One pomegranate, some long grained rice, strong cinnamon, a few other friends, and a wet, miserable evening instantly became one hearty, wholesome, fulsome mix – Pomegranate rice. Around 7 every evening twitter explodes with food related tweets and when someone mentioned dim sums yesterday, I started plotting dinner ideas for something hearty. Pomegranate rice is a painfully simple rice preparation that can be cooked both on the stove and in the microwave. It just calls for a keen mix of...

I had a couple of bell peppers and some mushrooms left over from my last grocery shopping trip. So, a couple of days ago I felt like whipping out something we hadn't tried before. A new recipe was born. It bears a striking resemblance to pilafs, and that's what I decided to call it. Brown rice pilaf with red and yellow peppers, an onion and some mushrooms. I cooked it with brown rice, and other than a 1 minute sauté,...

Cooking rice should be easy. White rice goes well with most Indian main dishes. Since it’s best when eaten fresh and hot, it’s a bother to put it in a pan or pressure cooker on the stove. We don’t like doing that because transferring it to a serving bowl is pretty troublesome. We found through several trials and errors that making rice in the microwave saved us time and extra utensils in the kitchen sink. Total time: 25 minutes (Prep...