The other day I was chatting with my buddy and Positivity Guru, Simón Felix (better known as the “Master of the glass full), about how we incorporate milk into our diet. He tends to like his milk straight-up and has even been known to double fist (or double elevate) his glasses.
Me, I prefer my milk ice cold with a chocolate chip cookie chaser.
My daughter, Put Pie, likes her milk on the go! Whenever we go out, I bring along a milk box. They are great because they travel light and don’t have to be refrigerated. It’s funny because at the play ground most kids have juice boxes, but my Put Pie does not like juice boxes; she prefers her boxes filled with the white stuff.
All this talk of milk reminded me of a favorite childhood treat: arroz con leche. My Tia used to make this for me all the time and I love it. My Tia is too far away now, so I don’t get to have it much. Simón heard my lament and told me it was time to make my own. I resisted because there is no way I can make arroz con leche as good as my Tia’s, but having access to my own Positivity Guru on Twitter and Facebook comes in handy when I’m feeling less than positive. So in the spirit of Positivismo, I made my own version of arroz con leche and you know what? It is not my Tia’s, but it is mine and it is REALLY good!
I’ll share the full recipe in a later post.
Thank you Simón for encouraging me to recreate a tasty treat from my childhood!
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Not a big fan of milk…maybe now and then with a cookie! Could be because I was raised on powdered milk and hated it.
Have a wonderful weekend!
My husband had powdered milk as a child too. I have never had it.
Our family loves milk! My suegro was a lechero for almost 50 years. I like mine straight up. Unless it’s winter, then I prefer a steaming cup of cafe con leche. 🙂 The kiddies all love their milk with cookies. And Hubby likes his with a pan dulce chaser. 🙂
Arroz con leche is the ultimate comfort food around here! 🙂 Can’t wait to see your recipe.
The recipe is pretty simple, but I used hapa rice (half brown, half white) in honor of my husband who grew up in Hawaii.
I like my milk like you, with a cookie preferably warm with gooey goodness in the center! My mom made arroz con leche all the time. Is it hard to make?
No, it wasn’t hard to make at all. Now that I know how, I’ll be making it regularly. I made mine with a mixture of brown and white rice so it took longer to cook.
It looks yummy!
Milk is my favorite drink too, cold. Vidur (son) loves it too. We get it in tetrapack sachets here – so easy to pack and drink on the go. Arroz con leche is quite a popular dish here, especially for little ones. What’s your recipe? We also make a fantastic sweet dish (several in fact, but there’s one that’s a favorite) where we reduce the milk by boiling and add sugar and cardamom. Totally blissful. Ok I’ll go before I drool all over this place.
I’ll post the recipe soon. I’m still perfecting it.
Put Pie has discriminating taste. Good for her.
That looks really close to something I used to have as a kid….if I remember right, it was delicious!
OMG! I love arroz con leche chica! My fav in the cold evenings!
i was at this families house the other day and they were drinking half coke half milk…no joke…that is messed up…
Two things:
1. I love the quote, saying yes is easier than saying no. I devote a whole chapter to that in How To Be A Zen Mama.
2. I love the look of your Arroz. I made risotto tonight and it seems very similar!
Milk on the rocks is my drink of choice 😉
xo jj
My mother used to make rice pudding in the pressure cooker when I was little and it was so rich and creamy – to this day, one of my favourite desserts. 🙂
I love that you said you like your milk with a chocolate chip cookie chaser! hahahaha! Me too!
Im like you, I love ice cold milk with a cookie or a brownie. Yum! But who doesnt like a homemade arroz con leche? Heres our Peruvian recipe, is it different from yours? http://perudelights.com/arroz-con-leche/