Grilled Cornish Game Hens

• recipe

  Grill-Roasted Cornish Game Hens on a Charcoal Grill

  These birds provide crisp skin and delicate meat and are an elegant alternative to chicken.

• recipe

  Rice Salad with Oranges, Olives, and Almonds

  For light, fluffy, separate rice that doesn’t turn sticky as it cools, toast it, then cook it with the "pasta" method. To avoid a mushy salad, spread the rice out to cool.

• equipment

  Chimney Starters

  A chimney starter is the safest, most effective way to start a charcoal fire. We rounded up several models to see which ones worked best.

• taste test

  Basmati Rice

  You can now find both domestic and foreign-grown basmati rice—can the American versions hold up to the Indian?