On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 21:40:35 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

>On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:51:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
>>On Friday, March 16, 2018 at 3:09:08 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I know. You'll probably say that you don't eat it. I also know that you
>>> can
>>> usually sub it for things you would put white rice in but for some things,
>>> you'd have to cook it first.
>>>
>>> For the most part, I seem to go back and forth between Asian dishes, such
>>> as
>>> fried rice or stir fries or Teriyaki with rice on the side. Or
>>> Mexican/Spanish type things. I either make it a main dish with beans and
>>> chicken or ground beef with appropriate seasonings, or as a side dish with
>>> some Mexican seasonings.
>>>
>>> I am wanting to branch out with it, such as side dishes. Steak is a real
>>> winner for a meal here so perhaps something that might go with that. I am
>>> thinking that things like Rici e Bisi (or however it's spelled) wouldn't
>>> work well with the brown rice.
>>>
>>> I do put it in soup, especially when there is just a little left over, and
>>> I
>>> intend to do vegetarian type sides with it such as peppers or zucchini
>>> stuffed with beans and rice and perhaps some cheese.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? I don't have to eat it myself so anything goes, except
>>> for
>>> mushrooms or yogurt as those are not well liked here. Thanks!
>>
>>Why don't you cook up a very big pot full of brown rice, then portion it out
>>in containers and freeze it. That way you will have ready cooked brown rice
>>to use in a lot of different recipes. All you have to do is thaw out a
>>container of it and make your dish.
>>
>>----
>>
>>No freezer space for that.
>
>You really should use up (or throw out) some of the stuff in your
>freezer so you have room for things that you need.
>
>Doris

Julie has 26 loaves of cheap bread squeezed into her freezer.