In my new life as a mommy, I finally have some time (during nap time) to get back to something I love…cooking. I’ve been busy pulling out old recipes that I used to make all the time and also trying out some new ones. I have a serious sweet tooth, so I have naturally focused on sweet treats to start! Here are two of my new favorites:
Rice Pudding
Inspired by my mother-in-law, I have started making rice pudding. I had no idea it was so easy to make!
1 cup of white rice
2 L of Coconut Milk (Vanilla flavoured)
Orange Rind
1/4 – 1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar (or to taste)
Put everything into a pot and bring to a boil. Then, lower the heat to med-low and cook until rice is soft.
I was so pleased that this recipe worked well with a non-dairy milk. The vanilla in the coconut milk gives the pudding a great taste. I tried a batch using unsweetened coconut milk and I didn’t really care for the taste of the pudding. I’ve also tried this with a pinch of cinnamon instead of the orange rind. It changed the taste of the rice pudding completely and I liked it just as much.
Lemon Cream
I truly love the taste of ice cream. However, being fairly intolerant to dairy, it’s usually not a good idea for me to indulge in ice cream. Fortunately, I can easily have things like yogurt. That lead me to try out this recipe for a Lemon Cream last week.
I used:
3 cups of 2% plain yogurt
juice and rind from 2 lemons
3/4 cup sugar
I mixed all of this in a blender. I then poured the mixture into a shallow pan and put it in the freezer. When the cream was almost frozen, I put it back into the blender and mixed it until it turned into a hard slush. Finally, I poured this into a container and froze it. It has turned out to be an excellent low-calorie dessert. Also, since it doesn’t have any water in it, the mixture does not get icy in the freezer. I love the texture of this dessert.
February 26, 2013 at 11:36 am
I love rice puddings! When I stopped eating meat and was inspired by Indian cooking, I used to do rice pudding quite often. I love few cardamons pod in it. Great idea for lemon cream, will definitely making it!
February 26, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Yummy! its no surprise that for someone like you who enjoys making natural beauty products should enjoy cooking. I bet you felt proud of yourself learning new recipes. I love that too. Thanks for the recipes.
February 26, 2013 at 3:32 pm
You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy the recipes as much as I have!
February 28, 2013 at 8:57 am
rice pudding, my favorite! 😀
February 28, 2013 at 9:17 am
🙂
February 28, 2013 at 8:58 am
I don’t actually have the idea what is rice puddings, but the picture looks yummy. I think I should try this one at home 😀
February 28, 2013 at 9:17 am
It’s worth a try!
February 28, 2013 at 9:32 am
My mom often used to make rice pudding in the oven. My sister and I used fight over who would get to eat the browned skin on the top. 😀
February 28, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Rice pudding baked in the oven sounds so good! I’ll have to try that!
February 28, 2013 at 12:50 pm
Yummy!! My mother in law is really good at making rice pudding, we call it ruz bil laban (rice with milk). It is oh so good! I should ask her for the recipe~
February 28, 2013 at 4:46 pm
Please do…and please share it! I’d love to try some variations on the rice pudding!
March 1, 2013 at 5:07 am
Yummy, I havent had rice puding for years! 🙂
March 2, 2013 at 7:55 am
It’s such a treat!
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