lemon rice pudding

by Emily Posted on May 23, 2013

I think I’ve had rice pudding thrice times in my life. Third being yesterday.

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It’s just like…thick rice with milk, and stuff. What’s the big deal? Right? Ha ha. WRONG. So very wrong. It started when a friend recently introduced me to a lemon rice pudding she’d had recently. I couldn’t just sit there and wonder what it could taste like. So I went to the store (an obnoxious three hours later) to buy rice, eggs and lemons. Turns out pudding is pretty cost-effective. 

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soy & ginger broiled salmon

by Emily Posted on May 19, 2013

You would think that a pound of salmon is too much for one girl to eat. Especially this girl, as I’m not usually one to indulge in meats or fish (unless it’s Bratwurst, then we’ll talk). But when I made this recipe after a friend’s recommendation, I found myself unable to get enough. The salmon I purchased was conveniently pre-portioned, but even still, I would put some on my plate…eat it…and minutes later dive my fork into another piece. It was a lot like eating bottomless french fries at Red Robin.

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weekly leftovers

by Emily Posted on May 18, 2013

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{ A favorite plant of mine from my parents’ garden }

Michigan was a beautiful place to be this week. The grass was a lush green from all of the rain, plants were in full-bloom, and the thermometer was constantly rocking the high 70′s. School was canceled Thursday due to an electricity failure, so I was awakened with a phone call that essentially told me I could go back to bed–which I did, for a while, and then opted to make lemon rice pudding and spend my afternoon comfortably reading Jane Eyre outside.  Continue reading →

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