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 ...

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 ...

The interest in various grains and legumes continues to grow. For instance, faro is increasingly popular. It got its start on a few restaurant menus, but now is in such demand that you can find it at ...

Buckwheat in all its forms. Clockwise from top left: Kasha (toasted buckwheat groats), buckwheat flour, cream of buckwheat, soba (buckwheat) noodles. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) ...

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, ...