On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:30:58 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

> Can I just use
>regular rice and orzo and olive oil and make my own spice/flavoring
>and follow the original directions?

Yes! Find an interesting recipe for rice pilaf, perloo, or pilau and
follow the basic format from there.

Tara