I recently had a medical procedure that required me to be on a restricted diet for several days—nothing with fiber: no fruit, nuts, vegetables, or whole grains; no beef, milk products, or vitamins with iron. The foods that remained included most of the things that my wife has been trying to get me to give up—white bread, white rice—and white meats—chicken, eggs, fish and pork. How do you make a soft, bland diet taste good?
Karl’s Shrimp Rice Pudding
Filed under Main Dishes, Rice, Shrimp
Rice pudding has become a comfort dessert in our house. When one of my girls has had a rough day they ask for rice pudding. Over the years, I have made many variations—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Karl’s Apple Butter Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats
I am making Japanese curry wings for Sundays dinner. Eilene asked for rice pudding for dessert and wife Jan seconded the motion. I have just made mandarin marmalade, so it seemed reasonable to add this to the mix.
Karl’s Mandarin Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion
Daughter Eilene just got a dental implant and is on soft foods for a few days. She is getting tired of soups, so I thought I would make a savory rice pudding. Looking on-line, I couldn’t seem to find anything that was even close to what I had in mind—herby, super-eggy, and filling.
Karl’s Savory Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Main Dishes, Side Dishes
Jan had a sudden desire for rice pudding. I happened to have some cooked rice on had so it was actually ready more quickly than usual. I had to change something, today, I decided to combine my Irish rice pudding and my apple rice pudding.
Karl’s Baileys Apple Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats
Jan just had a temporary crown put in so she asked for one of her favorite comfort foods, rice pudding. As usual, I had to change something. Today, I decided to throw in some apple.
Karl’s Apple Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Rice
I keep a wide variety of rice in my pantry—Italian arborio, aged Indian basmati, Spanish Bomba, short grain Japanese rice, Thai Jasmine, Chinese red rice, American wild rice, as well as Californian jasmine and short grain brown rice. Jan has been loving my rice pudding, so when she suggested using Black rice I had it ready to hand. During imperial China, this rice was for the emperor alone.
Karl’s Forbidden Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Chinese-American, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Vegetarian
Tuesday is Jan’s long day, she teaches until 8:45 pm, and she texted that she needed rice pudding when she got home. I live to serve—good food. I started with a Food.com recipe for rice pudding, but I have continued to change it. One of the recipes I had looked at earlier suggested that arborio rice was the best choice. Having made this variation twice now, I must agree.
Karl’s Orange Infused Rice Pudding II
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Food.com recipe
Eilene has been sick, so Saturday I looked up a recipe for rice pudding. Jan thought it was such a success that I should make it again for our St. Patrick’s Day feast on Sunday (two days late). What would make a rice pudding Irish? Baileys Irish Cream.
Karl’s Irish Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Food.com recipe
Eilene is down with the British flu—nose and throat vs American flu, stomach. She thought that a warm rice pudding would feel good going down. I looked up a recipe and, of course, changed it to my liking.
Karl’s Orange Infused Rice Pudding
Filed under California Fusion, Desserts & Treats, Rice, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
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