tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post97418801546991232..comments2024-03-20T01:12:06.791-07:00Comments on Snickollet: RiceSnickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-39553861470174585122009-08-21T08:52:04.538-07:002009-08-21T08:52:04.538-07:00why not go to China and eat rice with mice?why not go to China and eat rice with mice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-40405183705850104332008-10-08T12:20:00.000-07:002008-10-08T12:20:00.000-07:00Ha ha - we call it cock sauce too!Ha ha - we call it cock sauce too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-25590871821999634662008-10-07T09:30:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:30:00.000-07:00zojirushi rice cooker... we have one too. and we a...zojirushi rice cooker... we have one too. and we also call it "cock sauce" only I married an English man, so go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-72524993750992044672008-10-06T20:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:54:00.000-07:00Warning to all: If you have small children and a g...Warning to all: If you have small children and a great rice cooker, put it OUT OF REACH. Sadly, my lovely Sanyo rice cooker now has a gaping hole in it due to T grabbing for it (toddlers love buttons) and dumping it on the floor. Still functional as far as I know, just not as pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-71126069395313175692008-10-01T20:45:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:45:00.000-07:00There's a great discussion of rice cookers and bit...There's a great discussion of rice cookers and bitch rice in Julie and Julia. The discussion of rice cookers evidently ignited a flame war on her blog. Me, I echo the love for rice cookers. I got the strong desire to get one once I started making sushi.<BR/><BR/>A good rice cooker is a thing of beauty. Ours is a Sanyo-about $100 courtesy of Costco. Once you have one, you don't go back. <BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-61463496996013697352008-10-01T11:58:00.000-07:002008-10-01T11:58:00.000-07:00Yeah, I can't get brown rice to cook in our rice c...Yeah, I can't get brown rice to cook in our rice cooker, either. It always burns on the bottom, no matter how much extra water I put in. And John wasn't much help, since he shuddered at the thought of brown rice, as you mentioned. =)I'm glad you're getting back into rice, though. I love the smell of it as it's cooking, especially jasmine or basmati. One of our favorite rice dishes is black beans Paulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336385071505712466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-48389015709849547902008-10-01T10:38:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:38:00.000-07:00i didn't really grow up with rice either, but i le...i didn't really grow up with rice either, but i learned to really enjoy it in college. <BR/><BR/>it's not the proper way to eat it, but plain rice with soy sauce on top is just so yummy.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-43269944593132986822008-09-30T19:21:00.000-07:002008-09-30T19:21:00.000-07:00We call it 'cock sauce' too!!!!!We call it 'cock sauce' too!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-81715970663000234772008-09-30T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:23:00.000-07:00After two years in Japan, my affection for rice gr...After two years in Japan, my affection for rice grew into a full-fledged loooooove. <BR/><BR/>And then, a few weeks ago, we discovered that our Japan-born toddler is - guess what? - *allergic* to *rice.*<BR/><BR/>We've been eating a lot of ghastly frozen burritos lately because rice was my only standby for a quick meal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-78603795588934760082008-09-29T19:24:00.000-07:002008-09-29T19:24:00.000-07:00Did John and/or your mother in law teach you how t...Did John and/or your mother in law teach you how to make rice "the right way"? I learned before I met my husband, (thank goodness) and I'm happy to say that my rice passed the test. <BR/><BR/>Another way to make the white rice a healthier option is to mix it dry with brown sticky rice, called "hyun mi ssal" and barley and maybe even a few other grains and beans. Then cook it all together with melanie ajummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307151493983347237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-16377427144288134782008-09-29T17:50:00.000-07:002008-09-29T17:50:00.000-07:00Did you know that you can use that same rice cooke...Did you know that you can use that same rice cooker to make the best oatmeal ever using steel cut oats. Add your oats, water, and dried fruit for sweetness. Cook on the porridge setting. Use the timer to wake up to a yummy breakfast. If you like milk in your oatmeal, or even cream if your feeling decadent, just add some ice cubes to keep it cool until the cook cycle begins. YUMMY!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315115922115064168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-2390687630509141682008-09-29T17:46:00.000-07:002008-09-29T17:46:00.000-07:00My husband is a big rice fan. His mom is from Colo...My husband is a big rice fan. His mom is from Colombia, and he grew up in a Mexican neighbourhood where everything included rice. <BR/><BR/>I, on the other hand, hate rice. When I grew up, we only had overcooked white rice with soy sauce. Yuck. Not even my husband could change my mind about rice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-91380075176928075982008-09-29T17:34:00.000-07:002008-09-29T17:34:00.000-07:00Susan and others:Re: the evils of white rice, it's...Susan and others:<BR/><BR/>Re: the evils of white rice, it's more that it's just filler with no real nutritional value. But hey, we all need full bellies and some carbs, right?<BR/><BR/>CCW:<BR/><BR/>Congrats on re-upping with eHarmony! May you find your own Mr. Coffee.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who was wondering if rice cookers are worth buying:<BR/>Here's the (energy inefficient) thing: You put in the Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-28662141892508019852008-09-29T15:32:00.000-07:002008-09-29T15:32:00.000-07:00I have a lot of those things, like the rice and yo...I have a lot of those things, like the rice and your rice cooker, that I symbolically put away after Charley died: cooking in general, cooking "our" favorite or regular dishes, some restaurants or cuisines we went to regularly, pastimes we enjoyed together. It's been long enough now that I, too, will do one of those things by accident or without much forethought, and now I'm surprised and warmly Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637366044613952294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-69751731544756144182008-09-29T14:54:00.000-07:002008-09-29T14:54:00.000-07:00Had to comment and say that we call it "cock sauce...Had to comment and say that we call it "cock sauce" in our household too. Hee!<BR/><BR/>I grew up eating rice as a side dish (with a meat + vegetable-type dinner), but I always mixed it with butter and then poured copious amounts of plain sugar on top. No cinnamon or anything. I am told that this is weird.Megganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660554348059852331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-52615877920583173982008-09-29T13:48:00.000-07:002008-09-29T13:48:00.000-07:00@Susan - re: whether the rice cooker is worth it? ...@Susan - re: whether the rice cooker is worth it? I think it absolutely is! I never heard of using one until I got married - Mom always just cooked it on the stove. But my husband had one, and man is it way easier. I always ended up with either soggy rice or "rice krispies" because I couldn't seem to get it right - too much stirring or not enough, or I didn't take it off the heat at the exact Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461478098898130093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-71335640959881384282008-09-29T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-29T13:17:00.000-07:00I only got a rice cooker about a year ago. Dont kn...I only got a rice cooker about a year ago. Dont know how I usrvived without one!!! cook lots of rice, but also a macaroni cheese, which with a 2 year old if fantastic as you pop the macaroni in the pot and it cooks itself while you make playdough cookies or mud pies in the garden...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-60594383684056666792008-09-29T12:40:00.000-07:002008-09-29T12:40:00.000-07:00Rice cooker? Might have to invest in one of thos...Rice cooker? Might have to invest in one of those bad-boys, I've never been able to master cooking the grain.<BR/><BR/>And your methods of eating rice read great to me. Will have to give them a go.Ian Newboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411720154080724038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-73917817049213597522008-09-29T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-29T12:25:00.000-07:00I was raised in Marblehead, Mass. so rice was a ve...I was raised in Marblehead, Mass. so rice was a very infrequent dish in our home. My mother used Minute Rice. When I try to describe to my Singaporean Chinese husband what Minute Rice is, words fail me.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in the Bronx I learned how to make Puerto Rican Rice and Beans, which is really good and quite a filler if you need something with carbs and protein and don't have any meat Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534842755063770798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-34049124546167260502008-09-29T12:21:00.000-07:002008-09-29T12:21:00.000-07:00i love mixing rice with really well-done scrambled...i love mixing rice with really well-done scrambled eggs (cooked in butter), a little soy sauce, sesame oil, black pepper, a dash of tabasco sauce and sesame seeds sprinkled on top - SO GOOD! another fav is a bowl of white rice topped with an egg (cooked over-easy) with gochujang and seaweed. can you tell i love eggs? hahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905813961800354894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-73905192803655644402008-09-29T11:24:00.000-07:002008-09-29T11:24:00.000-07:00My favorite comfort food from childhood is a big b...My favorite comfort food from childhood is a big bowl of very hot white rice, with a raw egg mixed in (the egg gets cooked form the hot rice). Eat with a bit of soy sauce and kim. I still eat it on days I feel glum.delicateflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801971840313216173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-64101111048661061962008-09-29T11:04:00.000-07:002008-09-29T11:04:00.000-07:00We found brown rice at the Korean market. It's the...We found brown rice at the Korean market. It's the same short-grain, stickier rice, just not transformed to white rice. Works fine in the rice cooker, just add a little extra water and give it extra time to cook. Sometimes we add wild rice and turn the whole batch purple. Makes very pretty kim bap.OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-36406992143174902412008-09-29T11:02:00.000-07:002008-09-29T11:02:00.000-07:00I grew up in the Midwest too and we hardly ever ha...I grew up in the Midwest too and we hardly ever had rice and when we did it was for breakfast with milk,sugar and cinnamon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-23354773242057445762008-09-29T10:18:00.000-07:002008-09-29T10:18:00.000-07:00When I was a kid, I didn't like rice. We had ...When I was a kid, I didn't like rice. We had rice aalll the time. (It's cheap & there were 8 kids)<BR/>My sainted Mother (8.freakin.kids.)used to serve it to us with a little butter, sugar, cinnamin and a touch of milk. Sort of a rice pudding or even oatmeal....ricemeal? <BR/><BR/>Now, I like rice. White, saffron, wild & brown, those bags of rice & cheese sauce, even my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-80252538424382472042008-09-29T10:13:00.000-07:002008-09-29T10:13:00.000-07:00We call it cock sauce too! tee-hee.We call it cock sauce too! tee-hee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com