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 ...

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 ...

Turn a bag of rice into a flavorful side with these recipes from cultures around the world. Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Victoria Granof / Prop Styling by Thom Driver Pilaf is a centuries-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...