Recipes

This spicy rice pilaf recipe makes a delicious side dish. It goes well with meats and veggies. It's very tasty with a little bit of spice! I love garlic, so if you don't like it as much as I do, just add two cloves instead of six.

Deeply savory gochujang adds a mild heat to these quick-cooking grain bowls. Look for gochujang, a fermented red pepper paste, in Asian markets or in the Asian foods aisle of your local supermarket. Leftover brown rice can also be used in these grain bowls.

Rice pilaf merges with orzo pasta and flavors of onion and garlic to create this versatile side dish. Bulgarian feta gives the dish a decadent creaminess, while spinach adds beautiful color.

I've been making this cranberry rice dish for years. It's different from typical rice pilaf dishes in that the cranberries add the sweetness and tartness you don't expect in a savory dish. Oh, and it's super hard to fumble.

This basic rice pilaf recipe is quick and easy to make.

This foolproof meatball recipe makes enough to stash away for another day. They're great to have on hand for easy dinners (see three ways to use them, below). But they also make good impromptu appetizers.