Quick and Easy Rice Pudding

I tried thinking of some of the ingredients that we had in the cupboard to see what I could make and all I saw was some rice, raisins and Cinnamon. MMMMM...Tasty... So I had tried to make rice pudding in the past and every attempt was a joke. I knew there was some way out there to make a easy recipe of rice pudding and there was.

I love the google search bar when I am in need of a recipe. I just type in what I want and a million "Quick and Easy Rice Pudding" recipes pop up. First one I saw with the ingredients I had I printed it and started cooking.

Autumn enjoyed a couple bites of the pudding and decided that she had enough and wanted to go have some milk with Dad so I was ok with it. And I then finished her bowl I was feeding her.

Here is the recipe from cooks recipes.com

Quick and Easy Rice Pudding3 cups cooked rice
3 cups 2% milk..(I used 1% and turned out fine)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine rice, milk, sugar, salt and butter in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened, 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often. Add vanilla. Pour into serving dishes. Serve warm or cold.
Makes 6 servings.

Peanut Butter cups

I did a trial run the other day with a small batch and Matt actually requested another batch...wow. He usually never asks for something in-particular. So i kinda felt pretty good about them and feel I made this batch even better since I added a thinner layer of the peanut butter mixture. It is kinda now ying with the yang. Fun stuff.

I added some nuts to half the batch. They turned out so yummy! And SO SO easy...

German Pancakes

Matt and I love to make German Pancakes on the weekends. We follow his Moms recipe and it has been really hard for us to get the puff on the pancake to get puffy. So, it has been a great couple weeks since I kinda figured out how to get the puff. I hate to admit it but I have to add more butter than what the recipe calls for. And don't forget the salt.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Made some super yummy peanut butter cups and they were so simple and turned out yummy. Perfect little treat to satisfy my sweet tooth. Next time I will take it a little easier with the peanut butter.



Hand Dipped Chocolate Covered Caramel Pretzels

This looks like a great Idea for little gifts .. maybe I will try making some for the family for St. Patricks Day.. minus the pink sprinkles and replace them with green.

http://the-polka-dot-umbrella.blogspot.com/2011/02/hand-dipped-chocolate-covered-caramel.html

We LOVE Artisian Bread

I found a recipe for the Best 100% whole wheat bread. Cant wait to try it out and let you know if I think my attempt is the best!!!

 Let me know if you try it out.

I will for sure post my experience.

  http://the-polka-dot-umbrella.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-easy-100-whole-wheat-bread.html