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Eat Your Squash!
Pour the water in the inner pot of the Aroma
®
rice cooker. Spoon the acorn squash into the steam
tray and sprinkle with the sage. Place the steam tray into the rice cooker and close the lid.
Smart Steam for 20 minutes, or until the squash is tender. Spoon the cooked squash into a serving
bowl and add butter, salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 2.
1
small acorn squash, cut into
bite-sized pieces
1 Tbs.
fresh sage (or 1 tsp. ground sage)
2 Tbs.
butter
We know all about you. You haven’t eaten your government-recommended number of
vegetable servings today, have you? Wipe that guilty look off your face and eat your
squash.
Have on Hand:
2 cups water
Salt and pepper, to taste
28
Sweet Pearl
Rice Pudding
Place the rice, milk, condensed milk, sugar and vanilla in the inner pot of the Aroma
®
rice cooker.
Use a long-handled plastic spoon to stir and blend. Place the inner pot into the rice cooker. Close
the lid and Smart Steam for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rice is tender. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Open the lid, using caution to avoid steam burns. Spoon into individual bowls and serve while
warm. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.
Serves 4.
1 cup
pearl rice, uncooked
1 cup
whole milk
1 cup
canned sweetened condensed milk
½ cup
sugar
½ tsp.
vanilla extract
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Whipped cream, for garnish
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Ground cinnamon, for garnish
Rice is commonly used throughout the Caribbean as the basis for sweet desserts. This
recipe makes full use of creamy, slightly sweet pearl rice. Add chopped nuts or dried fruit
for extra interest.