Category: Rice-Beans-Grains-Seeds

Three Types Of Couscous & Recipes For National Couscous Day

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[1] Make a pearl/Israeli couscous salad instead of rice salad. It pairs well with just about any other ingredients (photo © Travelling Light | iStock Photo). [2] Three types of couscous, clockwise from top left: pearl/Israeli couscous, Moroccan couscous, and Lebanese/Moghrabieh couscous. Here’s how to cook them (photo © Feel Good Foodie). [3] For more…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Barley “Risotto” Stuffed Cabbage

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Risotto is made from rice, but you can cook other grains in a similar fashion. Here, barley, which grows well in the northern Irish climate, gets the Italian risotto treatment. To add an Irish touch, the barley risotto is used as a filling for stuffed cabbage. The pearl barley used in this recipe has had…
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PRODUCT UPDATE: New Varieties Of Village Harvest Whole Grains

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Last spring, one of our Top Picks Of The Week was Village Harvest, absolutely delicious pre-cooked and flash-frozen whole grains that are ready to eat after a minute in the microwave. This brilliant line addresses the need to eat more whole grains while removing the time challenge of cooking them. All you need to do…
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CHINESE NEW YEAR: Ginger Fried Rice Recipe From Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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The Year of the Dragon is considered the luckiest year in the Chinese Zodiac. And it began yesterday, when millions of Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese and other Asians rang in the New Year with fireworks, feasts and family gatherings. We considered ourselves lucky with a seat at a delicious dinner at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Spice Market restaurant…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: SooFoo Whole Grains & Legumes

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Sandwiched between holiday feasting and Valentine’s Day sweets, January is “Healthy Food Month” at THE NIBBLE. Our first few Top Picks of the year are foods that are delicious and healthy, to start the year on America’s second most popular New Year’s resolution: lose weight/eat healthier (first on the list is better money management). SooFoo,…
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