1 teaspoon turmeric 3 teaspoons sea salt or more to taste 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/3 cup strongly brewed saffron, divided use (see note below) 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 stick butter, softened ...

These snacks are made from puffed rice pressed together to form a circular cake. While it’s a simple snack, there’s more to know about the health effects of rice cakes.

Rice is central to most of my meals. Too often thought of as a simple sidekick, it’s quite the shape shifter, as versatile as it is reliable.

And yet, there is a homelier rice dish known to many Italians as riso al forno. Sausage, tomato, cheese and rice in the oven, it’s a weeknight casserole, hardly elegant but very delicious.