The ultimate rice cooker cookbook : 250 no-fail recipes for pilafs, risottos, polentas, chilis, soups, porridges, puddings, and more from start to finish in your rice cooker

EDITORIAL REVIEW:\*The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook\* proves there's more to this popular appliance than a convenient way to cook a pot of rice. Complete with tips on buying and using a rice cooker, as well as selecting and preparing every kind of rice, grain, and dried bean, this book includes 250 recipes for everything from hot breakfast cereals and creamy desserts and puddings to classic vegetable, bean, and rice combinations and savory whole meal cuisines. Shows Just How Versatile A Simple Rice Cooker Can Be. Startig With Rice, Of Course, The Authors Provide An Excellent Guide To The Numerous Varieties Now Available And Cooking Directions. Included Are Recipes For Dozens Of Rice Dishes From Risotto To Sushi And A Chapter On Other Grains. There Are Also Recipes That Use The Cooker To Steam Vegetables, Main Dishes, Dim Sum, And Tamales, And Readers Will Find A Good Assortment Of Desserts, From Silky Custards To Creamy Puddings. O. It All Started With A Grain Of Rice Xiii. Beth Hensperger And Julie Kaufmann. "Rice cookers are perfect for how we cook today--versatile and convenient, they have one-button technology, don't take up much counter space, and are a breeze to clean. And they can do so much more than produce foolproof rice, beans, and garains. 'The Ulitmate Rice Cooker Cookbook' shows you how to make everything from Thai Curried Rice to Choclolet pots de Créme with Poached Fresh Cherries, from Breakfast Barley to Turkey Chili with Baby White Beans"--Back cover EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook* proves there's more to this popular appliance than a convenient way to cook a pot of rice. Complete with tips on buying and using a rice cooker, as well as selecting and preparing every kind of rice, grain, and dried bean, this book includes 250 recipes for everything from hot breakfast cereals and creamy desserts and puddings to classic vegetable, bean, and rice combinations and savory whole meal cuisines. A wonderful cookbook, geared for the American kitchen, helps readers to unleash the power of the rice cooker by detailing its many uses; providing simple charts on how to prepare basic rice, grains, and dried beans; and featuring a vast array of delicious recipes, from Turkey Chili with Baby White Beans to Butternut Squash Risotto. Details the many uses of a rice cooker; provides charts on how to prepare basic rice, grains, and dried beans; and features recipes for such dishes as turkey chili with baby white beans and butternut squash risotto. At its simplest, the rice cooker machine is a round, removable, aluminum bowl that sits atop a metal heating element.