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 ...

Kasha, or buckwheat kernels or groats, has a strong toasty-nutty flavor and aroma and tender grainy texture. It is traditionally paired with bow-tie pasta (labeled farfalle on Italian brands). Serve ...

My ever-growing collection of vintage recipes booklets is an inspiration for some of my columns. During times of uncertainty, we seek comfort and security, and often it is comfort food, especially ...

Brittany, in northwestern France, has long been one of my favorite places in the world. Its rough landscape reminds me of where I grew up in Massachusetts. The rocky beaches, sullen, gray skies, and ...

It’s high time we jumped on the buckwheat bandwagon. The nutty pyramid-shaped grain has been around for about 8,000 years, popular in part for its high protein and mineral content. Thought to have ...

My collection of vintage recipes booklets is an inspiration for many of these weekly columns. During this time of uncertainty we seek comfort and security, and often it is comfort food, especially ...

Long before there were farm wineries, breweries and micro-distilleries in the Finger Lakes, there was the Birkett Mills in Penn Yan, Yates County, which channeled water from the Keuka Lake Outlet for ...

I grew up eating kasha varnishkes, a mix of kasha, onions, mushrooms and noodles. I liked it then, but now it seems a world away from how we cook and eat. What still works is the winning combination ...