Say It. I Dare You. - Page 1100

WileE-Dead · 05-01-2011, 03:49 PM

Jess, get the boil in bag rice...perfect every time!

Saria · 05-01-2011, 03:50 PM

I was just thinking of making delicious egg salad the other day.
Heck, spring, I'm just happy you know that they are over-cooked if they look a certain way. It's the idea that people may never know not to over-cook and why their eggs are olive-green that is so painful.

Lots of people struggle with rice. But it practically runs through my veins. I could cook it in my sleep. How could I call myself Dominican otherwise? I'm already on shaky ground with the dancing.

Jess the Mess · 05-01-2011, 03:53 PM

The problem is I hate the boil in bag rice. I used it for a few years when I first started cooking and it just doesn't have the right texture for me. I want it sticky.

It's not just white rice either...I can't cook any of it. I'm so ashamed. If I don't get it right how will I ever pass on my Grandmother's wonderful pilaf recipe???

Saria · 05-01-2011, 03:58 PM

Wait, you want it sticky? Unless you're cooking porridge or actual sticky rice, rice being sticky is a no-no. It's supposed to be fluffy, with separate grains, especially for a pilaf.
If you want sticky rice, buy sticky (glutinous) rice.

WileE-Dead · 05-01-2011, 03:58 PM

Ok, then try cooking it w/ broth. That's worked well for me w/o the bag

spring1onu · 05-01-2011, 04:02 PM

The quick and homey mac n cheese is the recipe I use now to whip up a quick batch and it's really good. I use half and half and add more than 2T though and maybe a little more cheese and some hot sauce. It's so quick it's dangerous. BEWARE!!

I've made my fair share of boiled eggs with the green hue to them back in the day. I can thank the internet for slowly teaching me how to cook.

Food blogs have changed how I cook, for sure.

Jess the Mess · 05-01-2011, 04:02 PM

I'll look for sticky rice. I honestly can't even get it to be fluffy. I seriously fail every.single.time. I've read tips and tricks and nothing. I even make SO put it in the rice cooker because it comes out better. It's like I'm cursed.

At least I can boil eggs though

Saria · 05-01-2011, 04:10 PM

If you cook rice in a lot of liquid you'll end up with stickier rice, but like I said, that's not supposed to be something you actually want!

For Dominicans, that only flies if you're making asopao (soupy rice). People tend to struggle with rice precisely because they can't achieve fluffy rice and cook sticky paste instead.
I cook glutinous or also sushi rice the way I cook my other rice, but of course it's sticky rice, so it's pleasantly so without being mushy. Asians tend to steam it after soaking it.

ninja dog · 05-01-2011, 04:17 PM

I've never had trouble with rice.

Maybe I am doing it wrong but like it that way?

Jess the Mess · 05-01-2011, 04:19 PM

I just read to use a heavy-bottomed pot. Does that help? I have one but it's a huge stainless steel so I only use it to make large batches of soup and such.

Saria · 05-01-2011, 04:31 PM

Dominicans cook rice in cheap aluminum pots (Imusa brand). It really doesn't make a difference except that the aluminum ones tend to give better concon (the crispy, golden rice that sticks to the bottom of the pot). I cook rice in whatever pot is available. I've cooked it in hotel pans that I put rice in, poured boiling water over, covered, and stuck them in the oven. I've cooked it in huge heavy rondeaus. It's just technique.

kat180 · 05-01-2011, 05:47 PM

I have missed River Song

Here's hoping she is in practically every Doctor Who episode this season. I love their constant bickering and flirting.

Like.Australia · 05-01-2011, 06:28 PM

Farmers' market opening day was a success!

SarcasmIsBeauty · 05-01-2011, 06:29 PM

I can't get white rice perfect, I just can't. I can make perfect yellow rice though, go figure.

kayb · 05-01-2011, 06:32 PM

When I went to uni I told people I don't eat rice, this is because I couldn't cook it

spring1onu · 05-01-2011, 06:41 PM

LA!! That is fabulous! Details, details!!!

wild~hair · 05-01-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCG

Maybe this is a stupid question, but... What's a storm window? I googled it, and I still don't think I understand!

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Originally Posted by ninja dog

It's an extra layer of glass, on the outside (separate track) of your regular window. In the spring, I switch mine for screens; in the autumn, I drop the storms down again.

Extra insulation for older homes.

Yup. And the reason for my sadness was that closing it meant acknowledging winter still has the upper hand around here. And on May 1! With snow in the forecast! *groan*

The New Black · 05-01-2011, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fig jam

Must you take every single thing and turn it into a reason to go postal or teachy-preachy? Do you ever experience simple happiness or joy, or allow others to do so?

What is this strange compulsion?

If I'm right about who you're talking about, then the answer is "Yes."

SCG · 05-01-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by wild~hair

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCG

Maybe this is a stupid question, but... What's a storm window? I googled it, and I still don't think I understand!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninja dog

It's an extra layer of glass, on the outside (separate track) of your regular window. In the spring, I switch mine for screens; in the autumn, I drop the storms down again.

Extra insulation for older homes.

Yup. And the reason for my sadness was that closing it meant acknowledging winter still has the upper hand around here. And on May 1! With snow in the forecast! *groan*

Ohh ok! Thanks ladies.

I can see how that'd be a bit depressing!

wild~hair · 05-01-2011, 07:10 PM

Apparently my SO's ex is a bit of a nutter. o_O