Z’s Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This is a dish that I throw together quite often. I don’t have exact amounts for most of it because it just depends on what looks good to me at the time or how much is in the fridge. This is a very flexible recipe, so just add ingredients to suit your taste.
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Rice Cooker Pasta
Sometimes I need a quick lunch for just two people. If I don’t have much time in the kitchen, this meal can be made with less than 5 minutes of prep. I use a 5.5 cup, fuzzy logic rice cooker and the following amounts are perfect for it. Other sized cookers might require differing amounts of [...]
The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook
The same day I ordered my Zojirushi rice cooker, I also ordered a book: The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann. I chose this book because I wanted to do more than just cook rice in my rice cooker, a lot more. This book covers many uses for rice cookers and [...]
Orange Bulgur (Breakfast)
If you’ve ever eaten at a Mediterranean restaurant, you’ve probably had bulgur wheat. It is the main ingredient in tabbouleh. It’s also commonly used as a side dish and makes a great, nutritious, substitute for couscous or rice in pilafs. One cup of (cooked) bulgur has 151 calories, 34 carbs, 8 grams of fiber and [...]
Brown Rice Congee
What is congee? It’s an Asian comfort food that is made from rice, but resembles oatmeal. My daughter, who spent her first 2 years in China, is familiar with it. In fact, she probably ate it most mornings according to those who fed her. Congee, xifan or jook as it’s called in some parts of China, [...]
Perfect Rice Every Time
For years, I used a $20 food steamer / rice cooker to make rice. It did a pretty good job and I used it almost everyday. Since I bought it when I was single, I got the smallest size sold and it was perfect for a college student. Now that my family has grown, I wanted one [...]