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 ...

If matzah is the bread of affliction, kasha varnishkes seems like the pasta of it. There’s no denying the humbleness of this simple buckwheat groats dish, always served alongside something else. As ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Properties: A ¼-cup serving provides 6 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and 8% of your recommended daily value of iron. It also has higher levels of zinc, copper and manganese than other cereal ...