Tender chicken simmered in rich brown gravy served with rice and peas creates a classic Caribbean comfort meal full of deep savory flavor. The slow-cooked sauce coats every bite while the seasoned ...

Baked rice with cheese is like comfort food magic, especially up in Northern Italy, you know? Particularly in the ...

This recipe is part of the L.A. Times’ Week of Meals series. This simple rice dish is adaptable to any kind of fish, particularly salmon or even high-quality canned fish. If you have curry powder, use ...

Pesto is the hero of this simple chicken and rice dish, infusing it with easy herby flavor. Chunks of boneless chicken thighs are browned in the pan, then removed while garlic and onion cook in its ...

While in the Bahamas, I tasted a minced lobster dish. Not only was it good, it takes only minutes to make. I used shrimp instead of lobster because it is easy to find. Crab meat also works well with ...

Now that school is out and before it gets too hot, this is the time for cooking that gives us maximum flavor and the least amount of work. No matter how much you may enjoy cooking, the call of the ...

Best made in the spring when fresh green peas are their sweetest, the Venetian dish risi e bisi (literally rice and peas) comes in many variations. This version is similar to traditional risotto but ...

The round, green and delicious legumes known as peas, minji in Kikuyu or njegere in Swahili, are a delicacy that can never go wrong with any meal, as long as they are cooked properly. They are most ...

If there could be any doubt that real life is rarely like the movies, consider the timballo. On screen it is inevitably presented as one dazzling dish about as easy to make as a 15-course meal. In ...