For years, my attempts at preparing rice were disastrous. The results often resembled gloppy gruel. The pilaf method I learned at culinary school was my saving grace. The basic technique for making ...

Put the meat in a pot and boil over medium heat. Throw in the ginger mince and vinegar and cook until the meat is soft. Once cooked, set aside. In a separate pan add in the oil and sauté the onions ...

Rice is rice, right? Wrong. After many more rice fails than I’d like to admit, I have a little cast-iron Dutch oven that is basically my dedicated rice pot, because it holds the steam in so well that ...

Looking for easy rice recipes? We've got 'em. From paella and rice pilaf to cozy rice soups, we've rounded up dozens of ...

Simple and practically foolproof, pilaf is a popular side dish because it has a lot more flavor than steamed or boiled rice. You can produce excellent pilaf with common long-grain white rice, and ...

I adore rice — be it fried in a wok, smothered with pork-chop gravy or Indian curry, or dolloped in a bowl of red beans or spicy gumbo. A pot of rice is a smart way to stretch leftovers, or use up ...

Cheesy rice pilaf is a yummy side that goes with everything! Toasted rice is cooked in chicken broth, then Parmesan cheese is melted in to create a dish that is sure to please. 🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴🍴 ...

This dry-style curry pilaf is an original Japanese recipe called “Dry Curry;” a popular menu item at restaurants and cafes in Japan. There are two types dry curry dishes, keema curry style and curried ...

Like many people from the Asian subcontinent, a meal without rice is incomplete in my home. Making rice each day can be cumbersome; one way to alleviate that is to have plain rice premade in the ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Alene Betts shares this unusual recipe. "[This recipes was] given to us when we married 64 years ago," writes ...