Buckwheat groats are a versatile and nutritious ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes. They are gluten-free and ...

What would you do with a one-pound bag of toasted buckwheat groats, a.k.a. kasha? If you’re like most Ashkenazi Jews, you’d probably cook up kasha varnishkes, the Jewish “soul food” side dish made of ...

Note: This is a traditional dish from the Piedmont region of Italy. Buckwheat groats can be found at select well-stocked markets and health food stores. Our recipes, your kitchen: If you try any of ...

1. In a bowl, combine the groats and egg. Mix until the grains separate from one another. 2. In a large dry saucepan over medium heat, stir the groats for 2 minutes to set the egg. The grains should ...

The interest in various grains and legumes continues to grow. For instance, farro - which we first mentioned in a 1995 Chronicle "What's New" column - is increasingly popular. It got its start on a ...

Buckwheat is having its day in the sun. It’s a bright moment for this deserving, nutritious food that gets far too little recognition. As an ingredient in crackers, snacks, pancakes, and breads, and ...

In late July, I found myself standing in a field at dawn in the fertile Skagit Valley in Washington state. Gazing across a patchwork of test plots, each planted with a different variety of wheat, ...

Long before there were farm wineries, breweries and micro-distilleries in the Finger Lakes, there was the Birkett Mills in Penn Yan, Yates County, which channeled water from the Keuka Lake Outlet for ...