displayed Greek-style orzo in red bowl - Zoryana Ivchenko/Getty Images Few foods are more globally popular than rice, hence its appearance in cuisines worldwide. Found in forms ranging from sticky ...

Orzo is a small rice-shaped pasta that's made from a dough containing water and semolina, a type of flour that comes from durum wheat. Thanks to the semolina, this pasta boasts a nutty flavor, chewy ...

Have you ever found yourself in the kitchen, rice-less, wondering if you can substitute orzo in a favorite recipe? Or vice-versa? It can be tempting, sure—they’re the same shape! They look so similar!

Orzo is so often incorporated into creamy dishes that you could be forgiven for mistaking it for risotto, but in fact, orzo is not the rice you use for creamy mushroom risotto, but a tiny rice-shaped ...

If you've ever wondered if orzo is a type of rice, you're not alone. Although orzo is shaped similarly to short-grain rice, it is not rice. Orzo is a pastina -- an Italian word that means "little ...

I love the texture and subtle fresh flavors in this unusual side dish. 3/4 cup wild rice (makes 2 ½ cups cooked wild rice) 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 ounces (1 cup) orzo (makes 2 ½ cups cooked orzo)* 2 ...

Here is a light, vegetarian summer supper that will keep your kitchen cool — no need to turn on the oven — and requires very little cleanup. This nutty pilaf is made with orzo (rice-shaped pasta) ...

Q Love your column! About eight or nine years ago I cut a recipe out of the Sun Sentinel for orzo, rice and peas. I made this for just about every holiday or dinner party over the years and misplaced ...

Some interesting ingredients for recipes may include pasta, grains, fruit and nuts. It seems like almost anything goes when it comes to cooking and flavor combinations. In trying to work more grain ...

Full disclosure: while I was researching my review of Start Restaurant I developed an addiction to their quinoa salad. One week, I ate ten of them. I would drive over at lunch and buy two so that I ...