The Everything Rice Cooker Cookbook
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Authors: Hui Leng Tay
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RICE COOKER
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Hui Leng Tay
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Tay, Hui Leng.
The everything rice cooker cookbook / Hui Leng Tay.
p. cm. — (Everything)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4405-0233-0
1. Cookery (Rice) I. Title.
TX809.R5T393 2010
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Dear Reader,
When I first moved to the United States in 2006 I was easily excited by an omelet breakfast, a pasta lunch, and a burger dinner. However, the exhilaration for such food did not last long. Perhaps because I was raised in a culture where rice is common for dinner, lunch, and even breakfast, or perhaps because my taste buds have been stubbornly implanted with something called “familiarity,” I started looking back to my comfort staple: rice.
I was lucky to be living in California, where the rice cuisine is flourishing due to the diversity in culture. So what was missing? Home-cooked food! No matter how enticing dining out is, and how convenient takeouts are, we crave simple and non-greasy home-cooked food, something we are familiar and comfortable with. And if those nutritious and healthy meals do not take too much time to prepare and cook, even better.
Enter the rice cooker. The rice cooker is a popular convenience tool found in many Asian homes, and it is steadily finding its way into more American homes. You have to explore this lean, mean machine to know what it is capable of, and trust me, it is not as intimidating as it may seem. Before you know it, the rice cooker will be an additional helper in your kitchen. Enjoy this journey.
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To my family, friends, and visitors at Teczcape — An Escape to Food
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6 Comfort Congee (Rice Porridge) and Grains
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To the team at Adams Media, for giving me the opportunity; without their support, this book would not have been completed. To my husband, Khim Hong, for being understanding, patient, and supportive at all times. He wants me to be happy in whatever I do. To my parents and siblings, for standing by me, always ready to show care and concern. To Ari and Stella who have encouraged me to persevere. To other friends who have shown their care for me and the progress of this book — I cannot possibly list all your names here but you know who you are and you have my appreciation.