, garlic cloves, 1 minced and 1 left whole, extra-virgin olive oil, short-grain brown rice (3 1/2 oz), pearl barley (3 1/2 oz), whole wheat berries or farro (3 1/2 oz), chopped onion, tomatoes (1/2 lb), seeded and coarsely chopped, pitted green olives (2 oz), coarsely chopped, defatted canned low-sodium chicken broth, scallions, thinly sliced, unsalted butter