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Cooking & Baking

cbayer

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22. Like Julia Childs said, "Never apologize".

Reply to freshwest (Reply #19)

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 02:18 PM

Apr 2012

Did you ever see the episode of her show when she dropped the chicken on the floor?

She just calmly picks it up and puts it back on the plate, just like she meant to do it all along.

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Lucinda's perfect rice [View all] cbayer Mar 2012 OP

I'm so glad you like the way it turns out! Lucinda Mar 2012 #1

It was perfect, Lucinda, and I am so pleased. cbayer Mar 2012 #2

I found the technique on the web a while back...just passing it along! Lucinda Mar 2012 #3

If I'm making rice for a chicken dish. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #4

That's a good idea for several things. Adds flavor and some oil. I add saffron, too, freshwest Apr 2012 #18

Congrats! Nothing like really good rice. My disasters usually end up in soup. pinto Mar 2012 #5

I cover up my rice disasters with lots of sauce. Like the cat that runs into the wall and says... freshwest Apr 2012 #19

LOL. pinto Apr 2012 #21

Like Julia Childs said, "Never apologize". cbayer Apr 2012 #22

No, but I loved watching her as a kid. Now when my kid drops something on the floor, I say: freshwest Apr 2012 #23

We always had the 6 second rules in my house and I maintain the exposure to dirt cbayer Apr 2012 #24

Agreed! freshwest Apr 2012 #25

As Mollie Katzen said - "You don't check in on it every two minutes to see if it's still there." HopeHoops Mar 2012 #6

Can't remember where I heard this hint, maybe here, but I have great success with.... northoftheborder Mar 2012 #7

We all need hints... Phentex Mar 2012 #11

I'll include / share my technique in case anyone wants to give it a go MagickMuffin Mar 2012 #8

Two questions cbayer Mar 2012 #9

Usually Basmati, Jasmine, and sometimes brown MagickMuffin Mar 2012 #12

and Phentex Mar 2012 #10

Oops, and D'OH MagickMuffin Mar 2012 #13

thanks for sharing! fizzgig Mar 2012 #14

I read something somewhere kurtzapril4 Apr 2012 #15

I have never seen it that way. Isn't it kind of wet? cbayer Apr 2012 #16

No. Not at all. kurtzapril4 Apr 2012 #17

My method is very similar. The only difference is I use a ratio of 2 parts water to 1 part rice. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #20

With the exception of butter, this is the way that black folks who have roots in the lowlands of the Ecumenist Apr 2012 #26

I just tried this with Basmati rice. GoCubsGo May 2012 #27