If I gain 50 pounds I am totally blaming the internet

I swear, I read a recipe online and I must make it IMMEDIATELY.
Cases in point from the last week:
Chicken Tikka Masala from Posie Gets Cozy
Clafoutis (cherry and plum) from Posie Gets Cozy
Cold(ish) Peanut Noodles found via NotMartha (I didn't add the sesame seeds and it was okay)
Carrot and Beet Salad from Chocolate and Zucchini
and then, tonight, Amy at Angry Chicken posts about rhubarb pie after I had JUST been talking at work about how much I love rhubarb pie. Fortunately my rhubarb plants aren't ready to harvest so I was spared the IMMEDIATE need to make pie.

Instead I made pudding.  Rice pudding has been an obsession for the last several weeks. I found the recipe in Everyday Foods (March 2005 issue) and made it several times. Tonight I realized I had lost the recipe so I went off memory. It went okay so now I'm going to type it here so I can find it again.
2/3 cup white rice (don't substitute brown rice--trust me)
6 cups milk (lowfat okay)
1/3 cup sugar
some vanilla
dash of salt, maybe?
Flavor
Option #1: zest of a lime (or two) and 1/3 cup shredded coconut
Option #1: 1/2 tsp ground cardamom and add 1/2 cup chopped pistachios at the end
Cook over medium low heat, uncovered, until it looks done (30ish minutes)

If someone happens to have that issue of everyday foods do you mind telling me if I'm leaving out something critical? It tasted fine but....

So anyway, now I've even got my sister (who normally doesn't cook at all) into the internet food trend by introducing her to Orangette. My sister advises that Orangette's Chocolate, Banana, Cinnamon bread is fantastic even though it sounds kinda gross to me. She and I agree that Orangette's Butternut Chickpea Salad is fab!

If you're looking for a cooking recommendation, go with the peanut noodles (maybe sub tofu for the chicken if you're a veggie type). Hot, spicy food on a 106 degree day is kinda silly. Mr. H told me so (but he also loved the Tikka Masala.)

Comments

[alli]

And just today I was thinking about rice pudding and how yummy it would be. The kind my mom makes has lemon and no pistachios. Looks so good I might have to make some for myself.

[farfromca]

yummy... i want to come over for dinner. Sure beats what we are having these days! :)