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If you come here often, you may notice a little change…my blog has been given a makeover! I found Hannah of Craner Design Studio through the Engineer Baker’s blog. I had been wanting to change my blog for quite some time and loved Hannah’s work, so I enlisted her to design a brand spanking new layout! I am super happy with it and Hannah was amazing to work with! If you are looking for a change, check her out…she is quick and super talented!
Let me first start out by saying I am not a fan of rice pudding…actually I think I may hate it. I know I may be in the minority here, but it’s a consistency/texture thing, not necessarily a flavor thing. However, since I sat out last week’s recipe, I felt obligated to at least give this a go. The boyfriend loves risotto, so I had plenty Arborio on hand. Thankfully, I read the P&Q about the recipe before I made it last night. Apparently the cooking time is incorrect for this recipe and people were ending up with rice soup as opposed to pudding. This description kind of made me gag a little, again, it’s a consistency/texture thing. The few times rice pudding has crossed my lips, it was studded with raisins, so I decided against that add-in. Instead, I went for pumpkin pie spice, cranberries, walnuts and vanilla. Well, truth be told, the flavor of this concoction was quite good; however, I am still not a rice pudding fan, and I have come to grips with the fact that I will never be! If my hatred for rice pudding has not worn off on you, check out the recipe by visiting Isabelle’s blog, Les Gourmandises d’Isa. You can also visit the Tuedays with Dorie site to find more interpretations of this recipe.
WOW! The textures must have been to die for!
I’m sorry that didn’t change your mind about rice pudding.
Oh I love your flavor combination! That sounds totally tasty. I wish I had thought to put something in mine, but I liked it with just the vanilla taste.
Great job even though you aren’t a rice pudding fan. The combination of cranberries and walnuts sounds fantastic, and since I am a fan of rice pudding, I’ll be sure to use those next time :-)
And I LOVE your new blog design. I’m sorely tempted to contact Hannah after seeing your and Caitlin’s pretty new blogs!
The site looks amazing!! I was so set on trying to overcome my pudding fears (mostly because of the flavour), I didn’t even think about flavour combinations. You were so creative to come up with all those add ins.
For not loving rice pudding, you certainly got creative with your flavor combos! Well done!
Love the new look! I am not a fan of rice pudding either but that looks amazing!
I love your blog design! It’s wonderful!
I don’t like rice pudding, either. Your combo sounds great, though!
Such a trooper for trying this even though you don’t like rice pudding! I think your add ins are very tasty!
Your flavor combo sounds delicious. YUM!