Barley-an under-appreciated item

Corned beef and barley soup once a week at my work

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Got any good recipes?

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No. My only experience with it is in soups from a can.

That's how I came to my conclusion. I would like to learn how to cook it and incorporate it into things.

I use it in soup. I buy medium grain and it takes a longer time to cook than rice but it's more hardy so you can put it in earlier.

I've made mushrooms and barley like a pilaf and I've made barley and black bean burgers which are pretty good. Use it in salads etc...

Go to Whole Foods bulk aisle and try some of the other grains too. Worth experimenting with.

And they have some unusual beans as well. Try cooking some red eye beans.

Pauline just got capped. "leave the gun. Take the cannoli."

Might warm a bit of my roast up and put on my biscuit.

Add mushrooms to that soup and some leeks.