In comparison to white rice, brown rice has a lower glycemic index, which means it increases your blood sugar more slowly than its white counterpart. For those with diabetes or insulin resistance, ...

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 ...

You need to have a go-to dish when a group you're cooking for has many dietary restrictions. This big platter of long-grain brown rice topped with roasted vegetables will suit your vegan and ...

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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 ...

When I was young, one of my favorite side dishes was rice pilaf. It came in a slim box with a portion of rice and a sachet of spices, dehydrated chicken stock — and goodness knows what else — all set ...

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 ...