Rice for babies! Yummy!

Advantages: all natural!
Disadvantages: messy!

...When we decided it was time to start weaning our baby we didn't really know where to start but the health visitor recommended we start off introducing baby rice to our daughter and to take it from there. Again, like I have done with so many other baby products, I stood in the aisle of the supermarket and wondered which brand to buy. Eventually I chose Organix seeing as it was slightly more expensive than the others and the fact it was made from wholegrain so surely packed with all the goodness my baby would need! Some people are against this kind of feeding, they prefer everything to be homemade so you know exactly what has gone into it but sometimes it's just not possible to be able to make something or for it to be so convinient as baby rice. So what is baby rice? Being a new mum and totally clueless i was expecting...

lorriellah 18.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Organix Baby Rice

Basic Fried Rice

Advantages: Yummy
Disadvantages: This particular version not suitable for vegetarians

...I love Chinese food, and often attempt to cook it at home, with a varied range of success. I have found that the ability to even knock up a fried rice dish when friends drop round seems to impress, although I'm not too sure why, as it is really easy to prepare and cook. I have listed a basic recipe below, which I use as a budget supper or as one dish in a selection, but sometimes I add other ingredients like strips of (pre-fried) chicken or pork to make a complete dinner. All the quantities are flexible, according to taste - so experiment. Also, this can be a really cheap dish; you don't need expensive back bacon, for example. I use Tesco value streaky bacon and it gives plenty of flavour. It doesn't really matter which type of oil you use either, so long as it is one which can withstand a high temperature - so for this reason, it...

Ali1000 18.09.2007 · Read review
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The Rice is Right!

Advantages: Cooks rice well, easy to use, the bowl is totally non stick which is great
Disadvantages: Looks a bit cheap, takes a few attempts to get used to

...We do love our curry, chilli con carne and lots of other rice dishes in our house, so I don't quite know how it has taken me 3 years to invest in a rice cooker for my kitchen! I've insisted on using a saucepan and boiling water, which always ends up making a rice mess of my lovely halogen hob, but still I could not be swayed. Upon the delivery of my shiny new cooker, I decided to bite the bullet and invest some money in a rice cooker. I didn't want to spend too much in case I hated it so I decided to buy the cheapest one I could in Argos, which is how I ended up with the Cookworks Rice Cooker, and being on a half price offer, it only cost me £9.99. What did I have to lose? The Cooker Being cheap, it isn't the most aesthetically pleasing electrical appliance you are going to have in your kitchen. The main body of the cooker is...

mummy2harry 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cookworks Round RICE Cooker White

'Rice and healthy!

Advantages: delicous, healthly, quick and easy
Disadvantages: a bit pricey compared to others, sugar!

...After sampling my way through the entire Müller Light yoghurt range, I became quite fond of the whole Müller variety, and found myself keen to try their other products. After enjoying the rhubarb yoghurt, I thought I'd give the rhubarb flavoured Müller Rice a try. The images on the lid of the rice are pretty much the same as that on the yoghurt; a few sticks of rhubarb positioned side by side. The lid gives no indication as to what the contents looks like, so that was going to be a surprise. As I peeled back the foil lid, the contents was revealed in all its glory. It looked quite pale in colour, with a thin trickle of deep red rhubarb sauce swirled messily close to the edge. Some of the rice had stuck itself to the lid, so I decided to scrape that off and give it a sample first. Unfortunately, none of the rhubarb had made its way...

Amy69 08.04.2008 · Read review
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Ambrosia Creamed Rice Pudding

Advantages: A good low fat tinned rice
Disadvantages: none

...Ambrosia was founded in 1917 and the company initially produced infants food. Today Ambrosia is most definitely one of Britain's most loved brands. Ambrosia products use no artificial colouring or preservatives. Every can of Ambrosia contains one and a half glasses of skimmed milk, so as well as being a delicious pudding it is packed with calcium to help produce strong bones and teeth. Ambrosia is part of Premier foods, the UK`s largest food producer. Ambrosia rice pudding is a firm favourite in our household. The taste is unique and try as I might I have never been able to make a rice pudding that tastes quite as good! Ambrosia rice pudding is made with semi-skimmed milk and is low fat, it is also fine for vegetarians. The rice is also gluten free. The pudding is delicious eaten hot or cold and I always remember school dinners...

Sarahjh1 19.12.2008 · Read review
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Morphy Richards Rice cooker - Too clever for me!

Advantages: An easy way to cook rice dishes
Disadvantages: Not suitable for small families due to the minimum cooking quantity

...A few months ago I read a review about a rice cooker and thought that, yes I could do with one of them. I settled on the Morphy Richards 48744 as to be honest that was the only one offered on the fact finders website and I thought I would use up some of my points. . The Rice and Pasta cooker is a mirrored silver colour with black handles with a toughened glass lid with a black handle and a steam hole. The cooker is 21 cm high without lid or 24cm with the lid and 28cm in diameter plus handles makes it 36cm. The cable is 90cm long. It fits nicely into one of my top wall mounted kitchen cabinets if the lid is turned upside down. The cooker is supplied with a pasta cooking pad, which is like a round piece of clear/white rubber with holes in it, a plastic measuring beaker and a small plastic white spatula. Inside the machine is a large...

paulpry118 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Morphy Richards 48744 RICE Cooker

Not so 'rice!

Advantages: variable, quite healthy, cheap
Disadvantages: bad combination, incredibly hot!

...After enjoying the incredibly delicious Muller Rice Rhubarb, I decided to give the Blackcurrant flavour a try. This was a combination that I was quite surprised at; I'd never considered mixing the sweet taste of rice with the bitter berry flavour of the fruit. For this reason alone, I could not wait to experience the pudding. The pot gives no indication as to what the contents looks like, however it is attractive! It's a glorious mix of deep purple and a cool shade of cream. On the lid, you can see an image of a pile of blackcurrants, appearing to be very tempting and juicy! As I removed the lid, the rice looked quite pale in colour, with just a drizzle of blackcurrant sauce visible. You can eat this pudding either hot or cold, so I opted for the winter warmer, and popped it into the microwave for the recommended 90 seconds. This was...

Amy69 12.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Muller Rice Blackcurrant

Special fried-rice student style

Advantages: Not too expensive, can change to suit taste preferences, easy to make.
Disadvantages: Frozen prawns need defrosted, prawns pricey, have to leave rice to cool.

...I fear the number of people who will scoff at me from the title alone and think that Fried Rice is an accompaniment to a main dish. Moreover, I am one of those people that really does not cook very much, or at least not anything that impressive, so you may find this recipe ridiculously basic. Anyhow, as a student on a budget I tried a whole range of cheap, affordable recipes. Then I decided I would teach myself how to make fried rice. I used a whole range of different recipes to get this right so it's pretty much an amalgamation of things I read in student cookbooks and on the internet. Unfortunately I have forgotten where I got some of the ideas but I think it was just random recipes found on google. Some were rubbish but I think I managed to get the perfect combination from using a variety of them. *~Equipment~* ~Cooking Pot with lid...

Renza 14.02.2009 · Read review
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My Mate - in Rice Cake Form

Advantages: Low fat, Low calories, nice taste
Disadvantages: none

...Marmite Adult Rice Cakes......... Now having started this new healthier eating regime I have bought in lots of low fat low calorie snacks to keep me going when I feel the need to pick on something. One of the best buys I feel is a large packet of these marmite rice cakes. They are available to buy in smaller crisp like bags such as the brand Snack a jacks sell but they are also available in the larger packets also like Snack a Jacks and this is the version that I decided to get. I opted for the larger version because it probably works out a lot cheaper. You pay a little under £1.50 and get a good amount of these large rice cakes (although I haven't counted I believe it is around 15 individual cakes). They are the same size as the Snack a Jacks rice cakes although slightly thinner. To look at the rice cakes you will notice...

newby2 10.04.2009 · Read review
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Simple, smart Price Rice Pudding...Asda strikes gold!

Advantages: Cheap, delicious and an easy dessert
Disadvantages: No ring pull on can.

...Review of Asda Smart Price Rice Pudding This review covers a canned rice pudding from the Asda economy budget range, known as Smart Price. Along with many other supermarkets budget lines, Asda's Smart Price is a range of lower priced, simply packaged basic items. The Product Rice pudding, it is an old fashioned milk pudding, which is still popular today. Although, not hard to make from scratch at home, rice pudding is something I never cook, as I prefer to buy a canned version. We generally have several cans in the larder as a standby quick dessert. As my household budget is currently at an all time low, more and more basic lines appearing in our shopping trolley. Asda Smart Price Rice Pudding is one of the them! The rice pudding comes in a very plan and simple recyclable tin. The tin is a non ring pull type, so...

brittle1906 26.09.2009 · Read review
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