"Red rice goes back to the old, old days — the days before me, my momma, and her," writes Emily Meggett in her new book, "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island." ...

Sheri Castle shares her recipe for Low Country–style red rice with shrimp and sausage. Sheri Castle shares her recipe for Low Country–style red rice with shrimp and sausage. Made with long-grain white ...

Rice comes in many different shapes, sizes, textures, and aromas, and can be used in many different ways. In this simple guide, you'll learn about 16 most common rice types, their unique ...

The just-republished "Buster Holmes Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Handmade Cookin'" ($16.95, Pelican Publishing) has two recipes for red beans and rice, for which Buster Holmes was famous. The ...

New Orleanians ate red beans and rice on Mondays because it was laundry day, and they cooked their red beans on the stove while the wash water heated. Or maybe it’s because they needed to use the ...

Whether cooking basmati, jasmine or red, everyone has a way to make rice. Measure up to the first knuckle? Wash until the water runs clear? Stovetop or rice cooker with bells and whistles? This week, ...

The combination of red beans and rice is one of the southeast Louisiana’s defining dishes. Historically, Mondays were wash days, and red beans were the perfect thing to cook, utilizing the hambone ...