A few beginner tips to using rice ball molds: You want to use warm rice to make rice balls, so if you’re starting with leftover rice, warm it up first. Also, be sure to wet the inside of the mold with ...

It's a freezing, blustery evening in Arizona. In the lobby of the Grand Hotel near the Grand Canyon, I notice a family toting in bags of groceries, a gallon of milk, an oversized sack of rice and a ...