Partly Barley, Partly Pulse

Can delicious and nutritious pasta get any better? Technical specialists at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) say “yes” and they’re working on the recipe to prove it. By substituting a portion of the traditional durum semolina with barley or pulse flour, they’ve come up with a version of spaghetti that’s higher in fibre without

Bread Baking Then And Now

Bought bread was nonexistent in our home when I was a child. My mother baked all the bread we ate and the delicious golden loaves were cooked in her wood range. The aroma of fresh bread, buns and cinnamon rolls, which were ready for us when we came home from school, will remain forever in


In Brief… – for Aug. 13, 2009

One in nine Americans seeking food aid: More than 34 million Americans received food stamps last May, signalling one of the longest and deepest recessions since the Great Depression. Enrolment surged by two per cent to reach a record 34.4 million people, or one in nine Americans, in May. It was the sixth month in

Japan postpones changes on wheat imports

Japan is postponing a plan to make its rigid wheat import system more flexible by at least several months after flour millers and other users protested that they are not in a position to take on more risk of price fluctuations. A more flexible system could lead to more imports through a simultaneous buy and