Sparkle Stories Blog

Onigiri are balls of rice with filling. Sometimes they're fried. Sometimes they're covered with seeds or nori on the outside. Sometimes they're fancy, sometimes they're humble. But if you can cook a pot of rice, you can make them. The recipe below includes a variation for two fillings — spicy tuna and pickled plums.

While we love pumpkin pie as much as the next person, more often than not we end up roasting autumn gourds into more savory preparations. One of our favorites is this herb-y squash risotto.

In Southeast Asia, marinated meats are served on skewer sticks to make a dish called “satay." Satay was supposedly invented by street vendors in Indonesia as an imitation of the Indian kebabs brought to the area by migration in the early 19th century.

To go along with this week's themes of compassion and understanding hurt, we've compiled nine Sparkle comfort food recipes.