Cooking & Baking

I tried an experiment with the wild rice. I LOVE the intense, nutty, snap of flavor and toothiness of wild rice. There's nothing like it in my book. I make sure to always keep a bag handy for when the craving starts.

This time, however, instead of just rinsing the rice before cooking it, I let it sit in the frig in water overnight. True, it didn't take as long to cook, but that toothiness I love wasn't there. Seems pretty obvious, but sometimes you just have to prove it to yourself. So, for now, teeth be damned, I'm going back to the old way of cooking it! (LOL)

My only problem is grandson got hungry in the middle of the night and attacked leftovers and then again for lunch today. What was suppose to feed us for two night's suppers is now barely enough for me and DH. (SMDH) My budget can't afford much more of that, and I'm not sure what to do. I don't want the grandson to feel bad... that's not my intention. And he helps with $$ as he can, but our SS just doesn't go very far, and groceries are on the lower end of the priority list for us. So, somehow, I have to broach the subject without hurting his feelings, etc. As a former fat kid myself, I understand all too well the emotions involved.