This week's dessert of the Week features an old family favorite, Nutty Rice Pudding. Nutty rice pudding is a delicious treat and well worth the little bit of extra time to prepare. Some folks like to eat this pudding warm while others prefer it chilled.
This recipes makes 4 servings.

What you need:

3/4 cup of long grain rice
6 cups of boiling water
1 quart of milk ( get the whole milk)
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of melted butter
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Ground nutmeg and cinnamon
1/2 cup of coarsely ground blanched almonds- optional

Garnish:

1 cup heavy cream, whipped

What you do:

1. Place the rice in a strainer and our the boiling water over the rice. Drain well.  Place the rice, milk, and salt in a double boiler and cook, covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until all is thick and creamy.  Stir in the butter, sugar, almond extract, nutmeg and cinnamon, and almonds.
2. You can serve this either warm or chilled with the whipped cream.

Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts
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The Cake Mix Doctor
by Anne Byrn, Anthony Loew (Photographer)

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The Cake Mix Doctor is in! And the prescription is simple: By doctoring up packaged cake mix with just the right extras--a touch of sweet butter here, cocoa powder there, or poppy seeds, vanilla yogurt, sherry, eggs, and grated lemon zest for the Charleston Poppy Seed Cake--even the least experienced baker can turn out luscious signature desserts, time after time. The proof is in the taste, and the taste never stops--from Toasted Coconut Sour Cream
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