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Comfort Foods

Rice Pudding to the Rescue

…straight-forward just-make-rice-pudding turned into an absurd, angst-driven event. Would it be better to use Basmati rice or Arborio rice? Is it better with a vanilla bean or vanilla paste? Milk…

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Culinary

Persian Steamed Rice (Chelo)

  Adapted from Dorothy McNett’s Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. This is the traditional Iranian method of cooking long grain rice. There are a number of ways that the rice is made…

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Culinary

Brown and Wild Rice Pilaf

…my entire life though we didn’t know this when I was a child. My allegiance has always been to rice and wild rice dishes, whether served as pilaf or stuffed…

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Custards, Puddings, etc

Vanilla Scented Rice Pudding

…will take about 30 minutes for the rice to absorb all the liquid. When the rice is soft and all the liquid is absorbed, remove vanilla pod and add sugar,…

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Nasi Goreng: Indonesian Fried Rice

Nasi goreng is the national dish of Indonesia, a country comprised of over 17,000 islands (6000 are inhabited), and where rice is a cultural celebration as much as a staple….

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Pongol: Festive Sweet Rice

…Pongol: Festive Sweet Rice Print Recipe ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1 Star ☆ No reviews Ingredients Scale…

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Comfort Foods

Luscious Spring Risotto

…worse, the rice was really al dente. As in barely cooked. A certain amount of chew, sure, but rice that could crack a tooth? I kept hoping for another chance…

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Culinary

Asian Inspired Salmon

…are long, flat rice noodles, but a woman who saw me studying the packages suggested Vietnamese rice noodles that are rolled and sold in long ropes. She explained that the…

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Culinary

Cuban Chicken With Sofrito

Rice and Beans with Sofrito. Cook white or brown rice using coconut milk for part or all of the liquid. Add freshly made or canned black beans, drained, and put…

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Entrees

Moroccan Lamb Tajine

…gluten intolerant, I suggest using millet or a blend of millet and quinoa, or make rice (I used basmati rice but jasmine is fine as well) with a few saffron…

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Culinary

Persian Saffron Chicken

…serve it as a stand alone main course with rice, couscous or orzo (rice-shaped pasta). I especially like this recipe as the saffron elevates it from daily fare to company…

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Edible Squash Bowls

…brown rice (logical, as it was right next to the white rice in the bins) was actually wheat berries.  And I didn’t get it until everything was sauteed and cooking…

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Spice Farms in Kerala, India

…to make appams, or rice hoppers. These are thin pancakes with puffy centers, made of a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, yeast, sugar and salt. They are tangy…

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Intrepid Spice Hunter

…vital products, such as milk or rice. Rice is the basis of the Malagasy diet and a sack of rice weighing 25 kilos now costs the equivalent of 35 euros…

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