Cheap Desserts:Depression Style Rice Tart
September 1, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Cheap Eats
Of you are looking for cheap desserts, Depression style rice tart can fit the pie pan.
Seriously, I am looking through my vintage cookbooks more and more these days, especially those published around the time of the Depression through World War II. Those women had to feed their families on limited funds and limited ingredients. More and more, as grocery prices seem to swing out of control I find that these old recipes work great for me.
I was skeptical about this rice tart. It seemed a little weird to me but I had several cups of left-over rice that needed to …read more
Mexican Risotto
April 6, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Side Dishes
I love cumin. It adds a warmth and a flavor to foods that is absolutely amazing. There is something about it that just tastes like the baking warmth of an early summer morning in Texas. It soaks up that intense heat and turns it into something warm and comforting, the way that clay tiles soak up the heat and then give off gentle warmth when you walk on them.
I am always looking for ways to fit it in in another dish.
I fell in love with risotto the last time I made it and my brain has been feeding me thousands …read more
