Recipe Index: Pilaf
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Why is it that so much great food comes out of Louisiana? Case in point, this "dirty" rice. It's a Cajun classic, and so good that the first time you eat it you'll wonder where it's been all your life...
Have you ever cooked with quinoa? It's a South American grain-like seed that one prepares in a fashion similar to rice, simmered in water until the liquid is all absorbed. I first started cooking with quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) when I...
Trying to get a recipe out of my mother is like pulling teeth. Mom doesn't follow recipes. After 50 years of cooking for her family she doesn't need to. She cooks instinctively, pulling ingredients from what we have on hand...
Have you ever noticed that some people are potato people and some people are rice people? My dad for example, is a potato person. He's happiest with a side of simple boiled potatoes as his starch, for practically any meal...
When my friend Kerissa Barron first told me about this buttery rice pilaf, I couldn't wait to try it. Then she told me it had saffron in it. Uh oh. For some reason, saffron is a spice that sort of...

