by Chef Brad | Dec 10, 2015 | Grain Details
With a long history in Asia, bulgar wheat is steamed wheat kernels that have been dried and crushed. Because of the limited fuel in some parts of the world, bulgar wheat is used often because it cooks up very quickly having already been steamed. It is rich in bran and...
by Chef Brad | Dec 10, 2015 | Salads
Ingredients 6 cups prepared bulgar wheat* 3 cups cooked vanilla black beans** ½ cup scallions, chopped 2 bell peppers, chopped ½ cup jicama, chopped 2 cups carrots, chopped 2 cups broccoli florets, chopped 1 ½ cups walnut pieces Combine and toss with dressing....
by Chef Brad | Dec 8, 2015 | Grain Details
A native of Russia, buckwheat is another of the super grains. It is not an acutal grain, however, but an herb-and a very flexible one. Flour made from buckwheat seed is used to make pancakes in the United States, pasta in Italy, soba (pasta) in Japan and ankasha in...
by Chef Brad | Dec 8, 2015 | Grain Details
Used long before wheat ever was, barley is believed to be the world’s oldest cultivated grain. The bread made from barley was probably heavy since barley contains only small amounts of gluten. Perhaps the most common use of barley is for making such alcoholic...
by Chef Brad | Dec 8, 2015 | Grain Details
Used long before wheat ever was, barley is believed to be the world’s oldest cultivated grain. The bread made from barley was probably heavy since barley contains only small amounts of gluten. Perhaps the most common use of barley is for making alcoholic...
