An easy barley salad made with toasted almonds and dried cherries provides a chewy-crunchy-sweet alternative to winter salads.

Hearty Homestyle Comfort for Your Soul! Hey there, Jason Griffith here! As we head into the cooler months of late summer and ...

Conversations about beer often focus on hops, but barley is the essential ingredient that can mean the difference between a ...

North Dakota is one of the nation’s top producers of barley, and one of my favorite grains to cook with and eat.

Cholesterol conscious? Try barley. Total cholesterol levels dropped 9% in those getting 3 g of soluble fiber from barley--about the amount in 1/2 cup, cooked--compared with the no-barley group in ...

If you don't want to use chemicals to keep pond and fountain water clean, there's a natural alternative: dried barley straw. When placed in water, the barley begins to break down, releasing ...

Nutty, toasted barley pairs perfectly with bright, fresh oranges and sweet dried cherries. Boil barley as you would pasta and drain it. Whisk a simple orange-sherry vinegar vinaigrette, and you ...

This hearty soup is packed with flavor from beef short ribs and both dried and fresh mushrooms.

Note: Pearled barley can be found in supermarkets, usually near the rice and dried beans, and in bulk form at health and natural food stores. Recipe instructions call for regular pearled barley.

The mushroom barley soup recipe below is a bit different from the usual version in that it doesn’t use beef stock as a base. Instead, it gets its umami boost from dried porcini mushrooms.

Simmer the soup covered for about 1 1 / 2 hours, or until the barley is tender, but not mushy. Strain the soaking liquid from the dried mushrooms to remove any grit, and add 1 / 2 cup of the ...