. Or drizzle some mint chuntney or a mint coulis. Another way to go is to use that East Med flavor to introduce a pilaf or a bulgur wheat side with roast pine nuts, raisins (or sultanas!) and little carmelized bits of onion in...

Consider using bulgur (medium or coarse) instead of or in addition to rice. It will add a much more interesting flavor and texture complement than mere rice would. Bulgur cooks up just like white rice (even easier to cook), but...

When I make rugbroed (Danish rye bread) I buy all of the grains I need at My Organic Market in College Park. They have bulk flax seeds, sunflower seeds, flaked rye and bulgur wheat. Last time I shopped there I got all of the...

The Turkish version of what you are talking about is called “mercimek koftesi” (lentil kofte). The basic idea is the same, however. 1 cup bulgur wheat 2 cups red lentils 4 cups water 1/3 cup of chopped green onions 1 small...

made me think of fried kibbeh balls. crusty shell of meat combined with bulgur wheat http://blog.sigsiv.com/2007/03/fried-kibbeh-balls-lebanese-cuisine.html here’s a baked version:...

green & or red peppers, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cups mushrooms, sliced 1 can 19 oz red kidney beans, drained & rinsed 1 can 19 oz chick peas, drained & rinsed 1/2 cup uncooked bulgur wheat 28 oz can stewed tomatoes 1 cup...

. The walu was boring — the best part of the dish was the bulgur wheat it was served on. The long beans were undercooked and everything on my plate except for the fish was cold. I didn’t say anything because my mom is...

is their mujadara — cracked bulgur wheat, cooked with lentils & browned candied onions. Served with tatziki salad. The desserts are pretty good, too. And yes, the service is most definitely what you would call...

and gets its consistency from mixing meat with bulgur, plus it being on the outside when the meatball is boiled. The cheese beoreg, much like the Greek equivalent (both being filled folded flakey many-layered pastries), was also...

and grains. For variety, might want to pick up some alternate whole grains that would cook up well in a rice cooker too, like quinoa, bulgur wheat, couscous, barley.

Any good uses for leftover cooked brown lentils? I made a mess’o’em for a salad with spinach, roasted beets, feta, and grape tomatoes, but now am out of salad fixings. I’ve got maybe a cup left. I’m...

I have nearly no time to cook these days, but I’ve been making a lot of squash with bulgur wheat. It’s a lovely sweet/savory warm winter dish that’s simple to make. Peel and roast a squash until pretty much...

I agree, never heard of couscous from Iran. Are you sure they aren’t talking about some form of bulgur wheat? Farina is cream of wheat/samolina, I used to hear that couscous was made of samolina but I think I discovered...

Tabbouleh. If you grew up with traditional American cooking and haven’t been exposed to tabbouleh it is is going to sound weird but give it a chance. You soak bulgur wheat in cold water while you finely chop parsley,...

. For example, I once had a crazy impulse to make a bulgur wheat salad but I had no bulgur wheat...Jin’s Superette had bulgur wheat. You want organic Weetabix? Jin’s has it. You want a bottle of fancy Belgian beer?...