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How To Cook Grits and Polenta
Cooking grits (and polenta) is as easy as can be. Keep reading for a play-by-play on cooking up this simple staple.
Simple Way to Flavor Rice
This Test Kitchen-approved tip is a simple way to add flavor to rice. Just a quick addition to the pot and you'll up the ante of plain cooked rice.
Hack for Making Perfect Rice
Make perfect rice every time with this easy and simple-to-do tip that ensures perfectly cooked and fluffy.
How to Seal Open Bags Without Clips
Never seem to have enough clips to secure open bags of rice, beans, etc.? Here's a clever way to keep them fresh.
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Recipes
Blue Corn Tortillas
It’s no surprise that fresh, homemade tortillas are far superior to store-bought. But what is so astonishing is how easy they are to make. You may never buy a package of them again!
Farro and Chickpea Salad with basil-mint vinaigrette
Farro and Chickpea Salad is simple, refreshing, and adaptable. Prefer a different grain? Swap it in.
Farro Risotto
Bursting with colorful veggies, this whole-grain risotto is a healthy Italian-inspired meal or side. If you’re among the growing number of people seeking meatless meal options, we have fabulous recipes for you — you’ll be hard-pressed to pick a favorite.
Southwest Quinoa Salad with chipotle vinaigrette
Beets, black beans, and bell pepper gather together in this Southwestern salad sprinkled with quinoa. Nutritious sweet potatoes and arugula get into the mix, but it’s the chipotle vinaigrette that really sings with flavor.
Quinoa is an ancient food native to the Andes mountains of South America. Although quinoa cooks like a grain, it’s technically the fruit of an herb plant. Quinoa is high in fiber, naturally gluten-free, and easily digestible with eight essential amino acids, forming…
Barley & Roasted Veggie Salad with bacon vinaigrette
Roasted Brussels sprouts and potatoes are great on their own, but toss them with barley, crisp apple, and good-for-you kale in a warm bacon vinaigrette and you’ve struck culinary gold. You’re certain to hear, “More please!”
Barley is a kernel enclosed in a double-layered hull. During processing, if only the tough outer layer is removed, the result is hulled, or whole-grain, barley, usually found in health food stores. If the outer hull is removed and the kernel inside is polished, the…
Hominy Pinto Bake with bacon & cheese
Cheesy-rich hominy and refried beans add a familiar but surprising addition to the grill-out or parrillada for your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Fresh Couscous Salad
Whether served as a bed for the poached salmon, or on its own, this couscous salad is great served at room temp or chilled.
Lemony Polenta
With a rich meal, you need a side dish that complements and offsets it. Lemony Polenta works just like mashed potatoes for soaking up a velvety sauce. Soft and naturally creamy, this quick and easy polenta is the ultimate side dish to serve with Italian Milk-Braised Pork Roast with Porcini Mushrooms.
Farro with Spinach & Parmesan
Serve this quick cheesy farro side dish to complement our Roasted Chicken Thighs with Olives & Lemons or another roasted entrée. Fresh spinach adds another dose of nutrients and a bright, green finish.
Farro & Watercress Salad
For a filling vegetarian salad option, try this Farro & Watercress Salad. It makes a wonderful light dinner or side dish for our Swordfish Kebabs with garlic parsley sauce. With chewy farro, peppery watercress, Pecorino Romano, and cannellini beans, the salad gets a briny, bright finish with capers, lemon, and fresh parsley.
Warm Tuscan Farro Salad with Basil-Lemon Vinaigrette
If quick with quality is on your radar, this Warm Tuscan Farro Salad won’t disappoint. Full of tomatoes, kale, and farro, this side salad fits the bill.
Asian Millet with Shrimp & Mustard Greens
If you commonly opt for Chinese take-out dinners, skip them this week in favor of the Asian Millet with shrimp. Not only is it nearly as quick as picking up dinner, but the mustard greens give this stir-fry an extra bite as well as nutrients that you won’t get in any to-go box.