But there was one kitchen contraption I knew we would use daily: the rice cooker. My husband is Filipino American and ... of steamed rice signals the best part of the day: time to eat together.

“For the most part, rice cookers make perfect rice every time," says Diane Phillips, cooking teacher and author of The Everyday Rice Cooker. They can also reduce the time you spend in the ...

In Filipino homes, the smell that wakes up many families is not coffee brewing or bacon frying, but slices of garlic sizzling in oil. It’s for a fried rice known as sinangag, a way to use up the ...