First off, pictures of pudding – especially rice pudding – never do the recipe justice.
Anyway, this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie was Black and White Rice Pudding (actually chocolate and vanilla!). I split mine in two batches, as was suggested in the recipe, because I knew my husband would appreciate the vanilla while the kids would devour the chocolate.
I’m also glad I read up on the Q&A for the recipe, otherwise I too would have ended up with rice soup instead of pudding and would have wondered what I’d done wrong!

I stirred the pudding every five minutes for about 50 minutes …read more

Living in Vegas, we really don’t get a whole lot of autumn here. Seriously, it lasts about a week and then it’s just brown and a bit chilly. So for this month’s Home & Dining channel theme, we decided to focus on things to keep you warm during the autumn months — or weeks, in my case. So here are
50 Ways Chocolate Can Keep You Warm This Autumn:

The history of hot chocolate
Hot chocolate
Warm chocolate cookies
Hot Fudge Spoon Cake
Molten Chocolate Cake
Warm Chocolate-Nut Brownie
Spicy chocolate cookies
Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake
Old-fashioned hot fudge
S’mores without …read more

Rice pudding seems to be something you either love or hate. Admittedly, I didn’t like it much as a kid but don’t mind it now. I made some for my husband last night and decided to experiment with some chocolate (surprise!).
Chocolate Rice Pudding
3 cups milk
2/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c chocolate chips (semi or milk, your preference)
In a heavy medium saucepan bring the milk just to boiling, stir in the rice. Cover and cook over low heat for 30-40 minutes or until most of the milk is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
Remove saucepan from heat and …read more