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Five Ways to Eat: Barley

Barley is a grain that you may only know from beef barley soup. Well, there are many more ways than just soup to enjoy barley, and it has a fabulous taste all on its own. Here are a few ways to eat ba...

Marcella Hazan's No-Stir Polenta
Recipe Reviews

Polenta has been our food crush so far this fall. There were quite a few recipes featuring polenta in last month's Quick Weeknight Meals contest, and we're just enamored of its easy, creamy goodness. ...

Ingredient Spotlight: Bulgur Wheat

Tired of rice? Bored with couscous? Need a non-vegetable side dish to liven up your plate? Try bulgur wheat. I first had bulgur wheat when I saw a recipe card at the grocery store for bulgur cooke...

Good Question: What Can I Do With Bulgur Wheat?

As you clean out your pantry, fridge, and freezer during the Kitchen Spring Cure, you're bound to find extra ingredients here and there that you'd rather use up now than throw away or donate. Sometime...

Pantry Organization: Put Your Grains In Jars

When I got married last summer I bought several dozen vintage blue Mason jars as flower vases for the reception. I loved their greeny-blue color -- but I also loved their functionality. I had plans fo...

Farro Is Not Spelt, and Spelt Is Not Farro

We've become enamored of whole grains this past year, especially chewy, nutty grains like spelt. These aren't as common as barley, oats, and corn, but we love their texture and versatility in grain sa...

Harvest Time: How To Thresh Rice

Did you know that over 450 million tons of rice are consumed every year? It's a daily staple for millions of people, and after maize, it is the second most consumed cereal grain in the world. Our gall...

Harvest Time: Rice in Japan, China, and Bangladesh

Rice is a beautiful crop. We had a hard time choosing photos to show here; there are so many beautiful images of that ancient food staple and its harvest. Here are just a few shots of rice and some of...