Comments on: Four Easy Kitchen How-Tos

By: gayle

gayle — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:56:00 +0000

I saw one of your posts on Sparkpeople, Cucina bella caught my eye… so i took a peek… glad i did…
Rice in the rice cooker is an easy way to make rice that doesn’t burn…
i don’t actually measure out the 1:2 ratio.. if you like sticky rice (asian style) i just rinse the rice a few times by adding water to the rice in the pot.. stirring it around with my hand and then draining it using my hand to catch any rice that is about to fall out… then add water, swirl it so the rice settles flat… lay your fingers gently on top of the rice, if the water level is just over your fingers then its about right… you’ll have lovely sticky rice, perfect for making sushi…

By: Carole

Carole — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:31:00 +0000

There was a seafood cuban dish I had in Florida that used Spanish rice that was very yummy. I think it was called Paella. I love spanish rice! You can also make it up with cut up sausage/brats in it. Mmmmmm!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:18:00 +0000

I have yet to find a great recipe for Spanish rice but my rice cooker rice never burns (knock on wood). I would try it in a good rice cooker – I have a Panasonic that I got at Linens n Things and it’s fantastic.

By: Carole

Carole — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:11:00 +0000

What about Spanish rice? It always says to use a tight fitting lid but none of my pots have lids that fit tight enough. Do rice cookers have tight fitting lids? What would you suggest? When I use my pots the water all evaporates and then I have burnt rice. I’ve been adding more water and that seems to be ok but the rice doesn’t turn out as well as I would like.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:20:00 +0000

That’s totally the best way to make garlic mashed potatoes – I picked that up from Virginia