Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> The thread about the leftover rice promps this:
>
> Glorified Rice
>
> Recipe By: Posted by Barb Schaller to rec.food.cooking, 10-6-2010.
>
> Summary:
> From my big old Pillsbury cookbook at the request of a friend - I
> brought it a potluck.
>
> 1 cup heavy cream
> 2 tablespoons sugar
> 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
> 2 cups cooked rice
> 2/3 cup drained crushed pineapple
> 1 banana, sliced and quartered
> maraschino cherries
>
> Beat cream in small bowl until stiff; blend in sugar and vanilla
> extract. Combine rice, pineapple and banana. Fold in whipped cream.
> Spoon into serving dishes; garnish with cherries. Chill.
>
> Tip: One cup miniature marshmallows may be substituted for bananas.
> (I'm thinking the bananas would darken. Not pretty.)
> Tip: For fluffy grains of rice, drain rice in colander or sieve and
> rinse with hot water.
>
> Some would call it dessert; I'm not sure I would.

Why wouldn't it be dessert? It is a 'glorified' version of rice pudding,
isn't it? Sweetened rice with sweetened pineapple, banana or
marshmallows and maraschino cherries. Not my idea of a main course,
although TMU would probably enjoy it as such LOL.