When white rice just isn’t enough and you need it kicked up a bit.  This is not spicy, but add about one teaspoon of some red pepper flakes if you want to make it spicy. 1/4 cup orzo pasta (this is a rice-shaped pasta) 3/4 cup white rice (any white rice will do) 1/2 roasted [...]

This recipe is a gift from my sister Sandy. She’s been making this in some form for years. Sometimes she adds 2-3 cut-up hot dogs. It’s so good that I make it about 3 times a month. Plus, it goes as a side with just about any kind of meat. Kids love it. There’s another [...]

Goes very, very well with any kind of meat, or just have it with a salad. My sister Shawn takes her son Jimmy to a local Spanish bodega just about everyday after school for him to get a container of this kind of rice. It’s that good. 3 Tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. minced garlic [...]

Technically, this is Louisiana Red Beans & Rice, but being from New York, well. . . Anyways, here is a fabulous dish to eat no matter what side of this great country you call home. The dried beans must (I stress must) have a minimum eight hour soak prior to preparing this dish. The canned [...]

Easier to make than you think. Give it a whirl. 6 cups cold water (or chicken or vegetable broth) 3 cups white rice – I usually use Goya, sometimes Uncle Ben’s 1 Tbsp. olive oil Place the cold water and oil n a pot that has a tight fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Add [...]