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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl

935 Posts

Kimberly Ann
Puyallup WA
USA
935 Posts

Posted - Dec 09 2009 :  4:40:54 PM  Show Profile
Ok, I have now been converted to using barley grains in everything, thanks to a great article in current Mother Earth News. I swear, it seems this stuff can work miracles and I want to eat it. Trouble is, I only have the recipes in the article. Anyone have some recipes they've actually made? I could do the google thing but untried recipes can be very hit or miss.
Thanks!

Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Soon to Be Podcaster
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Cowgirl Cocinera
True Blue Farmgirl

105 Posts

Dana
Chelsea OK
USA
105 Posts

Posted - Dec 09 2009 :  5:52:56 PM  Show Profile
Hi Kimberly Ann, My favorite soup is beef barley. I cook up either stew meat or hamburger, whatever I happen to have, and then add enough beef broth to cook the barley in. I also add some garlic, thin sliced carrots and celery and whatever herbs and seasonings you like. My Mom also used to put a handful of barley in her beef stew. Seems like every kind of soup or stew I cook I put in a little barley and a handful of wild rice, cause I really like those grains.

Vaya con Dios, Dana
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl

1680 Posts

Laurie
Alvin Texas
USA
1680 Posts

Posted - Dec 09 2009 :  6:05:06 PM  Show Profile
I have made a beef and barley soup:
beef soup bones to make a beef stock about 4 cups
small cooked and cubed rump roast
small onion diced
2 garlic cloves
baby carrots
i cup diced tomatoes with liquid
1/2 cup of barley
prepare beef stock
cook roast and let cool and cube
add all ingrediants into large soup pot and cook until carrots are tender and barley is cooked
Kimberly this was my moms Scottish receipe handed down to her by her mother. It's also good with lamb
Laurie

suburban countrygirl at heart
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl

3557 Posts

Diana
Orofino ID
USA
3557 Posts

Posted - Dec 09 2009 :  9:13:15 PM  Show Profile
I got a box of quick barly by mistake so I fixed it for some veg soup so that I could see what it would do to the amount of water and all I found It was good just as a hot cereal with bit of butter and brown sugar. Or what you might eat on Oatmeal

Diana

Farmgirl Sister #273
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl

1402 Posts

Deb
Chattanooga TN
USA
1402 Posts

Posted - Dec 10 2009 :  04:15:13 AM  Show Profile
A favorite in our house is ox tail soup. I'll have to find my recipe. The hubby has been asking for it. I'll post it when I find it. I also have an old recipe from a friend Barley Pilaf. Everyone loves it - except for hubby! Funny because he loves barley!

I'll be back!

Farm Girl #790

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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm

1360 Posts

Laurie
Montrose CO
1360 Posts

Posted - Dec 10 2009 :  06:54:23 AM  Show Profile
I exchange it for rice in any recipe I have. The other day I cooked up barley and baked an acorn squash. In a frying pan, fried up onion, a little cabbage and kohlorabi (veggies I had in my fridge), seasoned with garlic powder, salt and pineapple sage. Then I cut up half the squash into chunks and threw it and the barley into the fry pan too. It was wonderful.

It diverse enough just play with it. You'll surprise yourself.

Laurie

Best Growing
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru

1205 Posts

April
New Prague MN
USA
1205 Posts

Posted - Dec 10 2009 :  6:34:06 PM  Show Profile
My husband eats it before his triathlons in porridge form. You cook it overnight in a crockpot on low and then eat it in the morning with whatever things you like in oatmeal. The benefits of this for breakfast is that it sticks with you for a long time! You have to use hulled barley, not pearled.

Playing in the Sonshine
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Dec 11 2009 :  07:03:49 AM  Show Profile
Deb, I hope you can find the recipe for the oxtail soup. When I got my steer butchered I asked for the tail. I really had no idea what to do with it. I saw Paula Deen make something with it. I'll have to see if it comes back on. It looked so good, too. When I make bread I sometimes grind some barley up to put in.

Kris

Happiness is simple.
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl

583 Posts

Kathy
Gastonia NC
USA
583 Posts

Posted - Dec 11 2009 :  10:16:09 AM  Show Profile
I love barley - check out barleyfoods.org - they have lots of recipes.
Have fun

Kathy
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl

935 Posts

Kimberly Ann
Puyallup WA
USA
935 Posts

Posted - Dec 11 2009 :  6:04:28 PM  Show Profile
I'm cooking some up now with chicken broth and onion. I also found a recipe for meatloaf that called for cooked pearl barley instead of oatmeal and I'm going to give that try too. Gotta find ways to get this superfood into my life. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. :-)

Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Soon to Be Podcaster
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Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/
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Pamela Joy
True Blue Farmgirl

89 Posts

Pamela
Hesperus CO
USA
89 Posts

Posted - Dec 14 2009 :  08:05:38 AM  Show Profile
An obvious one, but I often make an improvised veggie soup with whatever I have. I almost always have celery, carrots and onions on hand, which I boil and then blend and put back into the soup. I usually will throw some barley and lentils in (a cup or less of each). Always simple, healthy, cheap and delicious.
I have some leftover chicken broth in the fridge, so I think we'll be having some sort of barley creation tonight!
Thanks for the reminder.

Peace, Love, and Joy
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl

935 Posts

Kimberly Ann
Puyallup WA
USA
935 Posts

Posted - Dec 14 2009 :  08:32:31 AM  Show Profile
Pamela, that sounds great!

Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Soon to Be Podcaster
http://beesinourbonnetsintheburbs.blogspot.com/
Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl

2199 Posts

Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms" Ca
USA
2199 Posts

Posted - Dec 14 2009 :  11:49:15 AM  Show Profile
hot barley cereal with crasins and walnuts, topped with alittle cream and honey, its great for a cold and busy day, I've even had it for a snack on those days you need more than just breakfast, supper and dinner, lol. I too make beef/barley stew/soup, yummy winter time meal.

"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm

1360 Posts

Laurie
Montrose CO
1360 Posts

Posted - Dec 15 2009 :  08:14:13 AM  Show Profile
I found some rolled barley and mix it with my oatmeal and rolled rye for a hearty breakfast. Of course, must add fruit to that.

Best Growing
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl

1402 Posts

Deb
Chattanooga TN
USA
1402 Posts

Posted - Dec 15 2009 :  08:39:18 AM  Show Profile
I'm still looking for my ox tail soup recipe. REALLY looking now since I bought some ox tails yesterday. I will post it when I locate it!

Farm Girl #790

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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl

1183 Posts

Claudia
Deer Park WA
USA
1183 Posts

Posted - Jan 02 2010 :  6:43:46 PM  Show Profile
I loved your blog April (Sonshine4u). Looking at all the veggies and greenery made me so anxious for Spring! I haven't canned for many years, but now that I am retired, I am digging everything out again. Thanks for your posts and your blogs. I enjoy what you have to say!

Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870

"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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MandyC
Farmgirl in Training

18 Posts

Mandy
New York
18 Posts

Posted - Jan 10 2010 :  10:26:43 AM  Show Profile
My cousin in Italy uses barley in place of pasta in many recipes!
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mndreamer
True Blue Farmgirl

191 Posts

Vicky
Popple Creek MN
USA
191 Posts

Posted - Jan 16 2010 :  09:16:14 AM  Show Profile
Hi Kimberly Ann,

I have a great barley hotdish recipe. Let me know if you want it, and I'll post it.

~Vicky~


It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
--- Laura Ingalls Wilder


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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl

1183 Posts

Claudia
Deer Park WA
USA
1183 Posts

Posted - Jan 16 2010 :  09:56:28 AM  Show Profile
Vicky, please post. Would love to have a new recipe! Thank you!

Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870

"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl

1402 Posts

Deb
Chattanooga TN
USA
1402 Posts

Posted - Jan 18 2010 :  05:08:27 AM  Show Profile
I made this last week and it was a huge hit! http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/barley_root_vegetable_chowder.html Barley-Root Vegetable Chowder.

Farm Girl #790

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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl

127 Posts

Patricia
Greenwood IN
USA
127 Posts

Posted - Jan 18 2010 :  6:15:42 PM  Show Profile
Hi Vicky, would LOVE to have the recipe!

When life hands you scraps, make quilts!
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mndreamer
True Blue Farmgirl

191 Posts

Vicky
Popple Creek MN
USA
191 Posts

Posted - Jan 19 2010 :  12:20:13 PM  Show Profile
Soooo sorry, for the delay in printing the recipe.
I swear we all survive on hotdishes here in Minnesota,
to me it's just a way of cleaning out pantries and fridges.
This is just a good, basic hotdish. Enjoy !!

Barley Hotdish

1 lb. ground beef
1 sm chopped onion, brown with meat and drain
2 c diced celery
3/4 c barley
1 can tomato soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 - 2 cans of water.
Salt and pepper as desired.

Simmer for 1 hour, watch closely and stir often. Bake 1 hour at 350*. Add more water if dry.

Add water according to how thick your soup is. When I first started making this recipe years ago, the soup came out of the cans real thick (with a plop! :) ) Now you can pretty much pour the contents out of the cans. I start with one can and add more as needed.

~Vicky~


It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
--- Laura Ingalls Wilder


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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl

1183 Posts

Claudia
Deer Park WA
USA
1183 Posts

Posted - Jan 19 2010 :  1:08:20 PM  Show Profile
Thank you Vicky...I'll try it this week. We always love warm casseroles etc during the long winter months.

Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870

"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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