Posh on Rice: Over 70 Recipes for All Things Rice

In this solid single-subject cookbook, Kydd delivers 70 recipes that use low-cost, versatile rice in exciting dishes. She begins with facts about rice, explaining that there are 40,000 varieties of the grain and that rice is a staple ingredient used by half the world’s population. The book is organized by course, from salads to desserts. Kydd includes recipes from around the world, such as curried rice, onigiri, rice pakoras, and roasted peaches with arroz con leche. Rice can be the vehicle to drive home delicious flavors, as Kydd helpfully demonstrates. Photos. (Mar.)