A traditional food of the Middle East and North Africa, freekeh is wheat that is harvested young, then dried, giving it a smoky taste and aroma. To cook whole freekeh (which is not common in the U.S.) ...

Here's a typical weekday situation: A recipe calls for rice. There's only 30 minutes for dinner. Healthy brown rice takes 45 minutes, and unhealthy white rice is 15 minutes to cook. When it comes to ...

With a nutty, smoky flavor, freekeh is the bacon of whole grains (and we mean that in a good way). It has more protein than quinoa and double the fiber, and it delivers the same vision-protecting ...

Contained within the Times‘ glowing review of the Northern Spy Food Company is a mention of the restaurant’s risotto, which is made from freekeh, a roasted green wheat. The grain, combined with the ...

A peck of freshly picked asparagus from my friends, Bert and Bob Villing, and a few sprigs of apple mint shooting up along the fence row inspired me to make a vegan freekeh salad with asparagus, ...

Freekeh is a durum wheat–based grain that has a complex, earthy flavor. It is rich in minerals such as manganese, which assists vitamin K in the blood-clotting process, and zinc, which is important ...

I consider myself a culinary sleuth, always on the hunt for interesting ingredients and dishes. When I came upon freekeh recently (also known as frikeh, freeka and farik), I could hardly contain ...