Funny how fast food just isn't as satisfying once you've tasted good home-cooked meals. Wendy's small chili is still a good lunch choice (PointsPlus: 5 points), but open-faced steak sandwiches are so much better. *sigh*
Tonight I made the banana brown rice pudding. I bought the banana when Jen was here, but I had to wait until it ripened. Patience... The cooked brown rice came from the side dish for the orange beef and broccoli, so I am feeling very efficient in my leftovers.
The recipe calls for cooked brown rice, milk, banana, cinnamon, vanilla, and whipped cream (optional). I should explain that I love rice pudding. I grew up with a scrumptious dessert made by my mother's loving hands. How would this compare - especially without sugar as a separate ingredient?
It was simple to follow the recipe. After thickening the milk and rice, I chilled the mixture and, separately, the mashed banana. After catching a recorded episode of The Amazing Race and putting Jamie down, I pulled out the pudding, mixed in the banana, vanilla and cinnamon, and tried it without whipped cream first. The brown rice influence was quite strong. I opted to add the 1/4 cup of Cool Whip. What a difference! It reminded me of drinking herbal tea without sugar and then with sugar - quite a difference. I'm not sure how my husband will react to the prevalence of banana. Hey, if he doesn't like it, more for me... in measured amounts, of course.
1 serving = 2/3 cup pudding w/o whipped cream = 4 pts.
PointsPlus: 6 points
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