Friends, meet amaranth. It’s an ancient grain originally eaten by the Aztecs in central Mexico, and it’s making its way into all sorts of modern dishes—and seriously trending online. We love to ...

This summer, I decided to start a small vegetable and flower garden in my backyard. I planted tomatoes, peppers, herbs and fennel, most of which, despite a summer of almost no rain, grew into healthy ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Quinoa Pork “Fried Rice” From “The Quinoa Quookbook” by Eliza Cross, makes 6 servings. Ingredients 4 strips bacon, diced ½ pound lean pork, cut into ½-inch ...

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin; set aside. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add amaranth and toast, stirring constantly, until grains start to smell nutty and ...

Amaranth is a nutrient-rich seed used like a grain, ideal for gluten-free diets due to its high fiber, protein, and mineral content. Buy amaranth as whole seeds or flour, checking for spoilage by ...

Meet the ancient grain that's going to transform your diet Harley Pasternak is a celebrity trainer and nutrition expert who has worked with stars from Halle Berry and Lady Gaga to Robert Pattinson and ...

Rinse the amaranth using a very fine mesh and strain off the water. If you don't have a mesh fine enough for the tiny grains, you can skip the rinsing part, it is not essential. (Alternately, you can ...

We all know by now that whole grains are good for us and that we should be eating more of them. Anyone who has dipped a toe (or spoon) into the world of farro, brown rice and quinoa also knows how ...

Close-up of tzoallis being made during a summer nutrition workshop held by Puente a la Salud, a group based in Oaxaca, Mexico, that is helping to push an amaranth comeback. An ancient Aztec staple, ...

If the popularity of quinoa has taught us anything, it's that Americans are increasingly open about exploring grains besides the familiar wheat and rice. Now, researchers at Tennessee State University ...