"Red rice goes back to the old, old days — the days before me, my momma, and her," writes Emily Meggett in her new book, "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island." ...

In theory, cooking rice is about as easy as it gets, requiring two ingredients and heat. But without some know-how or at least an awesome rice cooker, what should be a fluffy, soft pile of aromatic ...