Rice

Almond Parsley Rice Pilaf

May 24, 2012
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Rice should technically be pretty easy to prepare. It’s just rice and water – how complicated can that be? Yet in practice it actually is difficult to get the perfect texture and consistency of the rice. If you do it wrong you’ll end up with a mushy gloopy mixture which is just unpleasant to look [...]

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Broiled Salmon with Coconut Red Curry Sauce and Lime Scallion Rice

April 25, 2012
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I go back and forth with salmon. Sometimes I love it, and other times I can’t stand the smell of it. With this recipe though, I definitely love it. I was planning on making my salmon teriyaki recipe for dinner last night but at the last minute decided to try something new. By now you [...]

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Indian Lemon Rice

April 13, 2012
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I love Indian food but rarely cook it at home – mainly because a lot of the time Indian recipes requires a large variety of spices which I usually do not have on hand. Thereby requiring me to venture out to an Indian store (not that easy to find) and invest in these various ingredients. [...]

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Risotto with Dried Porcini Mushrooms and Gorgonzola

July 12, 2011
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Before this I had never tried or made risotto. So I can’t actually tell you if this tastes anything like the real Italian dish, but, my parents seemed to like it. My mom has been raving about a risotto she had in Europe years ago and had asked me to try making it for her [...]

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