Amber Lambke, cofounded Maine Grains in Skowhegan, Maine, more than a dozen years ago and inspired farmers to grow grains and breathe new life into the region’s agricultural scene. She converted an old jailhouse into a gristmill. Here, organic grains like wheat, rye, oats, corn, and spelt, plus heritage varieties including einkorn, kamut, red fife, and more are stone-milled into premium flours. Now, the company is making breakfast, or dinner, easier with a new line of pancake mixes that are free from additives and preservatives and give pancakes a nutritious lift in minutes.
They come in three varieties, and you add eggs and milk: Spelt Pancake Mix, which delivers a sweet, nutty flavor; Multigrain Malted, a blend of all-purpose flour, whole spelt, cornmeal, rye, and malted barley that makes pancakes with a rich nutty flavor; and grain-free Buckwheat Pancake Mix, a low-gluten option made from buckwheat, which, despite its name, is actually a seed.
There’s also another addition, and this one is for the canine members of your family, Sea Biscuits For Dogs. The company handcrafts the biscuits from upcycled ingredients — wheat bran from the milling process, whey from a local dairy, and seaweed powder sourced from Maine’s kelp producers. These treats are a healthy reward you can feel good about giving your beloved. (Each pancake mix is $9.95; sea biscuits, $8.95.) Buy at mainegrains.com.
Ann Trieger Kurland can be reached at anntrieger@gmail.com.