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How to Cook White Rice + Video
Dec20

How to Cook White Rice + Video

One of the simplest recipes on the planet is to cook White Rice. Rice is something that’s a food staple the World over, and I’d say just about every nationality cooks & eats this seed in some way, shape or form. It’s ever popular in Asia & North America. Types of rice vary by geographical region, as well as the recipes in which it is prepared. It’s the perfect side dish, but doubles for main dishes as...

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Holiday Stuffing: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional
Nov11

Holiday Stuffing: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional

Looking for a that comforting dish of Holiday Stuffing, but with a Thanksgiving Twist? I really enjoy the taste and texture of my mother’s dressing, made with bread, celery and poultry seasoning with summer savory and gumbo file, because this is what my Mother always made for our Holiday turkeys. So, in order for me to feel like it is really Holiday time, my usual option is for turkey bread dressing – Mom style. Holiday...

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How to Cook Vegetable Rice Stuffing for Poultry + Video
Mar27

How to Cook Vegetable Rice Stuffing for Poultry + Video

This is how to cook Vegetable Rice Stuffing for Poultry… One of my family’s traditional recipes, which we have enjoyed for a very long time. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we have! How to Cook Vegetable Rice Stuffing for Poultry: Of course, I am giving you the basic recipe, which you are free to customize to your own liking by switching up or adding ingredients you like best. Type: Side Dish Recipe Serve with: poultry...

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How to Cook Rice with Bacon, Tomato & Sweet Potato
Jan28

How to Cook Rice with Bacon, Tomato & Sweet Potato

Mission: Dinner Solution: Rice with Bacon, Tomato & Sweet Potato Tonight, I was ingredientally challenged in my kitchen, as it’s right before I go grocery shopping… I had bacon, one sweet potato, one tomato and some rice. I couldn’t remember a particular time I had combined these ingredients before, especially to create a main dish for dinner. Well, I just rolled with it, and this is what I came up with…A...

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A National Gumbo Day Recipe: Ooh Wee!
Oct12

A National Gumbo Day Recipe: Ooh Wee!

National Gumbo Day is here and this delicious dish is well worth the time you put into making it. Yes, it’s a slow roller of a recipe, but it’s oh-so worth it! How to Cook Gumbo: Most people immediately think about seafood gumbo, but it doesn’t have to include fruit of the sea at all. You can also make sausage, chicken, and even vegetable gumbos too. Proper gumbo needs a great roux, basic to Creole or Cajun cooking....

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How to Cook Brown Rice with Lentils: Cupboard Cooking
Feb01

How to Cook Brown Rice with Lentils: Cupboard Cooking

Today is Day 3 of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike.  This is what I made as a side dish for tonight’s dinner using my “cupboard cooking” strategies. This went with my Coconut Crusted Baked Salmon and peas with toasted coconut. The reason I combined the lentils with the brown rice is to make a complete protein. It’s very difficult to get my mother to eat meat of any kind. She just doesn’t feel like it much. So,...

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How to Cook Kimberly’s Fejoida – The Brazilian National Dish
Oct10

How to Cook Kimberly’s Fejoida – The Brazilian National Dish

Fejoida is the national dish of Brazil. It is a stew that has pork, pork and more pork in it and is traditionally eaten with white rice, cooked greens and slices of fresh orange. This is a peasant-style dish that the slaves of Colonial Brazil created using parts & pieces of pork the farmers discarded such as the ears, feet or hocks, and tail; however, today, other delicious forms of pork meat are used to enhance the flavor and...

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Spice Up Your Meals with a Splash!

…A Splash of Rice Vinegar that is! “Vinegar?”, you may ask…Yes!!! Try splashing it on freshly cut ripe tomatoes or cucumbers, green salads, hot salads, roasted potatoes, white rice, grilled or broiled seafood, or pasta dishes. How about adding it to bean salads, coleslaw or to create a unique and zippy sauce? Why not marinate beef, pork, chicken or seafood with rice vinegar? Especially if you’re making...

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How to Make Rice More Exciting

Now that you know how to tackle cooking any kind of rice, you need to know how to make it taste amazing. Don’t just always feed your family plain, white rice with butter and salt. Yes, this is awesome sometimes… …But you can really take your rice to another level, and make it something to take note of at dinner. Are you cooking Indian food? Why not add some curry powder or paste, some sesame seeds and green onion, or...

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How to Cook Brown Rice with Crimini Mushrooms

I love brown rice and the fact that it’s healthy for us, but it can be bland if you don’t know how to ‘doctor’ it up! So, I love to add interesting and flavorful ingredients to kick up the flavor! This is a great recipe! * Tip: To make this a complete meal in itself, add either tofu or some fabulous cooked beans to make it a complete protein!!! Awesome! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Side Dish Serve With: Coconut...

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