On cooking and eating in Renton, WA.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Rice Pudding.

Lately I've been taking left over rice and making rice pudding. Very taste. Very easy.

Take one cup of cooked rice.

Add three cups of milk and half a cup of sugar.

Heat on medium until a simmer is reached, then turn down to low.

Stir regularly to avoid burning.

When the milk is mostly absorbed, beat one egg with one third a cup of sugar.

Temper the egg & suger with one cup of the rice & milk-- that is, take a cup of rice & milk and slowly pour it into the egg & sugar, beating constantly. This will heat up the egg and prevent it from curdling.

Mix the egg & sugar back into the rice & milk.

Add half a teaspooon of vanilla extract.

Heat unti thickened.

Cool down.

For bonus points, make rice pudding brulee. Spoon the rice pudding into a bowl. Place a teaspoon of sugar ontop of the rice pudding. Take a blow torch to the sugar until it melts.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Crackers

You can make your own crackers. They taste good!

One cup flour-- or various flours. I've tried this with half amaranth flour plus half bread flower and half whole wheat, plus half bread.

half a teaspoon salt.

two tablespoons oil.

three tablespoons water.

one teaspoon seasonings. Any kind. Rosemary is good.

Mix everything together until it forms a ball. You may need to add more water.

Roll the ball out on parchment paper. Roll as thin as possible.

Bake at 400F for 15 minutes-- peek at 10 minutes to make sure nothing is burning.