Joybee, What's for Dinner? : Leftover Rice Pudding

Monday, June 30, 2014

Best of the Month May 2014

A recap of my most popular posts from last month (May 2014)

No chocolate recipes this month but I am happy to see that every post (except the great idea thursdays) got 100 or more views and at least 1 comment, many have more. The biggest contributor to this, I believe, is link parties. I changed my link party strategy about 2 months ago. I now try to post my links as soon as the party opens. Before I was more lackadaisical and would just link up when ever I thought about it. Now, thanks to some blogging tips I read, I have my favorite link parties and their start times on my google calendar and I get a notification when they are soon to start. I'm still working on my social media presence but there is always room for improvement.

followers: 968

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likes: 117

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followers: 480 (169 Joybee, What's for Dinner Blog Posts board)

My best of May:

Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos

Shrimp marinated in tequila and lime juice atop a lightly grilled corn tortilla with toppings of your choice. 210 views, 64 +1s, and this was accepted to TasteSpotting.

Leftover Rice Pudding

A creamy pudding made with leftover rice, milk, sugar, and raisins. 173 views and 4 +1s.

Bean and Rice Taco Salad

A vegetarian meal of tortilla chips and lettuce, topped with spicy rice and beans, and finished with avocado sour cream and cilantro. 149 views and 41 +1s.

17 Great Ideas for Grilling (for Memorial Day)

17 Great Ideas for Grilling: A roundup of 17 recipes to cook on the grill for Memorial Day or anytime you feel like grilling. From the archives of Great Idea Thursdays.

A roundup of 17 recipes to cook on the grill for Memorial Day or any time you feel like grilling. From the archives of Great Idea Thursdays. 143 views and 18 +1s.

Open Faced Reuben Melts

All your favorite Reuben ingredients piled on crostini and ready for a quick meal, appetizer, or football snack. 128 views and 21 +1s.

Enjoy.

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Leftover Rice Pudding

Yum

A creamy pudding made with leftover rice, milk, sugar, and raisins.

(Updated 1/19/16)
We have a lot of meals that include rice in my house. I frequently make stir fries and curries that are always served with rice. I didn't grow up eating much rice at all but now I find that I crave it. If I go a week or two without serving rice with a meal I have to make a stir fry or other rice accompanying meal immediately.

One of the reasons I think I love rice so much is that it so easy. A friend bought us (my husband and me) my first ever rice cooker as a Christmas present about 5 or 6 years ago and that fueled my rice infatuation. Yeah, cooking rice on the stove top really isn't difficult but rice cookers make a consistently good rice and all you have to do is "set it and forget it"...that phrase reminds me of an infomercial. I'm an infomercial nut. I never buy the product(s) but I always am intrigued and say "I want that". Anyway back to the rice cooker. They are awesome. Our original rice cooker broke not too long ago and now we have an even bigger one that has more functions and best of all a timer setting. I can add the rice and water and program it so the rice is ready whenever I want it.

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With using rice often, a consequence is that we often have leftover rice. This isn't a bad thing I just have to think of more ways to use it. This rice pudding is a different, non-savory, way to use leftover rice...and it's delicious. It makes a great breakfast or even dessert.

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Leftover Rice Pudding

Ingredients:
From Allrecipe's Old Fashioned Creamy Rice Pudding by Jenn Bechtel

1 1/2 cups cooked white rice
2 cups milk, divided
1 pinch of salt
2/3 cup raisins
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
cinnamon

In a large saucepan, over medium heat, combine the rice, 1 1/2 cups of milk, and salt. Cook and stir until thick and creamy.

In a small bowl combine the rest of the milk, egg, and sugar. Beat well.

Temper the egg mixture by adding a spoonful of the rice mixture and stirring well to combine. Then pour the egg mixture and raisins into the saucepan and cook, while stirring, for another few minutes until the egg is set.

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract. Serve immediately with cinnamon dusted on top.

Makes 2-4 servings.

Enjoy.