halloween party mix

This is from the October issue, of course. This is a nice alternative to candy corn and other hi-cal treats that are the start of the binge season. This isn't really low-calorie, but it's certainly healthy. And it's got an addictive crunchy snacky quality that will keep you away from the bad stuff. My only complaint is that there is nothing to make it stick together, and the pieces are really tiny, so it falls all over the place when you eat it. I was most excited about the cocoa nibs, but they mostly sank to the bottom. The flavors all work well together- maybe next time I'll make it into sort of a brittle.
Here's the recipe.

creamy cardamom rice pudding

Yummmmm. Oh my god, this was sooooooo good. Except I used milk instead of soymilk. I actually made it a while ago, but was going through old pictures and found this. It was sooooo good. I used jasmine rice, but I bet basmati would be just as good. It tasted like creamy chai pudding, as the name suggests.

I also made the whipped pumpkin cream that accompanies another pudding in the magazine. It was less creamy than the chai pudding. 15 oz of pumpkin and 1/2 cup of whipping cream would have been better off the other way around. But who cares? I tossed it and ate the pudding all by itself. Maybe I'll make some more tomorrow.

Creamy Cardamom Rice Pudding recipe.

Whipped Pumpkin Cream recipe.