As a part of my continuing quest to raise my own food, eat cheap, and eat local, sprouts seem like the perfect answer! So far, I've tried: alfalfa, chickpea, mung bean, and lentil. The alfalfa has been a great success. Tasty on sandwiches and in salads. The mung has also been pretty good, although I've had a bit of difficulty getting the "hull" off of it. Anyone got any good ideas for this? I spent forty five minutes picking them off by hand the last batch But, they don't seem to change the taste much, so I suppose I can just eat them. I just think they're kind of icky looking, haha. The chickpea was not as much of a success. I did them in a stirfry and found them a bit chalky tasting. Also, they didn't keep as well. They went off after only a few days in the fridge. I don't think I'll be trying them again. Lentil is OK, but I think it's about the same taste as mung bean, and they keep better, so I think I'll probably stick to mung bean and alfalfa for awhile.

Anyone got any good ways to use them? I'm always looking for ideas!