Preparing for vacation cooking, I wanted an easy way to cook rice without a stove.  My parents’ ranch house in west Texas is over 100 years old and there is no air conditioning so heating up the kitchen is something you want to think about when planning meals.

Solution? Boil-in-bag rice cooks up great in the microwave!

• 1 bag Gulf Pacific or Success Brand boil-in-bag rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 microwave safe bowl

Place 4 cups water in the microwave safe bowl.  Don’t remove rice from bag, just immerse the entire bag of dry rice in the water.  Cook in microwave on high for 10 minutes.  Remove bag of cooked rice from bowl and drain off excess water.  Open bag by cutting across the top with scissors and empty cooked rice into a bowl.  Season to taste with butter, salt, and pepper.  Serves 4 people, about 1/2 cup rice each.