Microwave Rice Cooker Resources

'Made in Japan' label under assault
Take a stroll through home sweet home. You'll almost certainly see an entertainment system, refrigerator, microwave oven, rice cooker, toaster, mixer/blender, vacuum cleaner, heater/air conditioner, hair dryer, electric blanket and so on. From personal hygiene to food preparation to recreation and entertainment, electric appliances are a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. For the previous half ...

Hearty muesli a cinch: just combine ingredients in a slow cooker
The ingredients of this breakfast muesli can be assembled the night before in a slow cooker and left at room temperature.

Mastering the slow cooker
One of the day-to-day dilemmas I face is choosing between making meals that are tasty, healthy, easy to prepare and interesting, or simply dashing off some run-of-the-mill baked chicken breasts and green beans.That's where the slow cooker comes in. This is a lifesaver for families on the go. With us...

Appliances Last Decades With Care
MANILA, Philippines — The home I grew up in had one electric appliance: a radio-cum-turntable that played vinyl records in three speeds and sizes. Our stove was three stones fueled with wood scraps from Lolo’s bus-and-jeepney building shop. Clothes were washed in the neighborhood artesian well half a kilometer away and brought home to dry on clotheslines in the backyard.

Forget the wings, pass the meatballs
I love watching football. I love meatballs. There's no reason the two can't go together on game day.

What to do with unwanted gifts
“It is better to give than to receive.”This saying might be true when it comes to unwanted gifts, right? But don’t worry, there are creative ways to dispose of unwanted gifts. Or to be more polite, let’s call them gifts much needed by other people. Here are my suggestions: Recycle – After unwrapping those gifts and finding they are not really to your taste, then think of people in your circle ...