Comments on: Rice Rice Baby!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:19:45 +0000

I’ve been dining ‘Gluten Free’ in Downtown Sacramento for 5 years now and there are several options available besides PF Changs. There is Kru Sushi (as long as you don’t show up on Monday - but specifications are required), Ink (during the slow time you can order Chicken Marsala and artichoke hearts - specify no flour), Spaghetti Factory (has gluten free pasta), Paesano’s (Risotto - NO BREAD!!!), Crepeville (Omlets, Salads and sometimes special dishes - NO BREAD!!!), Beach Hut Deli (lettuce wraps - Clean Knife Please!), and Nationwide Burgers (no bun- fries are safe), Thai Basil (yellow curry, coconut soup & some salads). Plus you can always visit me at Gluten Free Specialty, 3319 J Street, Sacramento CA 95816. Our phone number is: 916-441-5199. We provide bulk discounts on gluten free foods.

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:57:36 +0000

Thank you Durbin and Eats…

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:35:22 +0000

Thanks B. I have no experience nor expertise in the gluten-free arena. So, sorry John, I don’t think I’m going to be much help on this one. Although there’s always the Hof Brau for meat, meat, and more meat.

By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:37:13 +0000

I know, from going to the Tower Cafe with a gluten-allergic person, that they do have one or two entrees that are gluten-free and also not cooked in the same oil. They also have a gluten-free Chocolate Decadence cake specifically for the allergic types.

Take a trip there during a slow hour and see if you can quiz a cook. Take notes.

By: John

John — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:27:55 +0000

Mr. Eats,

You said, “Pain in the gluten?” My girlfriend is alergic to gluten. I have been dealing with having to be careful with cooking, choosing restaurants, etc. for over a year now and if you have any suggestion or possible helpful tips on dealing with it, let me know. RIght now we have PF Changs, french fries from Mac D’s, and burger raps at Carls Jr’s and Riverside Bar & Grill.

Aside from ordering a salad and bring our own salad dressing, our choices for eating out as you can see are limited.

So cooking at home seems to be our thing.

I dunno what I am asking other then if you have any good stuff for me regarding good non-gluten dishes, etc., that are not obvious, I would love to hear them. One can only eat so much red meat and potatos…

By: dirk

dirk — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:19:19 +0000

Oh, yeah, the name “Rice Expressions” bugs me, too. It sounds like it should be a pun, but it’s not. It’s also sounds sarcastic, somehow. Maybe “Express Rice” sounded too low-class, or too much like “Success Rice”, that dehydrated parboiled stuff.

By: dirk

dirk — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:15:56 +0000

Here’s the foolproof way to cook brown rice: do it pasta-style. Use a ton of water, boil until done (feel free to skim off any foam that may appear), and pour into a big strainer. Then put in a big bowl and let it sit, stirring occasionally, for a couple minutes to steam off excess water. Easy. (This won’t work with white rice, which will get too mushy/sticky, but brown rice doesn’t have that problem.)

By: Stickie

Stickie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:18:12 +0000

Stop scaring the kids from trying to cook brown rice.

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:06:12 +0000

HeyMeg said on 01/31/08 at 10:21 AM (link):
Does anyone else think the name “Rice Expressions” is funny? What exactly could rice be used to express?

Maybe because brown rice has so much fiber, it’s on the “express” train out of your body? (OMG now I am on the same plane as Sac-Eats’ “Linday’s genital warts” comments!)

Yes, I know I need to get a hobby!

By: HeyMeg

HeyMeg — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:11:15 +0000

Thank you RG. I can’t put my finger on it exactly, but it’s just funny to me. Maybe I am sleep deprived or something.

By: Melly

Melly — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:24:18 +0000

I make jasmine brown rice lots..and it is tasty!

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:58:33 +0000

It is absolutely a strange name. I can’t quite pinpoint what makes me feel weird about it, perhaps eating some of the rice will help me be able to express it.

By: HeyMeg

HeyMeg — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:21:36 +0000

Does anyone else think the name “Rice Expressions” is funny? What exactly could rice be used to express?

By: Turty Squip

Turty Squip — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:19:20 +0000

I happened to glimpse a bag o’ rice this morning while reaching for my daily dose of Grape Nuts mixed with Crunchberries, and couldn’t help but think of Lindsey Lohan’s genital warts. I may never be able to eat rice again.

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:35:54 +0000

If you want to make homemade brown rice, (I use the Mahatma brand) if you use a double boiler, it comes out fluffy (well as fluffy as rice with hulls still on it can possibly be) and takes only about 1/2 the time. (Aa bout 30-40 minutes, with occasional checks to make sure there’s still water in it.) Something about the double boiler method seems to eliminate the “eww!” factor and speed up the process….

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:56:55 +0000

Trader Joe’s also carries the pre-cooked frozen rice, both brown rice and jasmine rice. They are, however, usually out of stock of the brown rice.

Another interesting local rice angle is an exhibit at the Skirball Center in LA — watch the video, and you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.