The Instant Pot does a excellent job of cooking rice. Or perhaps we should say that the Instant Pot does an excellent job of steaming rice. You need less water when you cook rice in an Instant Pot because the steam can't escape from the Instant Pot as it would from a pot on the … [Read more...]
Orzo Salad with Pesto, Fresh Mozzarella, and Cherry Tomatoes
We visited cousin Rob Mish on a starry August evening for dinner al fresco at his home, The Field Mouse, in Lexington, Virginia. The fabulous menu included a very tasty pasta salad which we did our best to replicate for our family's summer birthday party. The salad was a hit with … [Read more...]
Brown Short-Grain Rice – Instant Pot
Lundberg rices are delicous. Now that we do our rice-cooking in the Instant Pot, we take care to adjust the cooking time to the kind of rice in the pot. For cooking Lundberg Brown Short-Grain Rice and other rices, polenta, or anything sticky, we love a nonstick inner … [Read more...]
Black Japonica Rice – Instant Pot
I am a huge fan of Lundberg rice and Lundberg Family Farms. The Lundberg family takes rice seriously and their many rice products are delicous. Now that we do our rice-cooking in the Instant Pot, we take care to adjust the cooking time to the kind of rice in the … [Read more...]
Uncle Ben’s Rice – Instant Pot
Uncle Ben's® Original Converted® Brand Rice has been a presence in kitchens throughout my life. The word "Converted" means that the rice is parboiled, a process that partially boils the rice in the husk. Parboiling drives thiamine and other B-vitamins from the bran to the … [Read more...]