2021-02-15

As a member of the Cookbook Challenge community I've pledged to cook 6-9 recipes that I already own. I'm excited to participate because I have recipes torn out of magazines & clipped on Pinterest that are more than 5+ years old I've been meaning to try, but always pass over to make my old stand-bys.

For February I'm a day late for Valentine's Day with this Best-Ever Vanilla Pudding recipe I tore out of the February 2014 issue of Better Homes & Gardens SEVEN years ago! I found the link by googling the recipe name while I was creating this post.

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( Recipe for Best-Ever Vanilla Pudding )

Conclusions:

1. This made so many dirty dishes! A teaspoon, tablespoon, butter knife, whisk, ladle, 1 cup dry measuring cup, 2 cup liquid measuring cup, saucepan, 1 small mixing bowl, and 6 ramekins.
2. Despite the dirty dishes drudgery I have to look forward too, this WAS worth it! So creamy, rich, and decadent! My immediate thought was "WTF have I been eating all my life if THIS is vanilla pudding?!"