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LEFTOVERS ARE FREE! Cobbled Together Muffin Bread Pudding Our good friend, artist Paula Jean Cowan of Sackville, New Brunswick, has provided the following tasty recipe. You’re on campus and feeling peckish. You spot the muffins by the check out and succumb in a flash of homesickness and lust for baked goods. When the time is right, you gently peel back the plastic wrap that has transformed the crispy muffin top into a disappointment of sogginess. Yet somehow the muffin crumbles at the lightest touch of your fingers to reveal its sahara heart. Now what? from the grocery store: 2 eggs from the campus cafeteria or food court: 1 muffin (any flavour) cut into cubes (or if lacking a knife, broken into chunks), 4 creamers, 4 packets of sugar, 2 pats of butter, cinnamon & nutmeg from the coffee accoutrements stand (to taste), one borrowed bowl, one borrowed fork for a special treat: the remainder of the chocolate bar you didn’t finish, crumbled Grease the inside of the bowl with one of the butter pats. Beat the eggs in the bowl with the 4 packets of sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg. When frothy, add creamers and stir until thoroughly mixed. Press muffin cubes into the egg mixture with your fingertips. Stop adding muffin when the egg mixture has been completely absorbed. Too much muffin and your pudding will be dry, too little and it will be rather ‘eggy’. Dot top with small chunks of butter from remaining butter pat. If you wish to add chocolate, do so when you add the muffin. Microwave on med-high until egg is cooked (2-4 minutes or consult your microwave manual). Warning: the eggs will expand when cooking and the pudding may appear to be about to pop out of the bowl. Pause the microwave for a minute and allow the eggs to ‘relax’ before continuing, or you may have a bit of a mess.
Microwave Rice Pudding (also known as Old Flies and Maggots) * 2 cups cooked rice * 2 cups milk * 3 eggs * 1/2 cup raisins * 1/3 cup granulated sugar (or maple syrup) * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or nutmeg In microwave proof two quart casserole or baking dish, mix together eggs, milk and sugar (or syrup). Stir in rice, raisins and vanilla. Cook uncovered on High 8 to 10 minutes. Stir every 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg and let stand about 30 minutes, without stirring. Serve warm or cold. Serves 6 to 8.
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