Since this recipe uses brown rice rather than white, it’s made like a fried rice. The vegetables would turn to complete mush if they were simmered with the brown rice until it was done. Instead, the vegetables are sauteed briefly before being fried with day-old rice. So be sure to cook the rice in advance–or … Read more
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Another topping combination for the versatile Brown Rice Pizza Crust shared in the last post.
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