"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:37:35 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
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>>>On 10/12/2014 10:54 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>> On 10/12/2014 6:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> I'm making these for dinner. Paula Deen's recipe. I still don't care
>>>>> for her but I looked up this recipe right away when I saw her make it
>>>>> because it doesn't use any of the crap that many other such recipes do
>>>>> such as ketchup or canned soup. And no, I don't use the seasoned salt
>>>>> or her herb blend. I just put in what I think should be in there.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...ls-recipe.html
>>>>
>>>> I will never ever ever again make something like that with raw rice.
>>>> When I was younger and just recently married and on my own, I made a
>>>> meatloaf that called for raw rice and the rice didn't cook fully but we
>>>> ate it anyway. Later on, I was in the ER with the worst stomach pains
>>>> I've had, before that and even after that. The rice continued to cook
>>>> in my stomach and expanded so much that the pain was unbearable.
>>>>
>>>
>>>There's a reason they don't recommend throwing rice at weddings
>>>anymore... birds eat it and well, it won't exactly make them explode but
>>>it does cause all sorts of nasty gastric problems.
>>>
>>>My mother used to make "porcupine meatballs" using Minute Rice. Can't
>>>say I'd like that any better.
>>
>> I just went and looked at that recipe, and wow, it got some really bad
>> reviews. Just based on that alone I'd never make it.
>
> I did use my own seasonings and I did make it before. I can't speak for
> the seasonings that she calls for. I haven't used them nor would I.
>>
>> When I google for recipes, I only look at the ones that have at least
>> a 4 1/2 star rating. Food Network, Epicurious, BBC Good Food, and
>> Taste.com all are reliable recipe sites, but you have to look at the
>> ratings and the comments.
>
> I don't think that it had any ratings when I first made it but I like it.
>>
>> I never put raw rice in anything. Cabbage roll filling and suchlike
>> always calls for the rice to be cooked.
>
> Okay.

I've always used raw rice in porcupines. My kids used to love them.

Cheri