Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rice pilaf on plate - Esin Deniz/Shutterstock Though there's no shortage of starches out there, one of the most common is rice, ...

For the longest time, simple long-grain white rice was my Achilles heel in the kitchen. No matter what I did, rice turned out gluey, water-logged, or even (for a fun change of pace) scorched on the ...